So did either spoil my enjoyment
of this piece? Hell no! This is one of the best Fourth Doctor audio stories
yet. For one thing, it’s got Geoffrey Beevers as the Master who feels a little
underused here, but is still so enjoyable to have as it really sets things up
for the next story. Having that link really helps connect us to Death Match which is set to be released
next month.
The ‘associate’ villains for this
piece are all very interesting as well. There’s more to some of them than meets
the eye and that fits in so well with the other elements present in this story.
The plot for one thing is really clever, but at the same time very straight
forward. There’s a Hustle feel going
on here that at first had me wondering if I had accidentally played the
episodes in the wrong order, but the eventual pay-off is fantastic. It really
does and John Dorney has penned a very exciting story for the Fourth Doctor who
himself is quite on the a ball here.
I’m not going to lie, a part of
me felt that this story would’ve worked better with the Seventh Doctor and Ace,
but it didn’t take long for Four and Leela to strip me of that notion. The
Fourth Doctor is almost unstoppable here and perfectly written at least for me.
He is phenomenal. Requiem for the Rocket
Men is easily one of his greatest outings with Leela and the fourth season
of the FDAs finally used K9 properly as opposed to the other lackluster outings he’s had so far.
The TARDIS team is fantastic in
this and Leela’s evolution with Big Finish really comes full circle here in
arguably her best story. The Doctor’s ‘bodyguard’ companions are always a bit
more interesting for me to watch/listen to and Leela proves that she deserves
to be amongst the other greats like Jamie, Ace, River and Jack.
Rating this story: 9/10. A
fantastic tale that I can’t recommend nearly enough.
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