Amy Cunningham: Amy was finishing up her studies in Salem
and keeping Carolyn on the straight and narrow and eventually she managed to
snatch a position at the British library. A year or so later she was taking a
beginners Spanish class and Andrew walked in and it was love at first sight.
Andrew's first wife bolted and left him with a six year old and a mortgage that
would make your eyes bleed.
Standout Performance: Scott Haran's voice is so distinctive
from his role as Tom Clarke in Wizards vs. Aliens that I had a little trouble
distinguishing him from that role at first. I guess that is the trouble that
any actor has when they have played a popular role for a long time. Matthew
Waterhouse doesn't have the same problem since his voice has noticeably matured
since his stint as Adric and he plays Andrew Cunningham with something
approximating his own natural voice as opposed to the lilting, child-like tone
of Adric in the Doctor Who audios.
Sparkling Dialogue: 'This is Collinsport...it's never the
wind.'
Great Ideas: Melody Devereux's body was entirely drained of
blood...I'm sure I am not the only person to make the obvious connection.
Isn't it Odd: It might have been naive of me but I was
expecting a Twin Peaks style investigation into the murder of Melody Devereux
to kick start from the beginning of the second instalment. I was a little
confused when another set of newcomers came to town because it feels like a
replay of the events of episode one.
Result: 'Remember me?' On par with episode one, this
episode feels lacking in some respects because it feels a little like a retread
with new characters heading to Collinsport but there are enough hints of
excitement for the rest of the story to keep the interest levels high. Bloodlust
features a large cast for an audio drama (especially for Big Finish) and is
adhering to the rules of a soap opera to tease the answers out each week and
never offer too much, too early. As such this is playing out much like a
current American serial style TV show, you have to wait to be completely
satisfied and take in the manifest of subplots and hope that they all tie
together satisfactorily in the end. We've found our way back to the cave, there
is an intriguing link between the Devereux and Cunningham plots, a Beyond the
Grave presenter is introduced and the murder investigation is underway...there
is an awful lot going on and plenty to sink its claws into you. Less
introductions next time and more embellishments of the characters already
introduced and we will be in fine shape: 7/10
1 comment:
Surprisingly but true, Matthew Waterhouse gives a much more convincing, passionate and emotional performance here that his old and borings castmates on "Mistfall".
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