![]() ![]() "First, take care of yourself and your country, and we will take care of our country," he is reported to have said. Prime minister Garibashvili called Ukrainian politicians supporting the protests "dirty losers who say we need change, a coup", according to the Kyiv Independent. The Kremlin said Russia was "greatly concerned" the protests would lead to "provocation" in Russian-backed breakaway regions of Georgia, and suggested without providing evidence the US was stirring up anti-Russian sentiment in the country. Irakli Garibashvili's message on the TV channel ImediNews came after the Ukrainian ministry of foreign affairs expressed "solidarity" with Georgian protesters against a bill that could have stifled dissent and curtailed media freedom in the country. Next time I'll be reviewing Phantasmagoria with the Fifth Doctor and Turlough.Georgia's prime minister has told Ukrainian politicians to stay out of its internal politics, the Kyiv Independent reported. I don't want to bore you by making this wall of text any longer (though if you feel differently please let me know in the comments and I can make later reviews longer), so that'll be it for today's review. At what point does he cross over from being a savior to someone like the Meddling Monk? The Doctor's desire to help people can sometimes cause more harm than good. I feel a bit uneasy about the Doctor being forced to turn away from helping someone (as he does at the end of this story), but maybe that's the point. I like the concept of having the siren appear multiple times as the same person and her drawing in the Doctor by asking him for help, but I'm not sure it's executed well. The last part of this story is rather difficult to follow, especially the longer it goes on. In short, this story is great for long-time fans, yet not so great for new listeners or viewers. After a few years away from the show, it's nice to be reminded of all the different worlds that the Doctor's TARDIS is able to visit. The story does give a good sampling of the different types of Doctor Who stories that exist: alien planets, historicals, and spaceships. While I understand the appeal of starting a series off with a multi-Doctor story, I don't think it works in practice, especially when a new fan is coming in with little knowledge of the Doctors beyond McGann (whose movie had released three years before this story). When I first tried listening to this story, I had no prior experience with these Doctors and I was entirely lost. ![]() While it's known for not being a particularly strong story, the complete separation between the first three parts pulls the listener in too many directions. Second, I don't feel that this was the best episode to start off the range. While the story does come back around to the first three parts, they don't have a significant enough impact on the overall story. Each of the first three episodes feel like they could have become their own story, yet the plot developed in each seems to be thrown away in favor of the multi-Doctor element in the final part. This ultimately amounts to what feels like three part ones and one concluding episode. First, it is separated into four segments, with the first three each featuring a different Doctor, and them all coming together in the final part. This episode certainly isn't like most typical multi-Doctor stories. It was the first performed multi-Doctor story to feature the Seventh Doctor, the first time three Doctors appeared together since The Five Doctors, and a new beginning for Doctor Who. The Sirens of Time marked numerous firsts for Doctor Who. ![]() My reviews will simultaneously be released on my Doctor Who review site, which will also feature other miscellaneous reviews of Doctor Who stories. Here, I shall be working through the Big Finish catalogue in release order (including most, but not all spin-offs), starting from the very beginning, The Sirens of Time. Welcome to the first edition of my new review series: The Big Finish Review. ![]()
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