A review by colossal
Doctor Who: Project: Lazarus by Mark Wright, Cavan Scott
4.0
This is a sixth and seventh Doctor adventure with Evelyn Smythe as the sixth Doctor's companion. The story is #45 in the Big Finish main range and is a direct sequel to #23 in the same series, [b:Doctor Who: Project: Twilight|1317355|Doctor Who Project Twilight|Cavan Scott|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348197276s/1317355.jpg|1306670] by the same author.
I came into this with some trepidation. I wasn't a fan of Project: Twilight, and an unlooked-for sequel is rarely a good place to start. However, I was quite pleasantly surprised. The structure here suits the story well with it being essentially two linked two-part episodes, the first two with the sixth Doctor and Evelyn and the second two with the seventh Doctor. That kept the pace up and Nimrod makes for an excellent villain who plays well against both these Doctors. The seventh Doctor in particular is the mastermind schemer of the latter part of that incarnation and that plays brilliantly against another evil genius.
It's just a shame you have to get through the first story to get to this one.
This is also an important story for Evelyn, and I'm a little worried that it presages that character leaving which would be a huge shame because this Doctor/companion pairing has been consistently brilliant.
I came into this with some trepidation. I wasn't a fan of Project: Twilight, and an unlooked-for sequel is rarely a good place to start. However, I was quite pleasantly surprised. The structure here suits the story well with it being essentially two linked two-part episodes, the first two with the sixth Doctor and Evelyn and the second two with the seventh Doctor. That kept the pace up and Nimrod makes for an excellent villain who plays well against both these Doctors. The seventh Doctor in particular is the mastermind schemer of the latter part of that incarnation and that plays brilliantly against another evil genius.
It's just a shame you have to get through the first story to get to this one.
This is also an important story for Evelyn, and I'm a little worried that it presages that character leaving which would be a huge shame because this Doctor/companion pairing has been consistently brilliant.