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8 January 2025
This review contains spoilers!
What a marvellous set. They carve out a really interesting character with the early 20th century, Irish, aristocratic servant Molly, who reacts to things in a very different way to any typical companion. A bit like the 2nd Doctor’s Jamie but more clued up.
After strongly establishing the character in her own time (volunteering during on the battlefield of the First World War) they bounce around time giving us plenty of entertaining character beats for Molly, taking in both the “modern world” (1970s) as well as The Doctor’s “Tardy Box”.
I loved The Doctor sussing our the imagined “good Daleks” in the third story and slowly learning how Molly had been altered to become a trap for the Time Lords - it’s quite a journey over the four stories.
I can see how some might be disappointed that the high drama of the first couple of stories spins into “technobabble” in the final quarter but for me it all ties up neatly and makes sense - though I did need to listen carefully and rewind back a fair few times.
I really, really hope that I enjoy the future 8th Doctor box sets as much as this - there seems to be a wide range of opinions out there...!
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