The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure

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The Sixth Doctor Last Adventure is phenomenal, in that it serves as a sort of showcase to Big Finishes incarnation of the Sixth Doctor, showing his interplay between him and four of his companions, as well as Jago and Litefoot in four gorgeous stories that both summarize his era and complete his character arc. No Peri or Evelyn, sadly, but I mean, come on, this stuff is as good as it gets.

The End Of The Line by Simon Barnard and Paul Morris

Mysterious, gritty, petrifying and original, The End of The Line is a triumph. The deftness with which it explains its multiple timeline narrative is unparalleled, and the characterization of its guest characters is done better than any other story I’ve ever heard, excepting The Chimes of Bloody Midnight. The brilliance of this piece is best jumped into without any context, and it’s a throwback to the early Sixth Doctor experimental days, where Six established himself King of The Monthly Range.
Throw in a very well done Master integration, this one really couldn’t be cooler. 10/10


The Red House by Alan Barnes

The Red House is hammy and bits of it are very stupid, but it’s definitely a cool story, as the only real flaw in it is the acting. The Doctor and Charley arrive on a planet of werewolves with a twist, and the twist it poses is so fascinating, I don’t care to ruin it. However, the actors for most of the werewolves are ridiculously bad. (Check Blood On Santa’s Claw to see how it’s done) However, the Valeyard and the very fascinating Doctor Painton are there too, and they are very cool, with the Valeyard being an obvious arc tie in. Nonetheless, the ideas are quite good, and although it’s a flawed piece, it’s still very easy to enjoy the Red House. Doctor Who has always been a silly show. Just don’t expect perfection, and it’ll appease you quite nicely. 8/10

Stage Fright by Matt Fitton

Arguably my favorite Fitton script, Stage Fright is just exceptional. The story involves The Doctor and Flip arriving in Victorian London, meeting Jago, Litefoot and Ellie Higson, who are confused that the theater they own has been bought out by a Mister Timothy “YardVale.” Say what you want about his aliases. Even stranger is The Valeyard is performing dramatic performances of the Doctor’s previous regenerations. A delicious concept, Stage Fright really is quite something, and even if it drowns itself in continuity, the payoff is rather exceptional. The story also works well as an introduction to Jago and Litefoot if you’ve never experienced them before. Some of my favorite stuff, and another 10/10

The Brink of Death by Nicholas Briggs

In which Ol’ Sixie kicks the bucket. The story is your average regeneration, with similarities to Series 10’s Doctor Falls, except it never reaches those highs. The Doctor has been placed within the matrix, with six seconds to live by the Valeyard, who is impersonating him to Mel using some kind of psychic filter. Sixie has to use the help of a diagnostic technician named Genesta in order to survive, staving off the countdown of his own death. This is all very cool.
My only real problem with the script is perhaps it is too formulaic for a regeneration story, and Mel is put to the sidelines due to people not really liking her on TV. Which annoys me, as Big Finish have redeemed Mel as a character, and she definitely deserves more than a glorified cameo. But all the same, it’s no TV movie ending like Seven got, so I am more than satisfied with Six’s end, even if Big Finish will continue to squirt out lovely Sixth Doctor goop until the company collapses.
I read somewhere they have Colin Baker on retainer. 8.5/10