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Review of The Maltese Penguin by MarkOfGilead19

22 May 2025

This review contains spoilers!

I absolutely adored this one. I'm really into the noir detective setting in stories and this one did not disappoint. It meshes the typical femme fatale trope with a mob story, but the protagonist is a shape shifting penguin that works as a private eye so I'm all set.

The voice over with Frobisher is great, plus the music is amazing in terms of setting the ambiance. The plot twist at the end is okay, and the resolution, although simple, is cool as a worker's rights message.

Robert Sherman is one of the greatest writers in Doctor Who.


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