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Released

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Written by

Marc Platt

Runtime

63 minutes

Story Type

Two-Parter

Tropes (Potential Spoilers!)

Ocean world

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Funderell

Synopsis

A god has died. A crime has been committed. And an even greater threat lies beneath the surface.

On the ocean world of Funderell, Romana has been reunited with her old friend from Gallifrey, Sartia, and the Doctor is investigating the history and religion of this strange world. But events have quickly spiralled out of control.

Why is this planet of such interest to the Time Lords? What lurks in the depths?

The life of more than one world is at stake. But time is running out.

Note: This adventure continues from Doctor Who - The Fourth Doctor Adventures: The Skin of the Sleek

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

Previous Story: The Skin of the Sleek


This story has so much going on that I don't know where to start. This is a solid story all-round, from the plot, the setting, the characters and the performances.

The planet of Funderell is a strange one, a gelatinous planet the whole way down, embroiled with ancient Time Lord antics. The way the mystery slowly unravels is one of my favourite parts about this two-parter.

The villain, Sartia, is brilliantly acted by Joannah Tincey. She's an insane, manipulative character and you can really tell that there is a history between her and Romana.

Speaking of Romana, this is a story that focuses heavily on her, her attitude towards travelling with the Doctor, her history in the Academy. It's all very interesting insight into a companion who has loads of potential for exploration.

The plot itself, while at times hard to follow, is well-crafted and doesn't lose your attention at all. The stakes are high especially towards the end and I like that the Doctor takes a bit of a backseat to let Romana shine.

Overall, its a thrilling conclusion to Series 6 that captures the surreality and uniqueness of it's respective era.


Next Story: Meglos

4DA Series 6 Review: 8/10


Every single story in this series was great. I loved the unique feel in each story and even the worst bits were entertaining. What I think this series excels in is the atmosphere of every story, you can easily imagine the setting and characters leaving the individual parts of this series quite memorable.

I think it could do with being a bit more experimental, most of these stories are fairly basic in terms of plot. I also feel like it could have done with more K9, he didn't appear in enough stories in my opinion.

It's a great series with rich worldbuilding, the plots are mostly easy to follow so it's a very good one to pick up for a bit of simple fun.


 


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