Friday, October 17, 2014

M054 - The Natural History of Fear

The Doctor is not the Doctor, he's the Editor. And Charley and C'Rizz aren't themselves either. Everyone is afraid of committing Orwellian thoughtcrime while being force-fed adventure stories about the Doctor and his companions. It's almost meta, and there are a few interesting lines when that starts becoming more apparent. Otherwise the criss-cross of betrayals and revolutionaries, characters being "revised" into new personalities, and dystopic jargon make for a more confusing narrative than usual.

It does come together and prove interesting, though. And the altered theme music, which winds down like a broken tape, and the sound effect and voice of the society's warning announcements are all nice audio flourishes that make for a fun listen.


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