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22 January 2025
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Wink - 8/10
The final instalment of this set is definitely the strongest of the lot and I have to say I really dint expect to enjoy this duo as much as I did!
The biggest take away from this story for me is just how comedic 6 and 10 are together, genuinely some laugh out loud moments from their back and fourth. The Weeping Angels as monsters have always been one of my favourites because I find them quite fascinating to be perfectly honest.
The plot here is masterfully crafted by the writer (Lisa McMullin) and the way it ties itself up is really cool in my opinion. McMullin writes a very atmospheric story here mainly because of how claustrophobic it can feel at times, this is because our side characters don't have the sense of sight and the planet we're on blinds the Doctors throughout the story which is fun. The city of mirrors as an idea is really interesting to me because id never really thought of trapping Angels by making them look at their reflection although this is where one of the very few downsides to this story appear - the Angels being stopped by their own reflection feels too easy part way through the story but I understand why it is written that way.
The two side characters worked really well in this story and enjoyed the rapport they created with the Doctors, their species not having the sense of sight and having elevated senses in general provided them with some extra personality and made for a more interesting listen - especially the scene in the 'art' gallery.
Overall Wink gets an 8/10 because I really did have a blast with this story, its definitely one of the more atmospheric stories I've ever listened too. But once again its the same story throughout this set the biggest enjoyment came from the two Doctors chemistry together.
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