I was very excited when we first heard the News of Jodie & Mandip joining BF, I really thought it would take longer, but thankfully it didn't. I was already quite a Fan of her TV Tenure, even if it's of course not perfect (but then again, which Era really is?) And hearing that Tim Foley would write it had me really up there, he has been working his way to become one of BF's finest Writer in recent time.

So did Vampire Weekend live up to my Expectations? I will say mostly yes, there are a few Things, that don't work for me, but for the most Part, I enjoyed myself greatly and think it's a great Story.

The biggest highlight here is of course the Return of Mandip & Jodie, who are just amazing here. Their chemistry is incredible, and they really work quite well on Audio, maybe more than I would have expected it. Usually it takes a bit more time for Actors to adapt to the Audio Medium and at times you can really hear that in their early Performance, I would say that's almost not noticeable with those two. It very much feels like they slipped right back in their Roles without any Issue. The Script is to thank to it, Foley delivers quite an era accurate script with its own spin. While I wouldn't call it an attempt to emulate the Chibnall Era, it does still feel very fitting for its Era and each new touch is quite lovely done. The Dialogue in particular for 13 is amazing, her naming her Chickens Ian & Barbara is just adorable and maybe my favorite bit of this entire Story. Or the Scene where Yaz and 13 try to confront each other if any of them might be not who they seem to be, are such big highlights. To me, this Story is one where there are plenty of great Moments to be found, and that's probably the best way to describe it.

What it adds to the Lore of the Vampires is just a blast and works quite well. The Concept of a 'Truth Vampire' is a fun one, and I think it was done quite well here, especially with smaller Moments of doubt between some of our Side Characters. Sadly our Side Characters are a bit much, while I like the Concept to see more of Yaz's Life outside the Doctor through the Lense of some of her close Friends, I think the Cast is quite big and at times I feel like I didn't get to know quite a few. Don't get me wrong, there are good Scenes with some of them, and you get a pretty good Characterization for all of them, but at times I wish we got a bit more to chew on and maybe with another Story we will! I will say, having one Character just be known as Gina's Mom was quite amusing.

The Music worked for the most Part, the only time it didn't was at the End. I do think the End Track is okay, it just felt a bit weird, I mean I didn't mind it all that much, but it just didn't feel quite right for the Era and/or the Story. But that's honestly more a nitpick, I doubt many, if any, will take much issue with it.

Overall this Story is just a fun Introduction to 13 on BF, to me, it very much feels like a modern Storm Warning, both Stories are really fun, while they have some Issues, you get a great Grasp of each Doctors in them, and they are just sooo incredibly fun.

Looking very much forward to the next Release of this Series!