MR 028: Invaders from Mars

Another comedy huh? And more silly voices? Yet it's actually pretty decent.

Yes, it's BF's second attempt at silly American accents. But unlike Minuet in Hell, it's not completely miserable. The fact that it doesn't take itself seriously definitely is a huge reason for that.

Orson Wells is doing his famous broadcast of War of the Worlds that made people think it was real. But at the same time there is a real alien invasion happening and a lot of mobster drama and violence. A professor from Russia had found alien artifacts and is working on them while agents for the CIA, the Soviets, and the Nazis all try to track him down and take the alien artifacts for themselves. Meanwhile the Doctor gets to play at being a private detective.

The real aliens are trying to make it seems like there's an invasion and then do a protection racket. Similar to the last story actually with the Doctor imposter. But Orson Wells' broadcast tricks them into thinking the planet is already being invaded by bigger, badder aliens and they need to run away.

This one is pretty cute. Not as strong as The One Doctor, but still a fun time. The actors are on point here with their comedic timing and the stereotypical mob silliness that you'd expect. Of course because the War of the Worlds broadcast was on radio, you have to do an audio drama about it at some point, and they choose sooner rather than later.

Looking forward to the next one and this "season" of Eight/Charley, hopefully it's better than the last. But anything would be better than Minuet in Hell. That's for sure.