Thank god for this. I was starting to get a bit bored of the audios with the first 3 sets of Dark Eyes. This reignited my interest. A well thought out story, with interesting characters, and a really good albeit sad twist at the end. Loved it.

The Doctor is an idiot (foreshadowing!) and Clara confronts him for it. Loved it for the drama and the acting (Capaldi and Coleman are fantastic).

The sci-fi stuff is okayish, I can accept that the moon is an egg and that a dragon hatches from it I guess.

The messaging can be a bit misguided. The first time I watched I loved it. Then I went online and saw the controversy this episode caused. I can understand why people hate this episode, but (having just rewatched it) I just don't think it is the intent of the episode to give that statement, although I believe it should have been better written so it could avoid seeming like it was agreeing with that kind of ideology.

The moral dilemma is there for Clara to realise what kind of person the Doctor is, and to call him out for it, so we can have proper character development (which is what the 12th Doctor's run is all about).

Perfect episode. Infinitely rewatchable. Immensely captivating.

In hindsight, best first episode of any Doctor. First time I watched I felt like Clara, missing my raggedy man, so I didn't really like this episode. Then I fell in love with the 12th Doctor, so on a rewatch this is great, the meta narrative and underlying symbolism of what change means in this show is just amazing. How it confronts the viewer with this new and grumpy Doctor. It takes balls to do this for a first episode, I love it when risks are taken, and even more when they pay off like this.

This was excellent. A really interesting base under siege story with the Mau Mau Rebellion in Kenia in the 50s as a political and historical background. I must confess I hadn't heard of this period before I listened to this, so props for making me a bit less uninformed in the history of Africa (or, frankly, anything that isn't western history).

The characters are phenomenal too.

Klein is such an amazing addition to the Doctor as a companion (and a ballsy move if I might add, something the TV show would never, with her being a nazi and all...). And given that the 7th Doctor is the one that is known the best for overthrowing fascist regimes across the galaxy, this just makes this duo an extremely interesting one to follow, ripe with conflict and philosophical discussions. Her and O'Donnell share the same ideologies, and have a few conversations that made me shiver frankly, like the talks about the 4th Reich and having connections in the upper classes of Britain with the same ideas...

The resolution isn't perfect really (as I found the main villain somewhat lacking), but it is thematically appropriate with the political ideas this story is interested in exploring. Listening to Klein helping the Doctor convince Abraham to choose for himself instead of doing what he is told is pretty funny, and the conversation the both have when everything is done is so good, as they both toss gibes at each other's ideologies.

Finally, the end having Klein join the Doctor makes me think that she will ultimately change her fascist perspectives after experiencing all the galaxy has to offer, as they say, travel broadens the mind. Or she just might join the Daleks the first time they meet, who knows!

PS: I would really like a TV episode centered in a period of Africa similar to this, but with the 15th Doctor, having to battle between the racism of the colonialists of the era and the civil unrest. It would be interesting choosing the Rwandan Civil War (although it may be a bit to personal for Ncuti). I just think that this story would have gone a lot different if the Doctor wasn't a white male, so a 15th Doctor historical is just so much more interesting to me than with any other incarnation. The first 12 incarnations can just saunter in and assert immediate dominion over all higher authorities present with their intelligence and their charisma, but with the 15th Doctor I would be inclined to say that in some periods (medieval ages like in The Time Monster) he couldn't even be allowed to enter the premises before being struck down. It would make for a logical sequel to Dot and Bubble's message I think.

PSS: I know the 13th Doctor has a similar problem, like in the Witchfinders, but she's white so in this case she would probably just have been brushed off until she proved her knowledge and prowess to the rest of the house.

Okay this had a great first part, and then I can't really remember what happened between the second and third, so this would be a 2,5 or 3/5.

Except for the fact that we have communist Daleks in here, controlled by a plant that a Thal has planted into them so they can go and carry the bolshevik revolution across time and space, and I just have to applaud that crazy af idea.

And the best part is that the Doctor agrees with that, although knowing the Daleks he thinks of a way for them to kill themselves if they ever go back to their old ways (which of course they do).

Don't know what to think, the end more than makes up for the slog that is the middle part of this story, so yeah, a 3,5/5.

I love it when the Doctor is so based.

Okay the last five minutes or so are probably my favorite scene Paul McGann has ever done as the Doctor (at least regarding main range and the EDA). At least it's up there with his performance in Scherzo, Chimes, , Neverland/Zagreus, Natural History... It is what makes me rank up this story from a 4/5 to a 5/5. The rage, the way he can make you feel how out of control the Doctor is. Man, just give him three seasons with 10 or so episodes each. Please BBC. Anyways...

The script isn't as tight or as epic as I would like it to be (nor what the excellent performances deserve), but I found myself loving it anyway. It's always cool when these stories act as sequels to a 40+ years old serial made in black and white (that everybody thought it would never be watched again when the credits rolled).

Lucie is bleeding amazing, her sacrifice is really emotional, but, as I said, it's what comes after that is the highlight of this episode, and probably this 4 seasons...

So, as this is the last episode, I want to share my opinion of the EDAs. Coming from the Main Range (where we had amazing, thought-provoking, experimental episodes which more than made up for the handful of bad or uninteresting ones) to this run has been a disappointment for me. The first 3 seasons were riddled with dull or plainly bad written episodes, and uneventful finales. Only exceptions for me personally were Max Warp (a politically-driven murder mystery I loved), the Human Resources finale (which was okayish) and maybe Morbius (because I love when they tie in to other, and better, serials). The biggest exception is this 4th season, as its arc is well thought-out and the individual episode are above and beyond what we have listened before. It's a shame Lucie's exit is in the first episode. And even if she still appears in the majority, she is no longer the Doctor's companion. As a result, I haven't really felt a connection to Lucie as I felt with Charley (one of my favourite companions btw), so while I loved her in her final moments, I wish I could have felt the same in the other 30 episodes she is in.

Anyway, a bad 8th Doctor story is better than no story at all, so I have enjoyed this  run for the brilliant mess it is. Dark eyes is next!

PS: Didn't think they would kill Alex off, as I know he is in other audios, although I surmise it has something to do with timey-wimey stuff. Liked his character actually, wish it was more developed though.

Okay I really liked this one. Though I seem to be in a minority hehe.

Warning: Do not open the next review if you have not watched the whole season!!!

Just a thought though, why do people put spoilers about the later episodes in here??

I got spoilt about the misterious time traveller while reading the other review here. I mean there's the warning about spoilers, but you should only spoil the episode you are currently reviewing.

Anyway, it's pretty obvious in hindsight who it is but it kinda sucks, I will probably not read any review when it's something as serialised as this 4th season.

This was pretty fire. Pun intended.

Nice little indie game. Nothing too fancy, acts as a sort of sequel to Blink. Had fun, pretty interesting storyline.

But can we please get an actual proper videogame for Doctor Who??? Like an RPG with a new Doctor (morbius, alternate universe or future, which ever) whose personality you can mould with dialogue (see Disco Elysium), or an action adventure game, or a shooter with Torchwood... Just throwing ideas at the wall...