Embrace the Darkness is one of those stories that is going to divide opinion. I think that it’s a story that requires a lot of imagination from people. It falls on Nicholas Briggs to try and get what seems like a complex story and make it work. The Doctor and Charley travel to the Cimmerian system. The reason is simple enough, the Doctor wants to know what really happened to its sun. It seems to be a trait now that the Doctor goes where he wants to go as opposed to arriving somewhere by accident.
The story does have a flaw to it and that it doesn’t move the Charley story arc along any further. Admittedly with six stories in the series there is room to have just one that doesn’t deal with the main story arc however it would have been nice that they did something. Like The Chimes of Midnight, there is a lot of eeriness about this story. The sound effects and music help create a very dark image. The ROSM robots were a brilliantly thought of creation and fantastically used in radio. The moment where she tries to destroy Charley was quite a dramatic moment.
This is the third strong story in a row and McGann is fast becoming just as popular a Doctor as Davison, Baker and McCoy. India Fisher is also becoming just as good as any companion in the Big Finish range. She is becoming more and more strong and is a very good actress alongside Paul McGann. Nicola Boyce is one of the best guest stars. She plays Orllensa who is a very frightened leader who has her eyes removed and plays that brilliantly. It was quite a brave thing to do by Briggs but it paid off. Nicholas Briggs as well as writing and directing this story also did what he does best and that was the Cimmerian Voice. It was very spooky and I loved it.
Embrace the Darkness is an inspired piece of drama. It’s a really imaginative story. The plot was sound and the pace of it was nice and steady. Nicholas Briggs has done a superb job coming up with a story that relies upon sound. The ending could have done with a little bit of tightening up but apart from that it’s a nice release.
The story does have a flaw to it and that it doesn’t move the Charley story arc along any further. Admittedly with six stories in the series there is room to have just one that doesn’t deal with the main story arc however it would have been nice that they did something. Like The Chimes of Midnight, there is a lot of eeriness about this story. The sound effects and music help create a very dark image. The ROSM robots were a brilliantly thought of creation and fantastically used in radio. The moment where she tries to destroy Charley was quite a dramatic moment.
This is the third strong story in a row and McGann is fast becoming just as popular a Doctor as Davison, Baker and McCoy. India Fisher is also becoming just as good as any companion in the Big Finish range. She is becoming more and more strong and is a very good actress alongside Paul McGann. Nicola Boyce is one of the best guest stars. She plays Orllensa who is a very frightened leader who has her eyes removed and plays that brilliantly. It was quite a brave thing to do by Briggs but it paid off. Nicholas Briggs as well as writing and directing this story also did what he does best and that was the Cimmerian Voice. It was very spooky and I loved it.
Embrace the Darkness is an inspired piece of drama. It’s a really imaginative story. The plot was sound and the pace of it was nice and steady. Nicholas Briggs has done a superb job coming up with a story that relies upon sound. The ending could have done with a little bit of tightening up but apart from that it’s a nice release.
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