The Diary of River Song: New Recruit (9): River likes screamers
You’re about to read something I didn’t write and proofread in advance, so apologies if I sound out of sorts or typo a lot below.
Anyway, this season is all about all sorts of energy, set during Liz Shaw’s time with Three and UNIT.
New Recruit starts off with “The Blood Woods.” Three is missing (for this episode and the next two). The Brig brings in a new scientific advisor-River, of course. The two end up traveling to an English village with something under its surface. This story was my favorite of the four. I liked the rapport between River and Liz here, and the atmosphere reminded me of another British sci-fi show I like, Sapphire and Steel.
“Terror of the Suburbs” find Liz in a (fictional, city not mentioned but I assume it’s probably London) suburb called Fetter Bailey. River shows up and lives with her. Without spoiling the episode’s ending, I liked the buildup of this story-the episode’s documentary reveals the inspiration for the episode was The Stepford Wives, but I felt serious The Prisoner The Village vibes from Fetter Bailey. But I felt let down with the story’s reveal, ending, and (what’s now a DORS tradition) bad (in this series, German) accents.
“Never Alone” is a mystery set at a university where students are mysteriously disappearing. River and Liz are there to investigate. I found parts of this episode silly, but not as silly (I know, par for the course with anything Doctor Who, but I was still disappointed) as the ending of “Suburbs,” but I liked this episode more than “Suburbs.” My biggest complaint was I couldn’t hear a distorted voice well in the audio and that’s it. I mean, I have a soft spot for Torchwood references and a key music change in the middle of the audio.
There are literally rivers of light in “Rivers of Light” and it’s River’s fault somehow. If she doesn’t fix the matter, it could hurt the Doctor. Speaking of, Three returns, and I didn’t feel their chemistry the way I felt River and Liz’s chemistry throughout the piece. I did like the story otherwise, and really love the twist ending.
I feel New Recruit could’ve been stronger either with the involvement of more Three or just a series where Liz is essentially River’s companion, but it’s not a bad edition to Big Finish’s ongoing series.
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Anyway, this season is all about all sorts of energy, set during Liz Shaw’s time with Three and UNIT.
New Recruit starts off with “The Blood Woods.” Three is missing (for this episode and the next two). The Brig brings in a new scientific advisor-River, of course. The two end up traveling to an English village with something under its surface. This story was my favorite of the four. I liked the rapport between River and Liz here, and the atmosphere reminded me of another British sci-fi show I like, Sapphire and Steel.
“Terror of the Suburbs” find Liz in a (fictional, city not mentioned but I assume it’s probably London) suburb called Fetter Bailey. River shows up and lives with her. Without spoiling the episode’s ending, I liked the buildup of this story-the episode’s documentary reveals the inspiration for the episode was The Stepford Wives, but I felt serious The Prisoner The Village vibes from Fetter Bailey. But I felt let down with the story’s reveal, ending, and (what’s now a DORS tradition) bad (in this series, German) accents.
“Never Alone” is a mystery set at a university where students are mysteriously disappearing. River and Liz are there to investigate. I found parts of this episode silly, but not as silly (I know, par for the course with anything Doctor Who, but I was still disappointed) as the ending of “Suburbs,” but I liked this episode more than “Suburbs.” My biggest complaint was I couldn’t hear a distorted voice well in the audio and that’s it. I mean, I have a soft spot for Torchwood references and a key music change in the middle of the audio.
There are literally rivers of light in “Rivers of Light” and it’s River’s fault somehow. If she doesn’t fix the matter, it could hurt the Doctor. Speaking of, Three returns, and I didn’t feel their chemistry the way I felt River and Liz’s chemistry throughout the piece. I did like the story otherwise, and really love the twist ending.
I feel New Recruit could’ve been stronger either with the involvement of more Three or just a series where Liz is essentially River’s companion, but it’s not a bad edition to Big Finish’s ongoing series.
This entry was originally posted at https://merryghoul.dreamwidth.org/431426.html. Comments on either site are fine.