Pretty fun opening if you don't take it too seriously, and nice to see Jonny Green on-screen after listening to the Torchwood audio seasons..

My only gripe is the fact it seems to be written as if originally intended for an audio- lots of exposition, when the audience can see what's happening.

But I can't, in good faith, give a Favourite Heart to an episode featuring cat death. 💔

-After thinking on this episode for a few hours, my ratings dropped from a 4 star to a 2.5 star -

I haven't read the novel nor have I watched any of the 5th Doctor's run as of writing this review, and yet this story was beautiful. I love the Great Vampire lore, the Rassilon intro monologue, and the Tegan and Nyssa moments in this one 💜 🦇 🌙

How beautifully harrowing...

Out of all of the stories in this collection I'd say this is the closest a Whoniverse adaption has been to it's original telling. The beauty of Cinderella's story with an underused villain. "Vampires of Venice" was a great introduction for a new monster that has since been criminally forgotten about. This story uses them perfectly.

I adore how the 11th Doctor is a parallel to Cinderella's Fairy Godmother, the chariot being the TARDIS, and the final dance having sinister purposes. And a fairy tale like this would be incomplete without - as the 11th Doctor would say - "happy endings 😊🎈"

A beautiful story ♥️

This story reminded me of Aliens (1986), with a woman trapped in cryo-stasis, and the Wirrn acting as a parallel to the facehuggers (ovamorphs), which is a great sign.

Sleeping Beauty was always the fairy tale I adored the most, and creating a sci-fi retelling like this is stunning. The threat of Maleficent is dropped, and instead replaced with not only the Wirrn but the "Final Frontier", demonstrating how space-travel can be just as unforgiving as any other monster or beast. This story does a fantastic job at describing the empty vastness of Space, a sort of horror that rarely gets explored in the main show...

And rather than having Sleeping Beauty be a Princess, it's so delightfully meaningful having her instead be a Captain of an interstellar ship, and the awakening final kiss not being sexual/romantic in nature.

Considering the dark origins of Sleeping Beauty (the version as told by Giambattista Basile in 1634), this Whoniverse adaption is a welcome progression, and one I love dearly ♥️

To date, this is my favourite Weeping Angel story. It's beautiful with such a heartwarming ending. I really hope to see it one day become a televised story. This story perfectly reminds the reader that not everyone is The Doctor, and can easily be at the peril of cosmic beings. But similarly, it demonstrates finding the light in an otherwise dark and depressing situation, as many of the stories in this collection do. I truly hold this story close to my heart since I first read it as a child... ♥️

A wonderful little story and a wholesome conclusion to the anthology book of fairy tales. I loved the absence of The Doctor in this, likewise with a few other entries in this set. However, to situate this certain story at the end of the book, about a knight going to face an Ice Warrior honourably, and the Ice Warrior not being a hostile threat, is certainly heartwarming. This short story is one of hope, optimism, and a sense of wonder for what lies ahead in life. And, of course, shows that not every alien wants to invade or upset people, some are just passing by, on their own journeys...

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(Light spoilers ahead):  Well this was a depressingly beautiful story that left me in unexpected tears. The girl duo grew on me over the hour's listen, as they did on Jack's character. I love the character development with Jack attempting to see "beyond the veil", with him believing that there is an afterlife he just doesn't have access to- its such a more haunting concept than RTD's more usually atheistic approach to the afterlife. Didn't expect to cry in a story situated in-between two light-hearted stories. Definitely one of the best stories that this range has to offer =)

This audio is such a good insight into Yvonne and Tommy, I already love it so much. The interviews towards the end highlight how this story can leave you with multiple interpretations of the character dynamics.

I won't spoil too much of the plot, but the actual circumstances bordered on psychological horror, with plenty body horror accompanying it. Some scenes are quite nightmarish, in a beautifully Lovecraftian way. And Tommy offering to momentarily comfort Yvonne from the horrors was a highlight scene for me, personally.

With it being a Valentines Day-orientated audio, I can't express how well this audio also portrays Yvonne's perception of love, to the point I honestly think her character is aroace. When there are so many Torchwood ships, pairings, and couples, it is a bit refreshing to see a character who is more solitary, and who despises any expression of vulnerability. It's lovely seeing that representation, and I found myself personally agreeing on Yvonne's remarks towards how she views love.

However, the true beauty of "Inseparable" is that my interpretation of Yvonne being aroace will not resonate with some listeners, and listeners will be able to come to their own conclusions about the character dynamics, as evident with the ending interviews. 

I adore these two characters immensely, and this audio further demonstrates how beautifully complex they can be, and it's great to see Tommy's character gaining more recognition in the main range audios, beyond the TW1 boxsets.♥️

Before the recent Ianthology and I Hate Mondays, this was my favourite audio.

It's the closest we've ever gotten to something akin to SCP. And with Ianto being an introvert, requiring moments of solitude, it made sense to make a story of him in the Archives. In a way, this also makes the audio feel homely, as we're still in the Hub, and Ianto does live there afterall.

In certain ways, this is reminiscent of 'Journey to The Centre of the TARDIS', of Clara exploring the bowels of the ship (an episode which I adored), but instead of an infamous side-plot, it's Ianto's narrated thoughts on a recorder.

I personally used this episode to calm down my exam-season anxiety in 2023, and it was a great listen on top of that.