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Review of Primord by OliverGreene

10 July 2025

I listened to Primord the other night, going back and catching up with some 3DAs I’d never heard, and having just seen the great Inferno again recently I was in the mood. This was Jon Culshaw’s first go as The Brig and Daisy Ashford’s first as Liz Shaw, they’re both fabulous from the jump! I love Liz Shaw very much and am a bit protective of her, so I was a little worried with the way the story was heading, but it’s John Dorney, of course he had something else in mind, and this all lands very cleanly. The sound design is great, the story has some very nice extrapolations of the ooze and the Primords. I’ve just listened to the Beyond War Games box, so it was weird switching over here and hearing Michael Troughton playing something other than the Second Doctor, because he really does sound like his dad even when he isn’t trying to. His character is nicely unhinged though. This was a really good one, storywise it does feel exactly like a missing S8 episode, and Jo has a great arc within it. Loved this! 4.25/5


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