Resurrection of Mars is the second story in the Ice Warriors story. It continues with the Ice Warriors’ plan to change the atmosphere of Mars so that it becomes suitable for them. However as this story shows there are consequences to the Doctor’s plans. This is shown to Tamsin thanks to the Monk. The Monk who had previously appeared in The Book of Kells. The reunion between the Doctor and Lucie has been a relatively long time in the making. It’s hard to believe that it’s not even been a year since Death in Blackpool.
The story about the Ice Warriors does seem to take a back seat to a certain extent and its about the Doctor, Tamsin, Lucie and the Monk. The relationship between Tamsin and the Doctor seems to have broken down. Thanks to some words of ‘warning’ from the Monk, Tamsin thinks that the Doctor is a monster and is nothing what he proclaimed to be. She finishes this story in the Monk’s TARDIS. It’s quite a turnaround for the character, she seemed to go from being happy to travel with the Doctor to thinking he’s an evil dictator. It’s not simply not enough to say this to Tamsin but actually shows her by taking her to a planet which the Ice Warriors take over after their plan on Mars is foiled by the Doctor. I loved how elements from earlier stories of this season got bought back. The advert that was placed in Situation Vacant got repeated here after it was revealed the Lucie applied for it. There is also references to The Book of Kells.
I thought that Nicky Wardley was really good in this, it’s probably her best so far. Her reaction to the Monk’s revelations was well played and her anger at the Doctor was something that I personally haven’t seen before like this. Her interaction with Sheridan Smith was a highlight and it was great to have her back as she played a brilliant character. Paul McGann put in another good performance as he has to battle against the Ice Warriors and the moral anger of Tamsin. Graeme Garden is just brilliant as the Monk, it’s perhaps the best piece of casting since David Ballie became the Toymaker.
The Resurrection of Mars has a lot of things in it about morals. Is it worth sacrificing a few hundred lives for thousands or billions for just a few thousand. Jonathan Morris deals with this effectively and doesn’t dwell to long on it so that the action is allowed to continue. I think that this is a good conclusion to this story. It’s not the best Ice Warriors story that Big Finish have done however it is still a good one. It also means that this final separate series of Eighth Doctor Adventures has gone up a gear and the last few stories should be a cracker.
The story about the Ice Warriors does seem to take a back seat to a certain extent and its about the Doctor, Tamsin, Lucie and the Monk. The relationship between Tamsin and the Doctor seems to have broken down. Thanks to some words of ‘warning’ from the Monk, Tamsin thinks that the Doctor is a monster and is nothing what he proclaimed to be. She finishes this story in the Monk’s TARDIS. It’s quite a turnaround for the character, she seemed to go from being happy to travel with the Doctor to thinking he’s an evil dictator. It’s not simply not enough to say this to Tamsin but actually shows her by taking her to a planet which the Ice Warriors take over after their plan on Mars is foiled by the Doctor. I loved how elements from earlier stories of this season got bought back. The advert that was placed in Situation Vacant got repeated here after it was revealed the Lucie applied for it. There is also references to The Book of Kells.
I thought that Nicky Wardley was really good in this, it’s probably her best so far. Her reaction to the Monk’s revelations was well played and her anger at the Doctor was something that I personally haven’t seen before like this. Her interaction with Sheridan Smith was a highlight and it was great to have her back as she played a brilliant character. Paul McGann put in another good performance as he has to battle against the Ice Warriors and the moral anger of Tamsin. Graeme Garden is just brilliant as the Monk, it’s perhaps the best piece of casting since David Ballie became the Toymaker.
The Resurrection of Mars has a lot of things in it about morals. Is it worth sacrificing a few hundred lives for thousands or billions for just a few thousand. Jonathan Morris deals with this effectively and doesn’t dwell to long on it so that the action is allowed to continue. I think that this is a good conclusion to this story. It’s not the best Ice Warriors story that Big Finish have done however it is still a good one. It also means that this final separate series of Eighth Doctor Adventures has gone up a gear and the last few stories should be a cracker.
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