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30 January 2025
This review contains spoilers!
Thworping through time and space, one adventure at a time!
“PLEASE RETAIN YOUR TICKET FOR THE CLOAKROOM – DANGER IN EVERY THREAD”
Benny’s archaeological instincts lead her into another adventure, this time beneath the Eternity Club asteroid, where an unknown threat lurks in the Cloakroom Caverns. The premise is classic Benny—an investigation that begins with curiosity and quickly spirals into chaos. The fun comes from her dynamic with Pym, who spends most of the story in a state of panic, dreading the inevitable dangers of their mission. Benny, meanwhile, does her best to reassure him (and herself) that everything will be fine… despite the ever-mounting evidence to the contrary.
SENTIENT CLOTHING – STYLE MEETS TERROR
The mystery unfolds as Benny explores the caverns, only to find herself under attack by something truly bizarre—sentient clothing. It’s an offbeat but effectively eerie concept, with the garments behaving like predators, lurking in the shadows before striking. There’s a strong blend of tension and absurdity here, as Benny and Pym scramble to escape an enemy that, on paper, sounds utterly ridiculous—but in execution, manages to be surprisingly unsettling.
There’s plenty of classic adventure tropes at play—captivity, escapes, close calls—but the story remains engaging thanks to the strong character interplay and the mounting sense of something much bigger at work.
THE ETERNITY CLUB CONNECTION
Beyond the immediate danger, The Cloakroom Caverns also expands on the wider mysteries surrounding the Eternity Club. Benny starts piecing together why she was drawn to this place in the first place, and how the enigmatic Oldest One might be linked to it all. The balance between standalone adventure and overarching narrative is handled well, ensuring that the episode delivers both an entertaining romp and meaningful progression in the bigger picture.
VERDICT: A CLASSIC BENNY ADVENTURE WITH A STYLISH TWIST
Please Retain Your Ticket for the Cloakroom is Benny at her best—curious, witty, and always in over her head. The pairing with Pym works brilliantly, and the sentient clothing provides a memorably strange threat. Add in the deepening Eternity Club mystery, and this is another strong entry in her ongoing saga.
📝87/100
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