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The Emporium At The End                          


The New Adventures Of Bernice Summerfield 3.4                        


Its the end, or is it?

After the war ruined the universe, its collapse is imminent. The Doctor takes refugees to the only escape there is: the gateway emporium - a doorway to another universe.

Of course its not that easy, selling memories to buy lottery tickets to secure your place to the other side. The fact that the end is coming a little too soon, and ‘The Manager’ whose a little too familier.

Its a great cast David, Lisa and Mark Gatiss (rearrange Sam Kisgart). Mark, who appears on the cover, popped up in the first episode of this set, and is playing the unbounds Master though he’s not mentioned as such. He does a wonderfull job and leaves you wanting more.

Its not exactly an epic story, but there are some nice moments. Benny trying to steal to stop someone form selling their memories. The people on the outside who no longer remember who they are. The singing nuns make a reappearance from the first episode as well as another ‘old friend’. 

The mystery of what the Doctor did during the war is alluded to, not that we find out anything, but its nice that its not just been forgotten and perhaps more will come. There is a mention from Benny about getting back to her universe, it something I was curious to myself. 

Its a nice end to the set but I wasn’t blown away by it. That not to say I didn’t enjoy it, but the issues that were explored in the previous episode I personally found more interesting. Either way its not bad and the set on the whole has been good.

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