Big Finish review: The Blue Tooth
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Anyway! I listened to The Blue Tooth last night and thought it was excellent; very creepy. Jean's death was quite a shock - I was expecting them to rescue her - and the way it was done was chilling. I already have issues with things happening to people's teeth, so thanks for reinforcing that, Nigel Fairs. I thought Caroline John read it very well and managed to suggest the Doctor's and the Brigadier's voices without actually doing an impression of them. It was great to get a few little snapshots of Liz's life before she joined UNIT, too, as well as a bit more explanation as to why she left.
Also it gives me further fuel for my theory that Cybermen work best in black and white or on audio. Their voices are just so good, they send shivers down my spine, and this play in particular could be shocking and horrific in ways that couldn't really be done on TV. I wasn't quite sure if the reveal about Arnold quite made sense, but it was quite late by then and I was curled up in bed with the lights off so I may well have drifted in and out and missed bits of the explanation. Either way, it was a great play.
lj_design to see if there was any announcement about it there (there wasn't) it was laid out in such a way that the right hand side of the entry text was chopped off.Anyway! I listened to The Blue Tooth last night and thought it was excellent; very creepy. Jean's death was quite a shock - I was expecting them to rescue her - and the way it was done was chilling. I already have issues with things happening to people's teeth, so thanks for reinforcing that, Nigel Fairs. I thought Caroline John read it very well and managed to suggest the Doctor's and the Brigadier's voices without actually doing an impression of them. It was great to get a few little snapshots of Liz's life before she joined UNIT, too, as well as a bit more explanation as to why she left.
Also it gives me further fuel for my theory that Cybermen work best in black and white or on audio. Their voices are just so good, they send shivers down my spine, and this play in particular could be shocking and horrific in ways that couldn't really be done on TV. I wasn't quite sure if the reveal about Arnold quite made sense, but it was quite late by then and I was curled up in bed with the lights off so I may well have drifted in and out and missed bits of the explanation. Either way, it was a great play.
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Date: 5 Dec 2008 12:17 (UTC)And yes, I do believe the large white hat is in Ambassadors - I confess I was looking more at her legs than her head. Ahem! *blushes*
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Date: 5 Dec 2008 12:51 (UTC)I must say, I wish she hadn't cut her hair - I like it long...
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