I listened to this a couple of weeks ago. Before I started listening to it, I was concerned. Whenever I see a runtime longer than two hours, for a 'regular' release, I get worried that there will be loads of fluff that won't really add up to anything. Putting this worry aside, I started listening, and immediately got hit with another bugbear, bad American accents. Bad accents in general will take me out of a story, but I carried on listening, and I'm glad I did.

I loved this story, setting and general vibe.

Having the Doctor not really appear until a good way through the story initially had me worried, but how they used it worked for me. Charley and The Brigadier carrying the main story was great. Using The Brig as the connecting tissue between the Doctors and Charleys stories really brought out how good Nicholas Courtney was when he was given things to work with.

I hadn't encountered the Hellfire Club before but, based on this story, I am interested to learn more. While I'm not really a fan of occult/supernatural in my sci-fi, the twist in how they were used here didn't bother me.

As someone who is a fan of Psychological and 'Hedonistic' Horror the setting and vibe really worked for me. Having a place where the people claim to be good and moral people, but under the surface they are hedonistic, power hungry and depraved really is my jam. In my mind, it's a cross between The Stepford Wives and Hellraiser.

**Cool Stuff**
* Charley in a spiked red corset and heels, apologising for stumbling because she isn't used to the outfit.
* Charley in general.
* Nicholas Briggs as Gideon.
* The Brigadier kicking ass.
* Helen Goldwyn.
* Dial-up internet sounds.

**Not Cool Stuff**
* Dodgy accents.
* Marchosias becoming a comedy character for part of the story.
* Dodgy accents.
* Slow start.
* Dodgy accents.

This is tied with Sword of Orion as my favourite of the first four Eighth Doctor releases.