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Review of Daughter of the Gods by joeymapes21

21 February 2025

Phenomenal. Truly wonderful balance of character, really fleshing out Katarina, balanced perfectly with action in a well paced plot.

The First and Second Doctor's dynamic and interactions are fantastic - truly utilising a multi-Doctor interaction without resorting to old tropes and used gimmicks, which really builds to the experience. Peter Purves and Frazer Hines do a great job playing their respective companions and Doctor's and should be commended for the job that they do, which helps enhance the multi-Doctor experience too.

The plot as alluded to, is fantastic. Some timey wimey aspects, with high stakes - there is not a dull moment, in the story telling created in this story. The Daleks are utilised fantastically, and they felt a real threat again, something which is so often lacking in Dalek stories.

And the star here, is the attention given to Katarina - Ajjaz Awad gives a great performance in developing an under served companion. In the show, her potential to grow is evident from her short screen time, and how she was shown to learn and develop here, delivers on the opportunity she never received on TV. It makes The Daleks' Master Plan even more tragic, as we see how well she interacts with the Doctor and Steven.


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Review of Death and the Queen by joeymapes21

20 February 2025

What this story, and this boxset, has captured perfectly is the dynamic of Tennant and Tate - the stories utilise their chemistry perfectly, to ensure that the stories are exciting, and flow. Their performances are, similar to their TV series, a highlight of what are already well paced, well conceived, enjoyable stories. This story particularly was a lot of fun - it captured the comedic elements that these characters excel at, in a story which was already well layered, and a fun romp. The supporting characters weren't quite as strong, but were still developed nicely to bring me into the world we were exploring. It captures some of the best components of Doctor Who - bringing in some dark horror concepts, coupled perfectly with the lighter comedic elements. A great story!


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Review of Time Reaver by joeymapes21

19 February 2025

Tennant and Tate continue to be on top form - their chemistry even off screen sparkles, and its evident in the characters too. Another story which would fit perfectly into Series 4, and this was a very well plotted and paced story. I managed to really feel invested in every side character, and felt I was alongside them within this. The story, plot, and villain were well considered, and delivered perfectly. A really enjoyable, fun, story!


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Review of Static by joeymapes21

19 February 2025

Intensely atmospheric, with an eerie and spooky beginning. The opening premise, characters, and mystery pulls you in, and layers are added to the intrigue continually, keeping the momentum flowing, questions sparkling, and myself suitably thrilled. As the Static becomes explained, and the layers unravel, I don't think it fully reaches its potential, but it doesn't ruin a strong, atmoshperic beginning and approach to the story.


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Review of Doctor Who In Wonderland by joeymapes21

18 February 2025

Fun, magical and charming from the very first page.

Using the TARDIS team really well, an excellent piece to continue the challenging dynamic with Turlough. Throughout, I was theorising what was happening, and was pleasantly surprised with the conclusion. Wonderland feels a perfectly natural setting for Doctor Who, and the characters inhabit the universe effortlessly.

Magrs also just gets the characters well, which helps the prose and characterisation flow - however, I often felt Nyssa a little under served.


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Review of Seaside Rendezvous by joeymapes21

17 February 2025

Doctor Who on holiday - I love dynamics of characters simply enjoying themselves on the show, and this starting premise is great. It loses way when the threat is introduced though, and for a short comic, wasn't particularly enjoyable or fun to read.


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Review of A Glitch in Time by joeymapes21

17 February 2025

A fun timey-wimey comic which explores an interesting time travel paradox in a fun, exciting way. Enjoyed the story and art, and it was a satisfying answer to questions around a paradox which I often myself consider in implications of the show.


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Review of The Good Soldier by joeymapes21

17 February 2025

Really good comic story, gripped by the story throughout, and fantastic art. Not too overly reliant on the past, while alluding to it well, and some great horror concepts and ideas. The Seventh Doctor and Ace continue to have their characters shine through the page. Great story.


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Review of The Chameleon Factor by joeymapes21

17 February 2025

Another story which is inoffensive, and offers good call backs to the past, providing some details missed in the past, which I always appreciate.  But, unless it sets something else up, it really doesn't stand out as anything special to me again.

 


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Review of Party Animals by joeymapes21

17 February 2025

A lot of fun, with nice visual homages to the past, and nicely hints at the future, building up to a nice funny conclusion. Again, just nothing much to it except some fun throwbacks.


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