The second installment picks up straight after The Line which saw Marek and Joy wiped out of history. No time to mourn their loss because they find themselves on a ship that it in trouble and the story settles in a little bay/town where the residents are been evacuated except for two who become close to Abbey and Zara. There is a danger in the sea which at first seems to be killing people but are in fact actually are transporting people. In the end, everyone lives happily ever after the sea creature turns out to be pregnant and will have babies and then leave. The nice thing about these Graceless stories is how they link into each other and this one is perhaps the best one because we are introduced to a woman who turns out to be Joy but as an older woman which is quite an achievement consider how the character was left in the last story.
The Flood has a curious journey because it seems at first like it doesnt know quite what sort of story it wants to be and then once the sea creatures get into it then it finds its feet and it gets stronger but there was a good portion of the story where I wasnt quite sure what I was suppose to make of it. However due to the performances I was willing to go along with it.
Whilst I might not have been totally wild about the story at the beginning I felt that the one thing which was constant throughout the story were the performances. Michael Cochrane was a totally unexpected addition (I didnt look at the cast notes beforehand). His voice is instantly recognisable and his character was a very likeable and well acted role which is totally different to the sort of roles that Cochrane has played for Big Finish in the past. He seems to be well liked by the cast which is why there seems to be an ease when the characters are talking especially at the first scene they are all together.
Normally I dont mention the extras but I feel like I have to because the interviews with the story were the funniest that I have heard possibly ever due to Michael Cochrane. If you dont normally listen to them then I encourage you to do so because its the only time your going to get comedy in a Graceless story. The Flood is an odd story that only really finds its feet in the latter half of the adventure but it does lead to the a fantastic ending which came totally out of left field and sets up the final adventure nicely.
The Flood has a curious journey because it seems at first like it doesnt know quite what sort of story it wants to be and then once the sea creatures get into it then it finds its feet and it gets stronger but there was a good portion of the story where I wasnt quite sure what I was suppose to make of it. However due to the performances I was willing to go along with it.
Whilst I might not have been totally wild about the story at the beginning I felt that the one thing which was constant throughout the story were the performances. Michael Cochrane was a totally unexpected addition (I didnt look at the cast notes beforehand). His voice is instantly recognisable and his character was a very likeable and well acted role which is totally different to the sort of roles that Cochrane has played for Big Finish in the past. He seems to be well liked by the cast which is why there seems to be an ease when the characters are talking especially at the first scene they are all together.
Normally I dont mention the extras but I feel like I have to because the interviews with the story were the funniest that I have heard possibly ever due to Michael Cochrane. If you dont normally listen to them then I encourage you to do so because its the only time your going to get comedy in a Graceless story. The Flood is an odd story that only really finds its feet in the latter half of the adventure but it does lead to the a fantastic ending which came totally out of left field and sets up the final adventure nicely.
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