Stories Movie Reeltime Mindgame Saga Episode: 1 2 3 4 Mindgame 1 image Overview Characters Reviews 1 Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released Saturday, June 20, 1998 Written by Terrance Dicks Directed by Keith Barnfather Runtime 30 minutes Synopsis Three alien beings - a Sontaran officer, a Draconian nobleman and a Human mercenary - find themselves transported to a remote asteroid by a mysterious alien who wants to test their worthiness for his race's masterplan Complete Completed Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Sarg First Appearance The Sodality First Appearance Eskon First Appearance Star First Appearance Show All Characters (4) Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 1 review 10 June 2024 · 283 words Review by 15thDoctor Spoilers This review contains spoilers! The worlds of Terrance Dicks and Sophie Aldred collide in this semi-official fan production. It is a chamber piece which could have just as easily been a play, making the most use out of two sets possible and getting the most out of a limited budget. Happily the plot is tight and wraps up nicely at the end - nothing is rushed. Sophie does a good job of inhabiting this older version of Ace who strangely has become a mercenary. I suppose the fact she likes to blow stuff up makes this a kind of logical continuation of her character arc. Dicks' writing of two fan favourite monsters, a Sontaran and a Draconian, is on point. Is this where the official use for the Sontarans' probic vent was first established? If so, it was used in the exact way as described here in 2021's War of the Sontarans, giving this story a little extra credibility. Dicks has done a great job of boiling down their already established character into a list of traits which is copy/ pasted into the new series by later showrunners. The voice of the Sontaran is disappointingly human and a little off brand, this makes the differences between the Sontaran and Draconian a little less distinct. This is a shame because as written on the page, the dialogue works consistently well. Its not a perfect piece of Who, but again, considering this was not made for home media by fans it is a huge achievement that it stands toe to toe with a great deal of stories that came from the original run of the show. It is great to see a continuation of the series in this way. 15thDoctor View profile Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating6 members 2.92 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating7 votes 2.50 / 5 Member Statistics Completed 16 Favourited 1 Reviewed 1 Saved 0 Skipped 1 Owned 1 Related Stories Classic Who S10 • Serial 3 · (6 episodes) Frontier in Space Rating: 3.65 Story Skipped Television Reviews(7) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who Season 10 Set of Stories: Doctor Who (1963-1996) Set of Stories: Third Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote