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Review of The Legend of Baba Yaga by JayPea

26 February 2025

This review contains spoilers!

On the one hand, I'm somewhat disappointed that we're doing stories that are earthbound with Fugitive, what with the previous story giving us glimpses of earth, and this one being set on it. On the other, this story is really creative and I can't help but enjoy it.

Fugitive inadvertently wrapping herself up in the actual events of a folk story when she's on earth to just find a creature of myth is a really fun idea, and the way it plays out is superb, and again, the creativity on display with Baba Yaga is just splendid.

Jacqueline King does a fantastic job bringing the witch to life with her performance. It's a character that really demands a certain level of almost golden age disney level camp villain in the performance and she knocks it out of the park.

The actual story on display here too is great, Fugitive coming to find someone else who's seemed to battle Division, someone who might be able to help her, and Baba Yaga being absolutely nothing like what she'd expected. The witch and her powers having been created though a psychic field, the hut being a crashed TARDIS. The reveal of it being a psychic field being through saving two people from burning to death. It's a strange but fun romp.

And again, the imagery on display here. The hut, Baba Yaga, the horsemen, etc. The vibes of this story are immaculate.

 


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