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beccaelizabeth6, Flip and Constance in two new to me adventures.
I don't have much to say about Cry of the Vultriss. Standard adventure vs Ice Warriors, a bunch of complicated local politics that I thought was made weaker by putting so much blame on the one ice warrior, and some old Time Lord sins. But it felt like it could happen to any set of Doctor and Companions, so it didn't feel as strong as it could.
Scorched Earth was *very* specific. Leading Wren Constance Clarke sees the end of her war, and it's properly complicated. It's about the persistence of hate past the end of the circumstances that caused it, and how people we've come to like can still be carrying that around with them. Because nazis. But the war ends, so then what?
It's also got a suitably Doctor Who spin to it. Not just the locals involved.
The solution though... I can see how it fits, I can see how the Doctor thought of it, I can see how it seemed appropriate, and yet, it still seems like the kind of mistake the story was about. I want to think later Doctors wouldn't do the same thing, but some of them would do it harder and with bells on, so it's proper complicated.
Every character vivid and distinct, a believable situation, and a very strong story. I'm giving it 5 out of 5.
I don't have much to say about Cry of the Vultriss. Standard adventure vs Ice Warriors, a bunch of complicated local politics that I thought was made weaker by putting so much blame on the one ice warrior, and some old Time Lord sins. But it felt like it could happen to any set of Doctor and Companions, so it didn't feel as strong as it could.
Scorched Earth was *very* specific. Leading Wren Constance Clarke sees the end of her war, and it's properly complicated. It's about the persistence of hate past the end of the circumstances that caused it, and how people we've come to like can still be carrying that around with them. Because nazis. But the war ends, so then what?
It's also got a suitably Doctor Who spin to it. Not just the locals involved.
The solution though... I can see how it fits, I can see how the Doctor thought of it, I can see how it seemed appropriate, and yet, it still seems like the kind of mistake the story was about. I want to think later Doctors wouldn't do the same thing, but some of them would do it harder and with bells on, so it's proper complicated.
Every character vivid and distinct, a believable situation, and a very strong story. I'm giving it 5 out of 5.