⭐5.75/10

😶This story is AVERAGE and you should SKIP IT!

Thworping through time and space, one adventure at a time!

PRIMARY NOTES:

After a hugely disappointing first half, which was essentially one massive reunion of old Seventh Doctor allies and villains, Part 2 focuses more on the narrative at hand. Still, it largely suffers from the same problems as the first one did: there are too many characters spread out across too many different points in the narrative, so it’s very hard to follow how everyone and everything is supposed to connect.

The story steadily builds up to a battle between the Doctor’s friends and his enemies (such as the Sontarans). The performances are constantly great, there’s plenty of great dialogue, but the narrative is all over the place so I’m rarely invested.

Sylvester McCoy does appear a bit more in this one (especially towards the end), but this still feels like a disappointing celebration of the Seventh Doctor and his era. Mel, Ace and Hex are best among the old companions. Edward Peel is great as Kane again and I’m bummed that we don’t get more with Garundel. Geoffrey Beevers is a delight as usual and Richenda Carey is wonderfully creepy as the Mother.

You do kind of forget that all of this is meant to build up to the Seventh Doctor’s last moments, with the ending of this adventure leading directly to the TV Movie (1996). Eventually, we learn how this story ties to that one.

Sadly, The Last Day 2 is a bit too long, so I found my mind wandering by the final hour of it.