Gee, this story has a religious man who gets driven crazy. In Russia.

With the ability to see the future. Where could this go…..

It’s Rasputin. Of course it is Rasputin. What else.

This story feels very soft. Doesn’t really have any impact. We have the doctor in a coma, and Susan has been kidnapped. Yet the stakes just don’t feel there, because we are focusing on a Russian madman. It doesn’t take these things as seriously as it should.

I’m noticing that the Companion Chronicles are usually pretty bad at pinning down any other character than the main person. They all feel like an afterthought. An obstacle in getting the main companion alone. It really brings them down. Hopefully they get better as time goes on.