An Autist Reviews: The Eleven (The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Doom Coalition 1.1)

*This is an older review, it is not as detailed as my more modern reviews*

*All Reviews Are Spoiler-Free Aside From Any Spoiler Sections*

A long time ago, in another life, the Doctor captured a rogue Timelord named the Eleven. Now, after a failed interview, the Eleven has escaped, violating all of the laws of time. The Doctor has been called in to keep the Eleven from escaping but is finding it difficult as he keeps being second-guessed by the head of the CIA.

The beginning of a new era. Oh, the nostalgia of earlier last year when I bought this! The story is well-paced, starting with an escape from evil aliens by the Doctor and Liv and the interview and subsequent escape of the Eleven on Gallifrey. The story then splits into three with the Doctor teaming with the annoying, headstrong, untrusting head of the CIA to interview the poor soul who was trapped with the Eleven when he escaped, Liv and the Doctor’s fried Padrac investigate how the Eleven escaped and try and find him, and then, of course, the Eleven himself as he goes about executing this plan. This has a ton of content, a few twists, and a lot of fun packed into it. It’s so much better to listen to it again after listening to the whole thing just so you can catch all the setup that’s hidden in this. There are some not great moments especially near the end, but they still make sense and don’t ruin the story.

The Acting in this story is pretty good, but it’s not perfect. The Doctor is honestly as good as ever, but Liv doesn’t fare quite as well. Padrac and the other side characters are also good, but none of them escape some bad delivery every now and then. The Eleven is the best acted by far, but still has some less than perfect moments and he hasn’t fully developed his previous incarnations’ voices quite yet.

The effects are solid, the synth around the Eleven’s voice whenever his past selves are speaking is really nice to tell you when the Eleven is talking and not, but it can distort the voices and make them harder to hear. The music does its job but not exactly well. It’s simple, and that’s about all I can say about it. The actions are solid, but not nearly as good as they could be. They do what they need to when they need to, but sometimes it could go above and beyond to really give you a feel for where you are.

Relistening to this story is awesome. If you have finished Doom Coalition, come back to this and enjoy all the small details you missed the first time. That being said, there isn’t much more to get out of this by relistening until then, but it is still a fun ride.

This isn’t a perfect release and has a lot of less than perfect moments, but all in all, it’s very good. The acting is solid, the effects are pretty good, and the story is pretty near solid gold. Relistening to this gives you joy, and after all of Doom Coalition will give you chills with the little details in it. A lovely start to a boxset with its ups and downs, the Eleven introduces one of Big Finish’s best characters and is a very enjoyable well-paced ride.

Total - 8

Plot - 8
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Story - 9
Writing - 9
Enjoyment - 8
Twists - 7

Acting - 8
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MCs - 8
SCs - 8
BGs - 8

Effects - 7
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Music - 5
Voices - 8
Actions - 7

Replay - 8
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Re-Enjoyment - 8
New Details - 8

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