tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post2243505117836387734..comments2024-03-14T05:07:57.110-07:00Comments on Doc Oho Reviews...: The Seeds of War written by Nicholas Briggs & Matt Fitton and directed by Barnaby EdwardsDoc Ohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01819922630249965949noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386390949828958591.post-79790371356244550892013-06-17T08:34:34.297-07:002013-06-17T08:34:34.297-07:00No comments on this one?!
I just listened to thi...No comments on this one?! <br /><br />I just listened to this yesterday... once I heard about the Trial of the Valeyard being a subscriber-only release, I decided it was time to subscribe. (Up until now, I'd picked and chose episodes, waiting for special deals and also because I'm not a huge fan of the 7th doctor) And I started my subscription with Spaceport Fear, which I listened to 2 days ago.<br /><br />Anyhow, about Seeds of War - the first 3 episodes were very good. I had no idea how this could possibly finish with just one more episode to go! It felt like it was the middle of an old 6-parter to me. <br /><br />But then to jump ahead a couple of months to the very end, skipping over a lot of stuff happening was, well, maybe a bit to pat for me. For Old Sixy to suddenly be back to normal... after being taken over at the end of of episode 3, just seemed to... easy. I would have preferred another episode between 3 and 4 here. <br /><br />My other complaint here was the Eminence itself - what was its plan? Just to activate the "taint" inside the Doctor and see where it he would wander? It just seemed, again, too "easy" for the infected Doctor to meet the people he did in fairly short order that led him to all the knowledge and incentive to get into the seed facility on Earth, which would have allowed the Eminence total victory. <br /><br />(There is, by the way, such a facility - I lived for many years in Fort Collins, CO, where the USDA National Seed Storage Laboratory is located.)<br /><br />Leaving aside the nit-picks, Colin and Bonnie were wonderful here. And the sound design very good. I do some sound design work myself and know how difficult it can be sometimes - and Big Finish makes it look effortless. <br /><br />I agree with a 7/10 rating. <br />-Andy T.rumblebarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268590078463626756noreply@blogger.com