Stories Audio Drama UNIT UNIT Dominion 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Tuesday, October 23, 2012 Written by Nicholas Briggs, Jason Arnopp Publisher Big Finish Productions Runtime 300 minutes Time Travel Present Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Imposter Doctor, Master of Disguise Location (Potential Spoilers!) Tolian dimension, Earth Synopsis The universe stands on the brink of a dimensional crisis — and the Doctor and Raine are pulled into the very epicentre of it. Meanwhile, on Earth, UNIT scientific advisor Dr Elizabeth Klein and an incarnation of the Doctor she's never encountered before are tested to the limit by a series of bizarre, alien invasions. At the heart of it all is a terrible secret, almost as old as the Time Lords themselves. Reality is beginning to unravel and two Doctors, Klein, Raine and all of UNIT must use all their strength and guile to prevent the whole of creation being torn apart. Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Seventh Doctor Ace Elizabeth Klein Raine Creevy The Reborn Master First Appearance Spoiler!Click to reveal 👀 Show All Characters (5) How to listen to UNIT Dominion: Listen on Apple Music Listen on Spotify Big Finish Audio UNIT Dominion Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 2 reviews 3 March 2025 · 1023 words Review by ThetaSigmaEarChef Spoilers 3 This review contains spoilers! An excellent story, 4/5! Heavy spoilers throughout. I'll start where my heart lies - with the thoschei content! (Okay, and my general Master character thoughts, but, you know, thoschei!!) The Master gave a very convincing performance as the Doctor; if I hadn't known MacQueen was in this and pretending to be the doctor before I begun listening, I would have believed he was the doctor, 100%. I like how the characters themselves pointed out that the fact that the Master was so good at pretending to be the Doctor, pretending to be good, that this goes beyond deceit - some of it must be real. Admiration, connection... love? Specifically where Klein pointed out how much the Master enjoyed helping UNIT, not just faking that enjoyment... yeah, that was the stuff right there. She gets it. I do genuinely love when we have characters within the story who are doing the same thing as the audience, expressing our feelings for us - it feels interactive. Usually characters' decisions and observations invoke feelings in their audience, but this time, it almost felt the other way around - or as if we were having a conversation, sharing our ideas. I suppose that's what comes of a story written by fans! When the Master reveals himself and is taunting the Doctor after not killing him, his voice goes soft, almost purring... Thoschei fans stay winning (: loved all the nods to RTD-era thoschei too! The way 7 growls the Master's name is so many levels of insane. Plus, the classic "Join me, let's rule the universe together" offer my beloved! "My dear dear dear Doctor" eeeeee us Thoschei fans really were fed with this one! A little fanwanky, but hey, that's what I'm here for. Despite all this, there was a line implying that the Doctor and the Master were brothers. It was very jarring amongst what did seem like an intentionally romantic depiction of their relationship, but I suppose that it's likely that as a thoschei fan, I was reading that into the audio more than was intended. Now, let's give at least a little bit of this review over to the other characters and the plot - as much as I'd like to, I can't only talk about the Master! Despite not knowing anything about Raine, I found it easy to understand her personality and motivations. I feel like I should have listened to more Klein material before this, as there were definitely a couple times where I felt I was missing references, but I still understood the story perfectly well. Generally speaking, I found myself caring about even the most minor of characters - I started crying on the tube when the Tolian attacked Sylvie, I was so attached! I do get more invested in the emotional side of stories than most people, but I still think anyone would enjoy the level of thought and work that has been put into developing each and every character in this story. This audio uses UNIT very skillfully; we are really made to feel for the soldiers, actually form relationships with them as an audience - not something the TV show usually succeeds at doing for one-offs. In the interviews, they mentioned that they tried to make this not just a doctor/master story, but specifically a UNIT story, and I think it shows. They did that well. The interviews were great fun to listen to, I do recommend them. Loved Maynard's actor giving a shout out to all the ensign expendable UNIT soldiers who've died over the years, and people talking about how lovely Sylvester is to work with, including of course his spoons! Over on the plot side of things, I was not very engaged by 7 and Raine's parts in the first couple discs, as I often felt that the characters were giving us the information rather than us learning it ourselves. It was as if this was written for a visual medium, rather than a purely auditory one. I especially noticed this when the giant floating heads came into the story - it just did not feel like something that had been written to be heard, rather than seen. However, the plot and characters were strong enough that this did not bring the audio down as much as other audios written this way, which is why I only dropped one star off the rating for this. The general shape of this story was quite similar to sound of drums/last of the time lords - the master disguises himself as someone else, recruits a dying alien species he somehow "saved" turning them into weapons to be his army, and begins taking over while keeping the Doctor prisoner and threatening his companion. It's a little derivative and a little fanwanky, but I did enjoy it a lot. I am very much a fanwanky person - I enjoy shout-outs and namedrops and nods and references and shipping fuel. It can sometimes overwhelm a story and take away from the plot, but I am just one of those people who really likes that kind of stuff, so it does not take away from my rating at all. I can understand how people who aren't in it for the references would be rolling their eyes in this story, though. (As an example of a reference that got me squealing, when I heard "Terserus", I went "omg!!! Planet from my Curse of Fatal Death!!!" (Not realising it's appeared in other Who media too)). There was never a point where I was bored - the pacing was good and I stayed engaged in the story without feeling lost at any point. This was something I was quite worried about, considering the unusual length, but they really pulled this off! Overall, a wonderful story that definitely lives up to the hype with commendable development of even the most minor of characters. An incredible introduction to a brilliant Master that well deserves those four hours, and those four stars! I recommend this to anyone with a long car journey coming up who needs a good way to pass the time! I promise, you won't regret it. ThetaSigmaEarChef View profile Like Liked 3 5 February 2025 · 540 words Review by KnuppMello Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! Original (Brazilian Portuguese) Translation (English) É muito provável que esse seja o áudio mais longo que a BIG FINISH já lançou em toda sua história, tendo até mesmo mais minutagens que o conhecido Zagreus (Especial de 40 Anos de Doctor Who) – Idealizado em coletivo, a escrita de Nicholas Briggs e Jason Arnopp consegue de forma surpreendente ser instigante do início até o fim de seu enredo mesmo contando com quase 4 horas de duração. É interessante notar ao decorrer da experiencia como cada uma das quatro partes se completam perfeitamente, polindo os detalhes essências e de grande importância para a jornada, gradualmente sua estrutura narrativa vai convencendo seu ouvinte a necessidade de uma trama tão longa. Vale lembrar que é importante chegar em “Dominion” tendo consumido a parte inicial do arco da “Elizabeth Klein”, sua primeira aparição é em “Coldtiz” e depois mais a frente, ela ganha uma excelente Trilogia formada pelas Main Ranges “A Thousand Tiny Wings”, “Survival of the Fittest” e “The Architects of History”, sem contar no essencial prelúdio “Klein’s Story”. Além disso, também temos o retorno da companion “Raine Creevy” que teve sua tímida introdução em uma remessa de Lost Stories dos roteiros que seriam da 27° Temporada. Aqui a jovem ganha os merecidos saldos positivos, se tornando uma personagem notável e útil diferente do que infelizmente ocorreu anteriormente. Agora falando do enredo em si, “Dominion” é aquela típica aventura envolvendo uma situação alarmante de alta escala bem ao estilo Russell T Davies, sabe - Mas em comparação, o áudio apresenta situações muito menos exageradas do que os episódios do showrunner, porém, as vezes também peca quando tenta maquiar momentos/acontecimentos simples em algo muito épico. Infelizmente é impossível ignorar o fato de que alguns lançamentos da BIG FINISH se tornaram bem datados para os dias de hoje – Sim, é inegável que foram produtos e ideias que funcionaram muito bem no período de lançamento, mas se tornaram muito previsíveis ao decorrer do tempo. Sim, estou me referindo ao plot twist principal da história envolvendo os personagens do Macqueen. Inicialmente como um “O Doctor” dito de uma dimensão diferente, o ator empenha um papel fantástico contendo uma toda uma energia única, com arquétipo maníaco maravilhoso, se resultando em uma presença de personagem que chega até mesmo ofuscar a do próprio McCoy. Mas depois de muito tempo, depois de sua popularidade e ganhar outras histórias, o plot twist de Dominion enfraqueceu sendo visto como manjado. Mas não se engane, tudo isso é compensado pelo excelente plano meticuloso do vilão, a forma como ele move as peças essenciais para conspirar a seu favor, também o jeito como conduziu e executou sua façanha é algo muito bem arquitetado pelos escritores. Em resumo, confesso que fui ouvir Dominion com expetativas altíssimas, esperando um resultado final de 10/10, infelizmente o fato do seu plot twist ter naturalmente se tornado manjado, alguns de seus momentos apresentarem tons épicos exagerados e (como sempre) reprodução tediosas de conflitos de invasão, fizeram essa antologia perder alguns pontos na minha avaliação final. O que não desqualifica o produto por completo, afirmo que são 4 horas de enredos muito bem aproveitadas, onde temos um caso raro de 3 pilares disputando para ver quem é o melhor protagonista da trama, 7° Doutor, Alex Macqueen e claro a Klein, recomendo! It is very likely that this is the longest audio that BIG FINISH has ever released in its entire history, even having more minutes than the well-known Zagreus (40 Year Doctor Who Special) - Conceived collectively, the writing of Nicholas Briggs and Jason Arnopp manages surprisingly to be intriguing from the beginning to the end of its plot even with almost 4 hours of duration. It is interesting to note throughout the experience how each of the four parts complements each other perfectly, polishing the essential and very important details for the journey, gradually its narrative structure convinces the listener of the need for such a long plot. It is worth mentioning that it is important to arrive at "Dominion" having consumed the initial part of the "Elizabeth Klein" arc, her first appearance is in "Colditz" and later on, she gains an excellent Trilogy formed by the Main Ranges "A Thousand Tiny Wings", "Survival of the Fittest" and "The Architects of History", not to mention the essential prelude "Klein’s Story". Additionally, we also have the return of the companion "Raine Creevy" who had her timid introduction in a batch of Lost Stories from the scripts that would be from the 27th Season. Here the young woman gains the well-deserved positive feedback, becoming a notable and useful character unlike what unfortunately happened before. Now speaking of the plot itself, "Dominion" is that typical adventure involving an alarming high-scale situation very much in the style of Russell T Davies, you know - But in comparison, the audio presents situations much less exaggerated than the episodes of the showrunner, however, sometimes it also errs when trying to disguise simple moments/events into something very epic. Unfortunately, it is impossible to ignore the fact that some BIG FINISH releases have become quite dated these days - Yes, it is undeniable that they were products and ideas that worked very well at the time of release, but they have become very predictable over time. Yes, I am referring to the main plot twist of the story involving the Macqueen characters. Initially as a "The Doctor" said from a different dimension, the actor plays a fantastic role containing a unique energy, with a wonderful manic archetype, resulting in a character presence that even overshadows McCoy's own. But after a long time, after his popularity and gaining other stories, the plot twist of Dominion has weakened being seen as clichéd. But make no mistake, all this is compensated by the excellent meticulous plan of the villain, the way he moves the essential pieces to conspire in his favor, also the way he led and executed his feat is something very well designed by the writers. In summary, I confess that I went to listen to Dominion with very high expectations, expecting a final result of 10/10, unfortunately the fact that its plot twist has naturally become clichéd, some of its moments presenting exaggerated epic tones and (as always) tedious reproduction of invasion conflicts, made this anthology lose some points in my final evaluation. This does not disqualify the product completely, I affirm that there are 4 hours of very well-utilized plots, where we have a rare case of 3 pillars competing to see who is the best protagonist of the plot, 7th Doctor, Alex Macqueen and of course Klein, I recommend! (Translation generated by AI, so mistakes are possible). KnuppMello View profile Like Liked 1 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating102 members 4.03 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 190 Favourited 22 Reviewed 2 Saved 7 Skipped 2 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote