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Review of With the Angels Part 1 by No311

16 June 2025

So I recently did this entire boxset in two goes, and what I will say beforehand: this boxset has been the most exciting 7 content in a long while. While I enjoyed Harry and Naomi, it didn't seem like it had an (ahem) Endgame until now. More on the boxset later.

In this play, we see yet more UNIT eras at work. In 1999, the Doctor, Naomi and Harry are stopped from immediately leaving by UNIT, who wants them to deal with a rather particular angel. Of course, it goes wrong, as a rich but insecure dude wants to use this to get one up over his brothers and sisters in an Inheritance like setting. To be honest, by itself, this is not a full story, and that is aptly reflected in the fact that this is a Part 1. The setup is good, especially the appearance of another Old!Seven, whose first (ahem) move is to sideline the current 7 to work towards his end. The play has that Dorney new car feel, with lots of moving parts which are all very functional in the story but are given enough focus that they don't seem like cardboard cutouts and an excellent plot and sense for location. The angel sounds in this play have also improved, they even sound creepy now, and the innovation is very, very well done. Excellent.

In my opinion, this is Dorney's best play in a long time, and I cannot wait to see where this plot with Seven will go.


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