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Review of The Wormery by dema1020

16 June 2024

I had a good time with the Wormery, having gone into the audio without knowing much about the story itself. This wound up being an early Iris Wildthyme story for me, and I'm glad it was so. Katy Manning does a good job and she is pretty funny, even if some of her lines are a little cringey. It's not the most remarkable audio in the world, but I found it entertaining and nicely paced out in such a way it was easy to follow and enjoy. I wish they had done more with the setting. The bar and the loungey feeling of the first half pretty quickly gives way to a more standard Doctor Who style adventure. I do like how Baker's Doctor was still coming to grips over his trial, though, and he bounced off of Manning well as a partner when they were in scenes together. Not much more to say for this one, other than that it starts out so solid only to gradually descend into a bit of a chore to get through. Colin Baker is just so reliable as the Doctor in these Big Finish audios.

Review created on 16-06-24