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The Final Act

Jago and Litefoot 5.4

I had meant to listen to this in December but opted to go for an Eighth Doctor and Charlie set instead.

I do miss stand alone episodes, being able to just put on a story and not having to know what happened in all the previous ones first. I started this but found that I hadn’t really taken it in so again, listened to something else.

Picking up from the Bloodchild Codex, (which I missed to write a review for, so can’t refer to my notes). The series arc, that of the events of Talons of Weng Chiang now seem to be coming to a head.

I found similar issues to previous attempts and getting though it. Just generally being a little lost.
With elements such as Mr Sin and the time cabinet, it feels that this should be somewhat epic or at least live up to the highly thought of TV story. But early on Jago’s theatre show appears to be higher on the list of priorities.

I didn’t get a sense of urgency, or real peril, and I lost interest. I’m not saying it wasn’t enjoyable, it has nice moments - Ellies comment to Litefoot ‘You and Mr Jago really know how to treat a girl’ on finding she may have to swim the Thames. Reference to popular names of the sixties, Tony Hancock, Syd James. The crystal they picked up on Venus - which is quite satisfying if you’ve been following their adventures.

I said I started this towards the end of last year and it would have been better if I’d of listened to the set in one go, but the fact is it isn’t epic, doesn’t live up the Talons, and after finished it last night, I remember little about the plot.

Average.

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