Post by matthewsee on Nov 13, 2021 12:24:19 GMT -5
Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume 1: The Sontaran Ordeal is the final episode of Classic Doctor, New Monsters Volume 1 from Big Finish.
Featuring the Eighth Doctor and the Sontarans. It was hard to comprehend on the surface why the Sontarans are the New Monsters here since they were introduced in Classic Who.
After listening to it, I read about this on TARDIS Wiki in which it says:
"...this is justified by having these Sontarans be a clone batch from the Time War, an element of the New Series."
To be honest I am not convinced by this reasoning and I am not even sure that this qualifies as a technicality.
The Sontarans here are played by Dan Starkey and Christopher Ryan and they previously played Sontarans together in the TV story The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky.
Written by Andrew Smith.
Guest stars Blake's 7 alum Josette Simon as Sarana Teal. Paul McGann and Simon had previously husband and wife in the 1992 mini-series Nice Town.
Sarana is the companion like figure to the Doctor in this story.
The Sontaran Ordeal refers to a Sontaran punishment, a punishment that has been given here to Jask (Starkey).
Jask with the Doctor and Sarana makes for an unusual but interesting team on what they have to do with the situation at hand.
Pretty good how Jask ultimately stands up to his superior General Stenk (Ryan).
While The Sontaran Ordeal was a fascinating story to listen to it was however sad how the Doctor and Sarana had ended things.
Featuring the Eighth Doctor and the Sontarans. It was hard to comprehend on the surface why the Sontarans are the New Monsters here since they were introduced in Classic Who.
After listening to it, I read about this on TARDIS Wiki in which it says:
"...this is justified by having these Sontarans be a clone batch from the Time War, an element of the New Series."
To be honest I am not convinced by this reasoning and I am not even sure that this qualifies as a technicality.
The Sontarans here are played by Dan Starkey and Christopher Ryan and they previously played Sontarans together in the TV story The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky.
Written by Andrew Smith.
Guest stars Blake's 7 alum Josette Simon as Sarana Teal. Paul McGann and Simon had previously husband and wife in the 1992 mini-series Nice Town.
Sarana is the companion like figure to the Doctor in this story.
The Sontaran Ordeal refers to a Sontaran punishment, a punishment that has been given here to Jask (Starkey).
Jask with the Doctor and Sarana makes for an unusual but interesting team on what they have to do with the situation at hand.
Pretty good how Jask ultimately stands up to his superior General Stenk (Ryan).
While The Sontaran Ordeal was a fascinating story to listen to it was however sad how the Doctor and Sarana had ended things.