Review of Dream Team by thedefinitearticle63
23 June 2024
This review contains spoilers
This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order.
Previous Story: God of War
A fantastic TARDIS team, an underutilised Moffat villain with loads of potential, what more could you want?
Seriously, this story is Big Finish at it's best. It's a small cast, only the main 4, but that's all you need. The Dream Crabs are a horrifying villain put to use brilliantly in this story. Once again, this story is full of Big Finish's talent for character development, especially Tegan. We get to see a lot into her motivations and history. She's easily the most keen to believe the dreams are real seeing how badly she wants to get home and this makes for some compelling drama.
This is quite a trippy, surreal story, jumping from location to location. It's quite possibly one of the very few stories where "it was all a dream" is a satisfying conclusion. I did find the ending to be slightly rushed, I don't think this would have been good as a 4-parter but it definitely needed a few more minutes to explain the ending. The villain reveal at the end was just a bit underwhelming but that is a minor complaint in an incredible story.
Next Story: The Visitation