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Released

Monday, July 23, 2001

Written by

Jonathan Morris

Cover Art by

Clayton Hickman

Directed by

Gary Russell

Runtime

117 minutes

Time Travel

Past

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Galápagos, Earth

Synopsis

The prehistoric Earth is dying. Thunderclouds roll across the skies, cloaking the land in darkness. The seas crash and boil as the rain turns to acid. The remnants of the Silurian race place themselves in suspended animation, deep below the surface.

One day they will awaken and reclaim their world...

The TARDIS has landed on the Galápagos Islands, a desolate outcrop of rocks shrouded in mist and fear.

In the settlement of Baquerizo Moreno, there are rumours that prisoners have been mysteriously disappearing from the gaolhouse. A fisherman has been driven insane by something he saw in the caves. And the Sixth Doctor and Eveyln are not the only new arrivals; there is also a young natural philosopher by the name of Charles Darwin...

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Oh I just love this duo of Evelyn and Sixie, they're great together! Part one was fab at setting up the scenario with the Silurians, Darwin and our TARDIS team. That being said, around part 3 I started to feel that it was dragging on a bit, which is the case in most 4 parters for me personally. The themes explored regarding evolution and the origins of the human race are a great aspect to explore, Darwin and the Silurians make for a really interesting combo! That being said, I really wish this didn't fall into the age old trope of the Silurians vs humans which always, always happens. I really do hope there's a non-stereotypical Silurian story out there, somewhere.


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Built on the Silurians well, adding a little more depth, and a few more details about their history and science, which I always enjoy. It's nice to see attention and building in stuff like that.

Charles Darwin does seem to be a good fit to pair alongside the Silurian's, and this aided plot development, and the ideas well.

The story isn't the most dynamic, and could have been condensed, but it's overall pretty solid.


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a fun if very strange story examining the relationship between silurians and humans. all hail tulok, our lord and creator


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Bloodtide pode ser considerado um marco para os fãs do Classic Who por proporcionar o retorno de um dos vilões mais icônicos desse período da série, Os Silurians – Visando sua última aparição no desastroso “Warriors Of The Deep”, ao coloca-lo e compara-lo com essas duas histórias “Bloodtide” e “Doctor Who And The Silurians” o arco estrelado por Peter Davison se torna uma peça ainda mais estupida do que já é. Eis aqui um áudio rico em conteúdo, além de apresentar uma perfeita consistência, o enredo de Jonathan Morris se aprofunda em assuntos biológicos muito interessantes, envolvendo temas como processo evolutivo das espécies, seleção natural, comportamento da natureza e até mesmo chega aborda algumas reflexões pessimistas de crenças religiosas sobre a real origem do ser humano. Juntamente a isso, existe um enriquecimento nos Silurians encorpando ainda mais a lore dos vilões – Alias... não sei, mas fiquei como um leve impressão que Bloodtide fez uma “”retcon”” na origem do ser humano kkk. A trama também conta com Charles Darwin sendo praticamente um companion do Doctor e da Evelyn, sua figura é reproduzida de forma muito envolvente o tornando um dos personagens mais fortes do enredo. Sim, tenho que admitir que a problemática causada pelos vilões está longe de ser algo considerado como diferenciado, tem até algumas coisas ali que nitidamente foram pescadas de suas histórias anteriores – Mesmo com isso, considerando que esee é o primeiro roteiro que Morris escreveu para a Big Finish, o nível de qualidade apresentado em termos de estrutura, diálogos e consistência é impressionante, dando ares do que o escritor já é um veterano. Confesso que esse foi um dos áudios mais interessantes que eu já ouvi da BIG FINISH – Super recomendo!

Bloodtide can be considered a milestone for fans of Classic Who as it brings back one of the most iconic villains from that period of the series, The Silurians – targeting their last appearance in the disastrous "Warriors Of The Deep". By placing and comparing it with these two stories "Bloodtide" and "Doctor Who And The Silurians", the arc starred by Peter Davison becomes an even more foolish piece than it already is. Here is an audio rich in content, besides presenting perfect consistency, Jonathan Morris's plot delves into very interesting biological topics, involving themes such as the evolutionary process of species, natural selection, behaviour of nature, and even broaches some pessimistic reflections of religious beliefs on the real origin of humans. Alongside this, there is an enrichment in the Silurians, further enhancing the lore of the villains – I'm not sure, but I got the slight impression that Bloodtide made a "retcon" on the origin of the human being, haha. The plot also features Charles Darwin as practically a companion to the Doctor and Evelyn; his figure is portrayed in a very engaging way, making him one of the strongest characters in the story. Yes, I have to admit that the problem caused by the villains is far from being considered as differentiated, there are even some things there that were clearly fished from their previous stories – Even with that, considering that this is the first script that Morris wrote for Big Finish, the level of quality presented in terms of structure, dialogues, and consistency is impressive, giving the airs that the writer is already a veteran. I confess that this was one of the most interesting audios I have ever heard from BIG FINISH – I highly recommend it!

(Translation generated by AI, so mistakes are possible).


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I think this one is quite flawed but held by a great Idea, great Cliffhangers and wonderful Character Dynamics (especially with Six and Evelyn or Evelyn and Darwin). I am not sure where to place it, it’s definitely better than “just solid”, but I can’t really place it too highly, and I am not quite sure why. Maybe some Ideas went a bit unexplored for my liking, but overall it’s definitely a good first Outing for the Silurians on BF (at least I believe so?)


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EVELYN: We’re on the Galápagos Islands! And that is a Galápagos tortoise!

DOCTOR: Well actually, Galápagos is a Spanish word for tortoise.

EVELYN: Oh?

DOCTOR: They named the islands after them, you see. The Tortoise Islands, which I suppose means that that is, in fact, a tortoise tortoise! And that’s something else I’ve tort-oise.

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