It's annoying that this is as good as everyone says it is.

Body horror? Weird psychological drama? Screwed up codependent relationship? Sound actually utilized as a unique medium instead of just trying to copy a TV story? Most messed-up first kiss I've seen in a while? Cannibalism?

I listened to this for the first time this morning and I don't think I'll be able to stop thinking about it for a while. Gonna read the script and then potentially re-listen in a month or so.

8/Charley are IMO the blueprint for 12/Clara; this is like 8/Charley's version of Heaven Sent.

(And if you wouldn't let our bodies merge in a strange void beyond universes, is it even worth a second date?)

jesus christ, i don’t think my ears will ever be the same

This is exactly what I am talking about when I say we should explore the complicated Emotions the Doctor has towards love.

Anyway, I adore this Audio. Creepy, Beautiful, Bitter, Emotional and a Story about so much. Shearman is always a top-notch Writer, and this is yet another Masterpiece to add to his Collection of Top-Notch Stories.
Exploring this weird Realm in the Way this Story does make you excited but also sightly terrified what this Divergent Universe has in store for. And while none of those latter one hit the same strengths as this one does, it’s just so good. This Story is just made for Audio, not for books, not for TV, just Audios. McGann and Fisher are excellent in their Roles here. They bring out every Emotion, every Revelation in a superb way.
Not to mention McGann’s EXCELLENT Narration about a King and how his Kingdom slowly decayed. Not to mention how well we use the Medium for some ‘Jumpscares’, some of them really got me.
I know this will be a unique one, but I was truly in disbelief when I heard for the first time
(NSFW Warning for this short Sentence:) that they were eating a Corpse like what !
The Sound Design is just superb! Just superb work all around, I could go now about what the Story says about Art, Life, Death or even Love, but I will spare that for some other time.

This is definitely my favourite Big Finish story. Even better than Zagreus (which is one of my favourite stories), and I really like how creative the antagonist of the story is. It's definitely something that couldn't be made into an episode or an animated form, to be honest, not even the preview comic of the story could do it justice! This is just... amazing.

É impressionante como Robert Shearman (colecionador de histórias geniais) conseguiu transformar o pouco em algo tão grandioso a níveis absurdos conceituais e de qualidade nos inserindo a um monólogo focado em desenvolver o relacionamento entre os dois personagens em meio um cenário vazio, branco e espaçado.
O Doctor e a Charley estão diante a um situação onde não podem confiar nem mesmo em seus sentimentos, no ar que respiram, ou se ESTÃO de fato respirando.
Sua fluidez narrativa é impressionante, uma dinâmica espetacular, o áudio segue com uma premissa singular de não haver mais nada para distrair o ouvinte, deixando-o muito focado aos pequenos detalhes, privando a uma experiência sensorial combinada com uma imensa sobrecarga emocional, uma imersão silenciosa que conta até mesmo com os famosos "Jump Scare".
A palavra 'scherzo' é um termo musical que se refere a uma peça rápida de música clássica, geralmente incluída em uma composição maior como a segunda ou terceira parte do som predominante - Shearman é realmente muito bom em escrever personagens, ele resgata o ""romance"" desajeitado entre o Doctor e a Charley de uma forma tão envolvente a ponto de explorar as motivações e as razões pelas quais o Doctor tem, ou precisa de companions, esse provavelmente é o auge de sua narrativa conceitual. Scherzo é um tanto agonizante, emocionante, misterioso, imersivo, fascinante...Bom, eu poderia ficar aqui até amanhã rasgando elogios a essa obra prima, sem sombra de dúvidas é um dos melhores áudios da BIG FINISH.