Prisoner's Dilemma - review
My copy of the Prisoner's Dilemma arrived today, much to my surprise.
Prisoner's Dilemma is the Ace companion chronicle but the first part is very much Zara's story. Ace and Zara meet in a prison cell. Zara tells us, not Ace, how she became who she is, what happened right after her 'birth' and the events that led up to her being in prison. Zara explains that she is very open to persuasion as she doesn't now any better, which I think, will make it very interesting to compare her to her sister, Amy. Zara tells of Zinc, who taught her how to be selfish and jealous.
The second part is much more of an even split between Zara's and Ace's story. There is a lot of flashing back to the 'present' story between Zara and Ace, and Ace and Zara telling their own stories but it doesn't get confusing. I found it very very easy to follow and incredably enjoyable.
And the extras were great! Writer, Simon Guerrier, was interviewing Sophie Aldred, Laura Doddington and Lisa Bowerman. Those four together are incredably funny! And they talked about the infamous Big Finish lunches!
Both parts have loads of random Doctor Who references shoved in which are funny if you recognise them and just add to the story if you don't. This audio was directed by the wonderful Lisa Bowerman, who did an incredable job. She managed to keep the flow and rhythm of the story. The balance of music to dialogue was perfect. The music wasn't so loud that you couldn't hear dialogue, but it wasn't so quiet that you didn't notice it. It helped build suspension in the right places.
So all in all, an absolutly wonderful audio and worth every single penny. Its £8.99 from Big Finish and I highly recommend it. If this is the standard of the Key 2 Time series, then its going to be one of the best series that Big Finish have produced. I can't wait for the rest of the audios now!
Prisoner's Dilemma is the Ace companion chronicle but the first part is very much Zara's story. Ace and Zara meet in a prison cell. Zara tells us, not Ace, how she became who she is, what happened right after her 'birth' and the events that led up to her being in prison. Zara explains that she is very open to persuasion as she doesn't now any better, which I think, will make it very interesting to compare her to her sister, Amy. Zara tells of Zinc, who taught her how to be selfish and jealous.
The second part is much more of an even split between Zara's and Ace's story. There is a lot of flashing back to the 'present' story between Zara and Ace, and Ace and Zara telling their own stories but it doesn't get confusing. I found it very very easy to follow and incredably enjoyable.
And the extras were great! Writer, Simon Guerrier, was interviewing Sophie Aldred, Laura Doddington and Lisa Bowerman. Those four together are incredably funny! And they talked about the infamous Big Finish lunches!
Both parts have loads of random Doctor Who references shoved in which are funny if you recognise them and just add to the story if you don't. This audio was directed by the wonderful Lisa Bowerman, who did an incredable job. She managed to keep the flow and rhythm of the story. The balance of music to dialogue was perfect. The music wasn't so loud that you couldn't hear dialogue, but it wasn't so quiet that you didn't notice it. It helped build suspension in the right places.
So all in all, an absolutly wonderful audio and worth every single penny. Its £8.99 from Big Finish and I highly recommend it. If this is the standard of the Key 2 Time series, then its going to be one of the best series that Big Finish have produced. I can't wait for the rest of the audios now!