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Review of The Brink of Death by DanDunn

10 March 2025

This is one of the most feel good stories Big Finish have ever put out, by no means one of the best even for the Sixth Doctor, but just hearing Colin Baker deliver the final scene for his Doctor that he deserved just never fails to bring a smile to my face. The Valeyard being the perfect opponent for him to have his final battle with as the Valeyard carries out his master plan that he has spent most of the Sixth Doctor's life preparing. I was admittedly disappointed with how little Mel's role was in the story, she doesn't really get anything to do other than being duped by the Valeyard into thinking he's the Doctor. In fact the main scene she gets in this story involves her being uncharacteristically short tempered. I'd have liked this story a lot better if they'd found some way of having her contribute to the story, but then again this is Six's story, his last one and he gets a great pairing with a technician called Genesta which leads to a shocking twist.

The regeneration scene for Six was perfectly done, it borrows a bit from the approach Modern Who often takes but it's nowhere near as self indulgent as Modern Who regenerations tend to be. It's a great ending to this set and I couldn't be happier for Colin Baker.


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