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eleanorflovver's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
the absolute whiplash of india fisher returning as a guest star, only for her to be playing a literal nazi was INSANE. but aside from that, i think this is my favourite gallifrey audio yet. of course i'm a slut for anti time references, but the general story of a paradox literally realised by two trains running together on the same track is great. despite the very dark subject matter, there were also several parts that had me full on giggling — romana's true presidency should be of one liners, and it's nice to see the ensemble cast bouncing off each other. leela also really had her moment in this, and louise jameson's delivery of that final monologue was one of her best across all of her appearances (so far!). i'm also really loving the development of the complexity of politics, and just how far romana is willing to go — and whether or not she should. lalla ward is also iconic, especially in her scenes with torvald. seeing cecily pollard as a fascist puppet was also a surprisingly moving plotline. i mean she was nasty as shit and the idea of taxidermying a nazi is objectively hilarious don't get me wrong, but her final letter to charley, plus i think the fact that she was played by india fisher, draws some startling parallels between the two, and almost acts as an eerie commentary on the culture of right wing radicalisation and how different consciences blossom in different scenarios (something hauntingly relevant when you look at the genocides in the news now and the way many people react to them). but yeah, even though we felt no sympathy for her, there was a weird uncanniness, a pity-by-proxy if you like for the charley that left her behind. so yeah. that was needlessly long and rambly but i really enjoyed that..on to the next one!
nwhyte's review
has the peculiar but well-realised setting of the Vienna to Calais train on the outbreak of World War II.[return][return](Review of whole first Gallifrey series at http://nhw.livejournal.com/838410.html)
cynt's review
3.0
Best one I've heard yet. I may be biased because of the Special Guest Start, but there's also Fun With Paradoxes and a Big Reveal. And Leela gets to kick a lot of butt.
kmccubbin's review
3.0
Having listened to this a few times, there's a lot to recommend it, including one legitimately inspired twist, but it's "everything but the kitchen sink" attitude towards closing out the season feels pretty klunky and I just don't find the Cecilia Pollard story compelling at all.
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