Stories Audio Drama Susan's War Susan's War Episode: 1 2 The Lost Son 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 4 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Written by Sarah Cassidy Directed by John Ainsworth Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) War Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Time War Synopsis Still reeling from meeting her Grandfather back on Earth, Susan is assigned to assist a mother in search of her son. Priestess Vesselina is the new ruler of her world, and someone Gallifrey is keen to recruit as an ally. But strange forces are at work on Materos, and Susan's empathy becomes a weapon to be used against her... Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Susan How to listen to The Lost Son: Big Finish Audio Susan’s War: Family Ties Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 4 reviews 24 November 2024 · 27 words Review by Rock_Angel 1 I feel I should have relistend to Susan’s war 1 before this but anyway nice to have Carol back but tbh was hoping for more from this Like Liked 1 30 August 2024 · 294 words Review by MrColdStream Spoilers 3 This review contains spoilers! ✅8/10 = VERY GOOD! Thworping through time and space, one adventure at a time! THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: I love the opening scene, and how it harks back to Susan's very first scene in An Unearthly Child! The calm before the storm is short-lived, though, as Susan reels from the events of The Shoreditch Intervention and is instantly shoved away on a new mission—to find a missing child on the planet of Materos and recruit the planet into the Time War in the process. Susan has a rough time, as Materos is a planet that strongly affects her psychic abilities, taunting her with visions of her grandfather and deceased son. These scenes are done very well and wonderfully encapsulate the emotional turmoil she goes through. Debuting writer Sarah Cassidy also takes the opportunity to explore Materos, their two races, and their decision to stay out of the war to protect the people. This is mostly about Susan’s past haunting her and her using this weakness as a strength instead. Carole Ann Ford is marvellous and very effectively taps into a mother still feeling the loss of her son. Veklin is around to be snarky and to explore the politics of Materos but has minimal function beyond that. We also hear the War Doctor briefly as well as Susan’s son Alex, played by the Doctor’s real son Sonny McGann. The other takeaway is the apparent resurgence of Alex, to the surprise of both Susan and the listener. It is a trap, of course, but used well to explore Susan’s emotional trauma. The resolution is simple but logical and ties to the overall theme of democratic rule as opposed to hereditary rule. Like Liked 3 29 August 2024 · 20 words Review by sircarolyn Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! I really enjoyed this one. Susan and Veklin's friend- I mean, comradeship is so everything to me. Like Liked 1 28 August 2024 · 43 words Review by twelvesoswald Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! i enjoyed this, glad they didn't do the alex/susan thing yet, because i feel it will happen with the 8 stuff. it becomes clear in the 2nd story that due to the timey-wimey nature of why war is here, that could still happen. Like Liked 2 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating28 members 3.45 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 36 Favourited 2 Reviewed 4 Saved 0 Skipped 0 Owned 2 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote