Review of Caerdroia by Martin_K
28 June 2024
This review contains spoilers
I really enjoyed this story! I thought it was a fun and creative way for the doctor to get their tardis back, and I loved how they got split into the three major facets of their personality (“I’ve got the brains, he’s got the brain damage” was hilarious). Also, the exploration of Kro’ka, who we didn’t really know much about before this, was really well done. Ultimately, I would have given this story a 4.5/5 had it not been for the fact that the author did an absolutely amazing job with Charley! In the last few stories, Charley could have essentially been replaced with a slightly-sad-looking bean bag toy and the story would not have changed in the slightest. The most egregious example of this was the previous story, The Last, where (spoilers) Charley gets paralyzed, which is used as an excuse for her to just be away for the vast majority of the story. Outside of Charley, C’rizz was also well done! I don’t think he had been done as dirty as she was in these last few audios, but it was nice to see him with a well-developed personality. Caerdroia was a very good audio drama, and I think that the way that Lloyd Rose wrote the characters (especially Charley) really made it as good as it was. I am excited to read Rose’s other works!