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Review of The Destination Wars by Owen

22 June 2024

This review contains spoilers!

Very solidly written story on itself. Though to be fair, I would probably like everything with this TARDIS team. There are quite a few lines that I don’t vibe as much with, but overall, not too many problems with the dialogue. The ideas are clever, and the story gives off some good early Doctor Who vibes.

I’m not a fan of how this works for the grander totality of the Master’s story and lore, but in a vacuüm I think he works well.

I find that none of the cast members really sound like the original actors, but they are all able to (mostly) evoke the spirit of their characters in their own new way. Bradley for example, doesn’t at all feel like Hartnell, but absolutely feels like the first Doctor.
Then there is Dreyfus as the ‘new’ Master. Aside from him being nuts irl, I think he performs the Master a bit weird. Like i couldn’t not primarily focus on the funny way he says any word with a T. I can’t be the only one right?

Oh well. I like The Destination Wars. Nothing crazy (even though it’s first Doctor meets the Master), but it’s a nice, chill story. And it helped me with falling asleep a few times so that was nice.