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Planet X


The New Adventures Of Bernice Summerfield 3.2


The Doctor gives Benny a choice as to their next destination, that said its a choice of 3 options. No surprises as Benny choose Planet X the most boring, dull place there is…


The first things that happened when I started this was I asked questions. With their first meeting in the last episode being a bit of a whirlwind adventure, now was time time to catch up. How Benny knows the Doctor, how she’s going to get back to her own universe? But Benny’s seems to have accepted being trapped in a different universe and quite content with her new life.


Planet X succeeded in staying out of the war by being uneventful, mediocre, and its something they do well, by law in fact. The Doctor and Benny are somewhat of a disruption, the Doctor being too famous and exiting is arrested while Benny is befriended by a girl. 


Its Benny’s journey that’s the most interesting of the two. Her relationship with girl 23,454,113 (even the names are dull) or Mille as she nicknames her. As with the Doctor they both find out the horrifying truth that exists on planet X. Benny and Millie end up on the run while Doctor goes from one situation to the next. Though he does have some great moments outwitting prime minster 470.



I’m a little surprised at the high rating this audio has received I enjoyed it but hardly the most outstanding. The four part Doctor who’s seem a little long these days, with so many 60 minute audios, but this left me feeling a bit short changed, it was resolved and over and done with too fast, it could have done with another act.


All in all a good episode, has a good combination of highs and low, danger and emotion.

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