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Missy Series 2.4                                               


At the end of the last adventure the Monk had turned up. Reunited since their last meeting in Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated.

Its been a year or so since I listened to the first set of Missy so as usual, though I remember the story, how it ended less so. But since a lot of stories ended with the Master apparently dying only to be alive and well next time, its not that important.

Rufus Hounds Monk is great, about as different to Peter Butterworths version as David Tennants Doctor is to William Hartnells. Michelle Gomez Missy is fantastic - sometimes you can tell actors are more reading their lines rather than inhabiting the role. Michelle is every bit as good as she is/was on TV.

The Orgons catch up with them in this episode. The Master never paid them for the work they did in Frontier in Space, with the Master being a man they mistake the Monk for the Master. Not that that gets Missy off the hook as they both get taken prisoner.

Missy and the Monk are pretty good together and give each one something to bounce off. As with other Missy stories this is more on the comedy side. The maniacal laughter of the evil protagonist as they reveal their plan that fades and come to nothing - is almost straight out of Austin Powers. Otherwise it's not bad.

The Ogrons who lack intelligence, are not the easiest to listen to, as their slow talking isn’t the best for long bits of dialogue. 

I made an attempt to listen to this more continuously, but with losing my place, falling asleep and the batteries going in my earbuds, I ended up sitting through the last 20 minutes, just so I could finish it. 

I enjoyed this perhaps more than the others in this set, though I’ve not been as keen on this as I was the first set - not sure why. 

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