This series (or first half of one series split over two years, apparently) of Twelfth Doctor adventures comes to a close with “The Second Death of the Daleks”, a sort-of retelling of the first story in the set but with added Dalek stuff. After the easy 5/5 the previous story got I have to say this was a bit of a letdown, but it still has some merit and once again ends with a really interesting cliffhanger…
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The Twelfth Doctor adventures reaches new heights as “Duty of Care” takes a look at The Doctor’s no killing policy with some really powerful characters and scenes that show how hypocritical it is but also how much he really does try to keep his friends hands clean even if his never will be. The new character Nne was such a fascinating idea and I had no idea where it was going to go until the very end. Amazing stuff, let’s take a closer look…
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When I finished Super Robot Wars 30, all 100+ hours of it, I was so burnt out from the experience I wondered that if they did announce another one whether I’d bother or not… silly really, because a few years later SRW Y is announced, and able to be brought legally in the UK no less, so of course I was in, DLC season pass and all. So what’s it like? It’s like the other 4 SRW games I’ve reviewed on the site but with slight UI changes, a new mechanic that’s a lot like existing mechanics, and some new featured series. Review done. … Oh okay, fine, I’ll go into more detail then…
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The next Twelfth Doctor adventure sees the return of an old foe and unlike the previous story, features a look at a modern day (and indeed past) political and social issue with great care and some brilliant scenes. Plus once again the final few moments are fantastic! Let’s take a look…
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More Twelfth Doctor audio action now as both The Doctor and Ash have somewhat come to terms with their grief it’s time for a good old fashioned TARDIS trip to a should-be nice location that has turned sinister since The Doctor’s last visit! It’s also a rather on-the-nose look at current social issues, which your mileage may vary on. Either way, let’s take a look…
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I got the chance to review a screening of Kiki’s Delivery Service for Anime UK News, and while you could say “does the internet need another positive review of this Studio Ghibli classic?” and I say… probably not, but its got one anyway.
My review can be read by clicking HERE.
The new Twelfth Doctor stories continue as The Doctor and his new emotionally broken companion Ash head to Scotland and begin to unravel a mystery involving a millions-of-years-old robot who just wanted to help people but may have ended up doing the opposite. Sounds familiar, a comparison that goes beyond just “sounds like The Doctor”. This is similar to “The Second Death” in that the story truly shined in its final few scenes, but what about the rest?
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Jumping a head a bit here Big Finish-wise, but with so much to catch up on due to being in “the dark place” in combination with a second round of updated app not working issues I thought I’d listen to and review them in order of how excited I am about them, and finally getting full cast Twelfth Doctor stories put this right at the top! These were released weekly, and although I had planned to review them weekly as they came out I’ll still put them up individually rather than pair them up, but I’ll be putting two up a day as I make my way through them. “The Second Death” was a good way to start the series, a fun story and a very interesting new companion combined with a good, if not often a bit wonky, Twelfth Doctor impersonation. Works for me! Let’s take a closer look…
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I was tempted to put this and the next two TV reviews into another trio of mini-reviews, but I just couldn’t, especially not with this. I loved Maul: Shadow Lord, it was the right combination of Star Wars wonder and action with a more mature edge and some interesting layered characters. It truly is weird just how much they’ve done with the Maul character, especially as I remember rolling my eyes when I heard he was being brough back… Let’s take a look!
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The Time War: Uncharted line comes to an e- … Oh, well… The Time War: Uncharted line concludes a few things but somehow continues on with “Branches”, seeing the return of Susan to the storyline, albeit briefly. After a 4 for the Cass boxset and Set 1 Uncharted 2 got just a 2 from me last time, so how does this fair? Well…
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