Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon (Big Finish, 2019) Rose’s quest across the multiverse begins with two wonderfully melancholic stories before losing its way trying to force the intrinsic emotion of the doomsday scenario (particularly when relying on minor characters resurrected from Russell T Davies’ Rose novelisation). Nevertheless a welcome return. ★★★★☆ The Endless Night by Jonathan Morris ★★★★☆ The…
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Stolen Goods
Jenny: The Doctor’s Daughter – Stolen Goods by Matt Fitton (Big Finish, 2018) A light, slightly pantomimish story that (thankfully) entails a measure of misdirection. All told, a decent introduction to the Doctor’s daughter in audio form (although it’s hard not to do Big Finish an injustice and retrofit Georgia Tennant as channelling Jodie Whittaker).
River Song: The Eye of the Storm
River Song: The Eye of the Storm by Matt Fitton (Big Finish, 2016) In and of itself, this is a mess. As the conclusion to a four-part adventure it’s an even bigger mess. Big Finish again sacrifices coherent storytelling for clickbait casting. Yes, a ménage à trois! But the plot is forced and borderline nonsensical.
Doctor Who: Day of the Vashta Nerada
Doctor Who: Day of the Vashta Nerada by Matt Fitton (Big Finish, 2017) Conceptually, there’s a lot to like about bringing New Series monsters (and now even the Time War) to Classic Who. The story itself, however, is so bog-standard a rehash of earlier plotlines that it plays out like a badly degraded VHS transfer.
Doctor Who, Doom Coalition 2: The Sonomancer
Doctor Who, Doom Coalition 2: The Sonomancer by Matt Fitton (Big Finish, 2016) Fitton manages some strong characterisation — Liv Chenka takes charge; Helen Sinclair bonds with River Song — but although Alex Kingston is quite the drawcard, the lack of interaction between her and Paul McGann is disappointing, as is the plot degeneration into runaround dénouement.