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A review by simsbrarian
Doctor Who: The Pescatons by Victor Pemberton
2.0
Ooof. This was entirely disappointing. If not for the 40+ minute interview with Elisabeth Sladen (actress who played Sarah Jane Smith) and the fact that Tom Baker did a decently fun read of the narration; this would not have been worth the listen at all.
This was a CD remastering (though "remastering" is a bit of a poor phrase as often the background music and ambient noises are so loud you have to turn the volume down; only to miss the much softer voices of the actors trying to speak over the cacophony) of a 1970s audio story in the Doctor Who universe. The Doctor and Sarah Jane land on a beach near the mouth of the Thames in current day London. But something fell from the sky and has been causing problems.It's the Pescatons! Seemingly invincible, metal-covered vicious human-eating half-fish humanoid monsters from the planet Pesca (in the constellation of Pisces, naturally). The one who landed is apparently an advance scout for the oncoming migration!
The pacing and storytelling here were very haphazard and the actual plot was very disjointed and completely illogical.The Doctor learns a vital bit of info early on when he sees a Pescaton die rather violently but doesn't choose to SHARE it with anyone. And it turns out the Magical Solution to these Nearly Invincible Murder Fish is...high pitched noises. So the Doctor plays a piccolo and It DISINTEGRATES THE flesh off their vertebra. I wish I was kidding... Sadly, Sarah Jane doesn't get much screen time and does nothing of real note.
This is one to skip unless you want to hear the actor's voices and get a laugh at just how strange and rather bad the whole thing is.
This was a CD remastering (though "remastering" is a bit of a poor phrase as often the background music and ambient noises are so loud you have to turn the volume down; only to miss the much softer voices of the actors trying to speak over the cacophony) of a 1970s audio story in the Doctor Who universe. The Doctor and Sarah Jane land on a beach near the mouth of the Thames in current day London. But something fell from the sky and has been causing problems.
The pacing and storytelling here were very haphazard and the actual plot was very disjointed and completely illogical.
This is one to skip unless you want to hear the actor's voices and get a laugh at just how strange and rather bad the whole thing is.