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skye16's review against another edition
3.0
I have to admit I didn't care for the first two stories but the last one with Charlie, Matteusz, and Quill was a beauty. So great to get more of them after the TV series got canceled. And kudos to the actors for doing the voice work.
liria10's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, this was a pretty good set that did justice to the series and brought more development to the characters who really needed it. Plus it had a better opening theme and the general sound design of this set was very immersive, but then again it's just on par with what I expect from recent Big Finish releases so no surprises there.
Gifted by Roy Gill:
I'd say maybe the weakest in the set for me, but I still really enjoyed it. Centering around Ram and April was an interesting idea that allowed them both to develop their relation further, and the whole fae theme is exactly the kind of things I love.
3/5
Life Experience by Jenny T Colgan:
Giving Ram and Tanya some space to explore their friendships, this an episode that really uses well its set up. It is the more actiony story of the set, but even with quite a lot of characters it manages to have a well written story that shows off the strengths of both Ram and Tanya as characters. Of course this is Class, so there's going to be bloody deaths, but at least they don't feel forced or that they're here just for shock factor.
I'm not very satisfied with the ending however as I felt that Tanya and Ram just accepting that the events in the labs will just be covered up and most likely not reach the governments was a bit off. Especially as it's mentioned multiple times that there's quite a lot of similar labs so what, are they just going to let the others alien dissecting lab get away with it?
Still this was a very enjoyable story with a team up of characters that was desperately lacking in the show.
3.5/5
Tell Me You Love Me by Scott Handcock
Imo, the strongest of the set. It focuses on Charlie and Matteusz and does so in a splendid manor, by literally having a mind parasite that forces one of them to constantly speak. It's really the perfect plot device for an audio drama. I really like what it does with Quill too, and how she's ready to let Matteusz die and just never gives a single fuck about humans lives.
I just find the relationship between Charlie and Matteusz to be one of the most interesting part of Class, and Handcock does a really good job playing around with both of them and their insecurities, but also how they hold on to each others no matter what.
Quill's resolution is really brutal, and Katherine Kelly's does a great job especially in one of the final scenes, when Quill is on the phone with a random stranger to convince him to tell her "I love you" so she can get rid of the parasite and condemn him to a painful death.
I do find that the ending where Quill explains clearly to Charlie what she did could have had a bit more impact, as Charlie's reaction to the news felt a bit weak, but that's basically the only flaws I can see here.
4.5/5
Again this is a really strong set to start of the Class range. I still got to listen to the second volume, but if they are anything as good as those, well I have hope for the future of Class with Big Finish
Gifted by Roy Gill:
I'd say maybe the weakest in the set for me, but I still really enjoyed it. Centering around Ram and April was an interesting idea that allowed them both to develop their relation further, and the whole fae theme is exactly the kind of things I love.
3/5
Life Experience by Jenny T Colgan:
Giving Ram and Tanya some space to explore their friendships, this an episode that really uses well its set up. It is the more actiony story of the set, but even with quite a lot of characters it manages to have a well written story that shows off the strengths of both Ram and Tanya as characters. Of course this is Class, so there's going to be bloody deaths, but at least they don't feel forced or that they're here just for shock factor.
I'm not very satisfied with the ending however as I felt that Tanya and Ram just accepting that the events in the labs will just be covered up and most likely not reach the governments was a bit off. Especially as it's mentioned multiple times that there's quite a lot of similar labs so what, are they just going to let the others alien dissecting lab get away with it?
Still this was a very enjoyable story with a team up of characters that was desperately lacking in the show.
3.5/5
Tell Me You Love Me by Scott Handcock
Imo, the strongest of the set. It focuses on Charlie and Matteusz and does so in a splendid manor, by literally having a mind parasite that forces one of them to constantly speak. It's really the perfect plot device for an audio drama. I really like what it does with Quill too, and how she's ready to let Matteusz die and just never gives a single fuck about humans lives.
I just find the relationship between Charlie and Matteusz to be one of the most interesting part of Class, and Handcock does a really good job playing around with both of them and their insecurities, but also how they hold on to each others no matter what.
Quill's resolution is really brutal, and Katherine Kelly's does a great job especially in one of the final scenes, when Quill is on the phone with a random stranger to convince him to tell her "I love you" so she can get rid of the parasite and condemn him to a painful death.
I do find that the ending where Quill explains clearly to Charlie what she did could have had a bit more impact, as Charlie's reaction to the news felt a bit weak, but that's basically the only flaws I can see here.
4.5/5
Again this is a really strong set to start of the Class range. I still got to listen to the second volume, but if they are anything as good as those, well I have hope for the future of Class with Big Finish
aleighshareads13's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5 stars
1.1 Gifted: 3/5
1.2 Life Experience: 3/5
1.3 Tell Me You Love Me: 4/5
1.1 Gifted: 3/5
1.2 Life Experience: 3/5
1.3 Tell Me You Love Me: 4/5
hzcyr's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
aleighshareads's review
3.0
3.5/5 stars
1.1 Gifted: 3/5
1.2 Life Experience: 3/5
1.3 Tell Me You Love Me: 4/5
1.1 Gifted: 3/5
1.2 Life Experience: 3/5
1.3 Tell Me You Love Me: 4/5
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