Origins

Easily the best thing about this story is having some sign time with the Fugitive Doctor without having her overshadowed. I loved the intro, and seeing her flex her muscles, getting an insight into the Doctor’s early years.

But as her first mission with Division unravels and you see the wretched Time Lord plot (which she foils in a rather predictable way) it all becomes a little less special, a little more generic. The planets she visits are under-explored, so you don’t feel a weight of importance in their safety. Taslo is not interesting enough a character for the reader to feel anything when she lets The Doctor down. We never really get to know her.

I’m also opposed to using the TARDIS to transport planet-loads of people to safety en masse. Wouldn’t they just do this every week if it was an option??

Ultimately it winds up being a wasted opportunity to satisfyingly expand on this missing little bit of The Doctor’s life.

I have big hopes for the Fugitive Doctor’s audio adventures to right this wrong!

Really great little mini-series. I like how the Fugitive Doctor is characterised, she feels exactly like how I'd imagine an early version of the Doctor to act. The story was really interesting and I didn't expect the twist that the colonists were Time Lords. I did however expect the twist with Taslo. 4 issues just isn't long enough to really make you get to know the character, so the betrayal didn't hit hard at all. I liked the idea of a Weeping Angel companion, I wish we'd seen more of them. I also really enjoy how this story portrays Time Lord corruption, basically everyone but the Doctor has their own hidden agenda in this.

The artwork is really nice, it gets the likeness of Jo Martin down quite well and I love the strange Time Lord colonist designs. The worlds they visit are also very vibrant and interesting in a way only this medium can achieve. I love how this manages to feel like no other era, there really aren't any Doctor Who stories that feel similar. All this makes me really excited for the Fugitive Doctor audios coming out soon, if they nail the vibe of this then I'll be more than happy with them.