The Lost Stories is one of Big Finish's most interesting ranges. Audio adaptions of proposed story's that never made it to screen, after listening to some you can see why, whereas others are excellent and a glimpse of what could have been. Operation Werewolf is one of these strong entries. This is a true Second Doctor story, full of era appropriate tropes but combining with the well told and performed story to make a delightful listen. Michael Troughton thoroughly inhabits his father's role, capturing his mannerisms and vocal tone so very sell. Hines and Padbury are still wonderful as Jamie and Zoe, nearly 60 years on but still imbued with a youthful energy for these characters. Even at 6 episodes I did not find this story dragging, it flew by for me. This is simply a solid, wonderful piece of Second Doctor storytelling, it doesn't offer any surprise cameos or crossovers or do anything revelatory, but it delivers the Troughton era at it's best and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone seeking a strong Second Doctor story or just a solid piece of Doctor Who in general.
My Reviews
Shayleen has submitted 5 reviews and received 13 likes
Review of The Terror of the Umpty Ums by Shayleen
This is Moffat at his best. A short, sweet story that manages to deliver a very human, emotional impact. I'm sure all of us on this forum are deep, devoted Doctor Who fans who have a connection to the show, books, audios, or whatever else that runs deeper than the average person and this story reminds me of why I love it and why the Doctor is a hero. At 19 pages and free to read, I think every fan should give it a read x
Review of I Am a Dalek by Shayleen
The first of the quick reads series, a short series of annual short story's, this is an enjoyable, simple tale that adds an extra Dalek story to the RTD era with a reasonable explanation. The Dalek manages to be threatening, there is a nice human element to the story, there is not a lot to comment on other than it is an enjoyable slice of Doctor Who.
Review of Lost in Time by Shayleen
I only played this game out of a compulsive urge to complete it on this site, and after I initially rated 1.5 stars, I have dropped it to 0.5 stars. The game serves no purpose other than to get you to spend money. Frequent pop ups offer you deals to make things go faster so you can complete objectives quicker. The story is incoherent and choppy and meaningless fanservice exceeding the worst excesses of Big Finish and Titan. There is some merit and fun to be had in previous Doctor Who games like The Last Dalek and The Adventure Games, whereas this one has none and should, as it's name suggests, be lost to time.
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Review of Transit by Shayleen
One of the first VNA's I attempted to read back around 2017/18, I only got around 50 pages in before being sidetracked until this month and finally completing it, in quite quick time. Not one of my favourites, but definitely better than I feel the general consensus is. Rereading those first 50 pages I find so many scenes have stayed in my head, the prologue is a lovely couple of pages, the Doctor and Kadiatu have a lovely scene in a bar, the guest cast are interesting. Aaronovitch injects a lovely amount of diversity here, something Classic Who did not have enough of. The world building is strong, and the location headings for each change of perspective is a very helpful way if keeping track of where we are. Bernice, on her first adventure following her introduction last novel, is sadly sidelined and we don't get to spend much time with her as she is possessed for most of the story. She still has moments to shine, but it's not as many as would be ideal for a new companions first proper adventure. I feel some of the writing in action sequences and describing the technology can be a bit muddled and I did find myself losing focus at points, somewhat unclear as to what was happening. A glossary in the back was helpful, moreso for the terminology of this future setting.
Overall rate this a 7. It is above half of Timewyrm and all of Cats Cradle, but not as good as the previous couple of novels. But it is an intriguing experience and one I look forward to rereading in a few years.