When the Companion Chronicles first started back in 2007, Romana II was one of those companions that were used. The story wasn’t a particularly great one but that was largely due to Big Finish not knowing a) if it would work and b) how it should be structured.
There were several things that I really liked about this story. One was the early scare of a robot that was very dangerous. The robot was left in a locked room but Romana (as a typical companion) makes the mistake of letting the thing out. Another was how the story was set in the Kasterborous system which is where the Doctor and Romana come from. This is the closest that the series has come to the Doctor’s own planet. The crew want the Doctor to help them recreate their world. I liked how they didn’t believe that he was THE doctor.
Jess Robinson is a name that is gaining a bit of momentum. She previously appeared in the recent Charley series as Mila and got to play a series of roles in this story. Lalla Ward is simply brilliant in this. Admittedly she doesn’t do anything spectacular but to her credit she gives her best. She sounds exactly like she did back when she was on TV.
Not many stories have spooked me but this one did. The spooky sound effects and the music helped to add a massive amount of mystery. Richard Fox & Lauren Yason have done some great work on recent audios but this is their best effort to date. George Mann has written a very good debut script. This story has a nice central plot and some interesting characters. Lisa Bowerman has directed a nice paced story. Its not a dull piece or a rushed one but just a nice normal one.
When you take the sound effects and music out of this story then you are left with just a normal story but let’s take nothing away from this story. It’s a very good offering and will enjoy many.
There were several things that I really liked about this story. One was the early scare of a robot that was very dangerous. The robot was left in a locked room but Romana (as a typical companion) makes the mistake of letting the thing out. Another was how the story was set in the Kasterborous system which is where the Doctor and Romana come from. This is the closest that the series has come to the Doctor’s own planet. The crew want the Doctor to help them recreate their world. I liked how they didn’t believe that he was THE doctor.
Jess Robinson is a name that is gaining a bit of momentum. She previously appeared in the recent Charley series as Mila and got to play a series of roles in this story. Lalla Ward is simply brilliant in this. Admittedly she doesn’t do anything spectacular but to her credit she gives her best. She sounds exactly like she did back when she was on TV.
Not many stories have spooked me but this one did. The spooky sound effects and the music helped to add a massive amount of mystery. Richard Fox & Lauren Yason have done some great work on recent audios but this is their best effort to date. George Mann has written a very good debut script. This story has a nice central plot and some interesting characters. Lisa Bowerman has directed a nice paced story. Its not a dull piece or a rushed one but just a nice normal one.
When you take the sound effects and music out of this story then you are left with just a normal story but let’s take nothing away from this story. It’s a very good offering and will enjoy many.
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