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Released

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Written by

AK Benedict

Runtime

102 minutes

Time Travel

Present

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Iceland, Earth

Synopsis

The Doctor arrives in present day Iceland and receives a frosty reception from Inspector Yrsa Kristjansdottir when he becomes the chief suspect in a murder enquiry. But the Doctor knows that the real killer is of extraterrestrial origin.

Joining forces with Yrsa, the Doctor goes in pursuit of a ruthless alien that is hunting humans for sport. Yrsa unearths a dark conspiracy which reaches back into her own past.

Determined to expose the truth and prevent further deaths, the Doctor and Yrsa soon find themselves running for their lives, prey on the hunting ground.

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When you see the individual parts of a Big Finish four-parter are well under half an hour, you know the story probably isn't that great. Really wasn't a big fan of this one, felt like there wasn't enough story to justify the premise. I enjoyed it being set in Iceland, but other than that it was pretty straightforward: evil corporation responsible for killing a woman's police inspector father so she now hunts for their killer. There was honestly only enough material here for a two-parter, and a character has a completely unrealistic change of heart. Overall, a disposable story I'll probably barely remember in a year.


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

Previous Story: Hour of the Cybermen


It's not often you get a story set in Iceland, that already makes this a unique experience. I really liked the vibes of this one, it was a lot smaller-stakes than some of the previous stories, focused entirely on a small-town mystery. Yrsa Kristjansdottir was a fun character, and she played off the Doctor particularly well.

The Doctor was extra silly in this story, my preferred way for the Doctor to be written. I found the idea of the Hunter really interesting, especially the taking of cherished memories as trophies. I really liked the themes of corruption and conspiracy here and the way it followed a typical police procedural format. I do like that the ending is open-ended, it would be nice to see a story or two more with Yrsa.


Next Story: The Marian Conspiracy


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