A review by kmccubbin
Doctor Who: The Fearmonger by Jonathan Blum
3.0
Another attempt to use sound itself, quite literally, as a motive force in the narrative. Some style to the whole thing and an occasional moment of creepiness as people sit isolated in booths listening for voices and warnings, but it doesn't add up to much. In the end there is a really convoluted political intrigue that just doesn't work. Motivations seem loose and slapped together to serve a pre-ordained climax.
Sylvester McCoy's gravity is, as always, a delight, though Sophie Aldred's Ace is kind of wasted here. Big Finish seems to be unsire as to whether this is the teen Ace of the TV show that's a little more mature, or the war hardened Ace of the Virgin novels who truly no longer trusts her Doctor. A choice needs to be made.
Also, Big Finish is still trying to wrap their heads around how audio works here. It's an interesting experiment, but not great.
Sylvester McCoy's gravity is, as always, a delight, though Sophie Aldred's Ace is kind of wasted here. Big Finish seems to be unsire as to whether this is the teen Ace of the TV show that's a little more mature, or the war hardened Ace of the Virgin novels who truly no longer trusts her Doctor. A choice needs to be made.
Also, Big Finish is still trying to wrap their heads around how audio works here. It's an interesting experiment, but not great.