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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
Deeptime Frontier: This is a much better look into the Ravenous and who they are. They're even mildly scary in this one. I'm still not terribly impressed by them as an arc villain, but at least they're not trying to destroy the universe or anything, they just want to eat some Timelords; It's an understandable ambition. The aspect that makes it work is how much their very presence upsets and unnerves the Doctor. And if there's more than one Timelord around the Ravenous actually have a chance to be threatening. I'm still not entirely sold, but they are much better here.
Companion Piece: The 9 has been kidnapping all of the Doctor's companions and keeping them in cages, finding them by torturing River Song until she tells him where they are. Now the companions themselves have to escape without the Doctor's help. This is the best story of the boxset and just a really fun time in general. It's great to have Charley back and to see her working with Liv, Helen and Bliss escaping. It's a really great celebration of the Doctor's companions and was a delight to listen to.
L.E.G.E.N.D.: The Doctor meets the Brothers Grimm just as their stories themselves start coming to life. This one feels a lot like a New Who historical with it's emphasis on historical celebrities and a phenomenon based on the thing they are most famous for. It's very enjoyable, but not much more than that. It does manage to continue the new energy this arc has developed.
The Odds Against: And then it's gone. I didn't think this one worked very well at all. I still just don't think the Ravenous work very well as villains. They just whisper and rant about how they want to eat Timelords, and the Eleven has never really worked for me as a character. It was fine, but it wasn't nearly as good as the rest of the set.
It wasn't nearly as good as the second boxset, but it was still very good. I'm still looking forward to the next set though, especially since I suspect the Master's presence means that the Ravenous are a bit of a red herring, or he'll help the Doctor defeat them; Either way it should be an improvement.
Companion Piece: The 9 has been kidnapping all of the Doctor's companions and keeping them in cages, finding them by torturing River Song until she tells him where they are. Now the companions themselves have to escape without the Doctor's help. This is the best story of the boxset and just a really fun time in general. It's great to have Charley back and to see her working with Liv, Helen and Bliss escaping. It's a really great celebration of the Doctor's companions and was a delight to listen to.
L.E.G.E.N.D.: The Doctor meets the Brothers Grimm just as their stories themselves start coming to life. This one feels a lot like a New Who historical with it's emphasis on historical celebrities and a phenomenon based on the thing they are most famous for. It's very enjoyable, but not much more than that. It does manage to continue the new energy this arc has developed.
The Odds Against: And then it's gone. I didn't think this one worked very well at all. I still just don't think the Ravenous work very well as villains. They just whisper and rant about how they want to eat Timelords, and the Eleven has never really worked for me as a character. It was fine, but it wasn't nearly as good as the rest of the set.
It wasn't nearly as good as the second boxset, but it was still very good. I'm still looking forward to the next set though, especially since I suspect the Master's presence means that the Ravenous are a bit of a red herring, or he'll help the Doctor defeat them; Either way it should be an improvement.
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
god this was so weird. what is ravenous even about.
adventurous
funny
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The Eleven just keeps getting better and better and the decision to make him one of the Doctor’s companions, out of fear, was utterly brilliant! Can’t wait to see where they take this next. Surprisingly LEGEND was the best one in this boxset, just for Helen meeting the Brothers Grimm and the Doctor eating a gingerbread house, but the return of Charlotte Pollard was incredible and the Ravenous have become a genuinely menacing threat.