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A review by romanjones
Doctor Who: The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 by Jonathan Barnes
5.0
Another great story in the Once and Future range. As each release comes out, the titular “once and future” makes more sense as the Doctor finds himself bouncing back and forth between his past and future incarnations. The previous stories have spotlighted only Classic Doctors, but this time the Doctor arrives in his First incarnation before being abruptly catapulted forward into his Tenth.
It gets a little confusing at times (wibbly wobbly time-y wimey), but technically we’re still following the Eighth Doctor while he’s investigating the weapon that’s causing him to constantly degenerate and regenerate. This time around Missy and the Paternoster Gang (Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint & Strax) join for the ride. And there’s Martians. It’s fun.
The highlight of this release for me was the interaction between the Tenth Doctor and Missy; the first time these versions of these characters have met, even though neither of them are quite themselves at the moment. David Tennant and Michelle Gomez are a joy together. The Paternoster Gang is fun too, although they could have been taken out of the story and not much would have changed.
The story misses an opportunity to add more characterization to the Martians, and without spoiling too much, the Doctor could have gone to the Land of Fiction at the end instead. It would have fit better narratively. But those are minor nitpicks that don’t really impede the story. Highly recommend.
It gets a little confusing at times (wibbly wobbly time-y wimey), but technically we’re still following the Eighth Doctor while he’s investigating the weapon that’s causing him to constantly degenerate and regenerate. This time around Missy and the Paternoster Gang (Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint & Strax) join for the ride. And there’s Martians. It’s fun.
The highlight of this release for me was the interaction between the Tenth Doctor and Missy; the first time these versions of these characters have met, even though neither of them are quite themselves at the moment. David Tennant and Michelle Gomez are a joy together. The Paternoster Gang is fun too, although they could have been taken out of the story and not much would have changed.
The story misses an opportunity to add more characterization to the Martians, and without spoiling too much, the Doctor could have gone to the Land of Fiction at the end instead. It would have fit better narratively. But those are minor nitpicks that don’t really impede the story. Highly recommend.