![]() ![]() But all the pieces do click into place in the final act, and the final impression was a light, pacy and fun Doctor Who adventure with some clever story telling and monstrous monsters. What stymies it slightly is the seemingly endless stand off between Vorg, his assistant Shima and the alien humanoids whose planet they have come to with the scope, with a conspiracy between the aliens also thrown in for good measure. When we find out that they are all miniaturised and held in 'the Scope,' a piece of outlawed entertainment tech held by showman Vorg and his 'glamorous assistant,' that's a neat development, with a load of potential, especially when we find out that the box also holds many other alien species including Ogerons and Cybermen, other classic Who monsters. The scenes on the ship, with its time loop mystery, and rampaging Plesiosauruses, is satisfying and atmospheric story telling. I remember being pretty bemused, though, by the scenes on the alien world with bickering aliens and I had a similar experience listening to this today. I have memories of seeing this as a small boy, and the long necked sea monsters that terrorise the 1990's cruise ship, and then the alien Drashigs, also with their dragon like serpentine necks and terrifying roars, captured my imagination. ![]()
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