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A review by mrcoldstream
Doctor Who: Cold Fusion by Lance Parkin
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
🙏🏼58% = Average!
Adapted from The Virgin Missing Adventures novel of the same name, published in 1996.
This story is told in a timey-wimey fashion, with the Seventh Doctor arriving at a planet where his earlier self, the Fifth Doctor, has caused havoc. From the Fifth Doctor's POV, this story takes place directly after Castrovalva, with a freshly regenerated Fifth Doctor.
The first part of the story is very confusing to follow. There are a lot of characters, and it's not exactly clear how everything connects. The second part doesn't make things easier to follow, as the story floats around a lot, seemingly without a real structure. Part 3 settles in a bit and begins to piece together the puzzle, but it's still not overly exciting.
The last part finally turns up the dial on tension as the characters fight against time to stop a devastating explosion. This also finally sees Doctors Five and Seven meet up and bicker their way through the climax.
I guess the most interesting thing here is the introduction of Patience, a Time Lady revealed to be the Doctor's wife (the novels did this years before Steven Moffat!). She and the larger exploration of the Doctor's past are kind of fascinating, but not as much as I'd hoped.
Matthew Waterhouse sounds strange; I don't remember him sounding like this in his other audio appearances as Adric. Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, and Sarah Sutton are good, and they all sound very close to their 80s selves.
The pace is mostly very fast, so it's easy to get confused about things, at least until the story settles down in the latter half.
The sound design is occasionally so loud and messy that it's difficult to follow the dialogue.
Adapted from The Virgin Missing Adventures novel of the same name, published in 1996.
This story is told in a timey-wimey fashion, with the Seventh Doctor arriving at a planet where his earlier self, the Fifth Doctor, has caused havoc. From the Fifth Doctor's POV, this story takes place directly after Castrovalva, with a freshly regenerated Fifth Doctor.
The first part of the story is very confusing to follow. There are a lot of characters, and it's not exactly clear how everything connects. The second part doesn't make things easier to follow, as the story floats around a lot, seemingly without a real structure. Part 3 settles in a bit and begins to piece together the puzzle, but it's still not overly exciting.
The last part finally turns up the dial on tension as the characters fight against time to stop a devastating explosion. This also finally sees Doctors Five and Seven meet up and bicker their way through the climax.
I guess the most interesting thing here is the introduction of Patience, a Time Lady revealed to be the Doctor's wife (the novels did this years before Steven Moffat!). She and the larger exploration of the Doctor's past are kind of fascinating, but not as much as I'd hoped.
Matthew Waterhouse sounds strange; I don't remember him sounding like this in his other audio appearances as Adric. Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, and Sarah Sutton are good, and they all sound very close to their 80s selves.
The pace is mostly very fast, so it's easy to get confused about things, at least until the story settles down in the latter half.
The sound design is occasionally so loud and messy that it's difficult to follow the dialogue.