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Released

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Written by

James Goss

Runtime

120 minutes

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Past, Present

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Ghosts

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This is a city of ghosts and no-one knows them better than Leanne. Twice a night she leads tourists to visit the most haunted sites - the Hanging Yard, the Witch Pool, the Screaming House, and, of course, the Catacombs.

Leanne's realised the ghosts of the city are real. Something's lurking in the Catacombs - an ancient force that has been growing in the darkness for centuries. Sabaoth is returning and they must be stopped before they devour the world. Leanne knows this, because a ghost told her.

A ghost called The Doctor.

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Geralmente histórias que possuem uma temática de fantasmas em Doctor Who, ou são muito amadas ou consideradas meeeeh – No caso de “Ghost Walk" temos uma complexa história fantasmagórica com várias pitadas cômicas e múltiplas facetas tornando suas reviravoltas brilhantes. Aqui não temos aquele típico clichê de casa mal-assombrada escura iluminada a velas, os fantasmas são usados de forma mais inteligente como uma espécie de dispositivo temático em vez de ser um mistério previsível. Além de experimental, a história é expansiva e muito versátil sendo muito envolvente a cada minuto apresentando muito bem uma mescla entre suspense, alguns bons momentos assustadores e uma quantidade certa de humor. O áudio também brinca com algumas estruturas narrativas diferenciadas, além de dar aos três companions seus próprios blocos isolados para desenvolve-los, temos algumas sacadas geniais como, mostrar o final da parte 1 e depois usar o tempo restante para mostrar os eventos tensos que levaram a chegar aquele ponto. E como eu amo ouvir a voz da Sarah Sutton, novamente fazendo um trabalho fantástico, o bloco de Nyssa é incrivelmente interessante e um pouco angustiante também (digo no sentido de preocupação), por exemplo no momento em que a companion é acusada de ser uma bruxa e é mergulhada em um lago (eu ouvi um The Witchfinders em Chibnall). Janet Fielding também, amo demais a dinâmica entre Tegan e o 5° Doctor, e claro como de costume temos os aqueles clássicos momentos de dissentimentos entre os dois que dessa vez acabou nos gerando um momento bem fofo, a companion chega a dizer abertamente que o motivo de toda essa pegação no pé, é porque se importa muito com o Doctor. Já Adric, não sei...ainda posso mudar de ideia ouvindo outros áudios, mas sinto a mesmo falta de brilho vista na série de TV, é estranho ouvir o Adric com voz de adulto (claro que seria impossível o Matthew Waterhouse ter a mesma voz de quando era pré-adolescente, obviamente ele envelheceu) mas sei lá...não deixa de ser algo estranho.


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This story is straight up horror. It's hopeless, it's bleak, it's atmospheric, it's scary. It might be the bleakest story yet. There's a specific moment in part one, where nyssa is held by the, as yet unknown, entity. its a truly spine chilling moment and sarah sutton really sells the moment.

one quote in particular from a later part stands out. nyssa develops a close relationship with matthew, the village reverend who falls in love with her. she rejects him and he later accuses of her being a witch. nyssa is betrayed and hurt but the specific line "matthew, is this all because i said no?" hits HARD, especially with her delivery.

the ending is delivered perfectly as well. everything gets tied up and explained.


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Oh she ate that up banger story


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This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order.

Previous Story: Kingdom of Lies


Another absolute banger in the Season 19 Main Range. This story is really clever, bit spooky and great fun. I knew this would be good by the part one cliffhanger. The stakes are high in this story and for once it really seems like the Doctor has fully lost.

I was concerned that the story wouldn't get a satisfying resolution given how desperate and hopeless the situation was, thankfully this was not the case. I like the way the Doctor's rescue of the companions was foreshadowed by some of Adric's words.

Nyssa had an interesting little romance plot, I think it was really well written and I'm glad that there's finally a character in a historical with a bit of common sense. Atleast, for a while, until he betrays Nyssa which I honestly didn't expect. The companoins getting straight up executed was not something I expected but I had figured out how they would be saved soon after.

The ghost Doctor's dynamic with Leanne was quite funny and I enjoy how it was revealed that he was the voice that she was hearing.

In general this is a great little adventure, the side characters are fun, the main cast are funner and the villain is exceptionally ominous.


Next Story: Serpent in the Silver Mask


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JUDGE: The court will now consider your sentence: either deportation to Australia-

ADRIC: Oh, Tegan’s from there, I’m not sure I’d like that

JUDGE: -or death!

ADRIC: … Australia sounds nice