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Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts #5
Tip of the Tongue
In 1945, a strange new craze for Truth Tellers is sweeping the kids of small-town America. The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa soon arrive to investigate the phenomenon, only to discover that the actual truth behind the Truth Tellers is far more sinister than anyone could have imagined ...
Eleven Doctors, eleven months, eleven stories: a year-long celebration of Doctor Who! The most exciting names in children's fiction each create their own unique adventure about the time-travelling Time Lord.
Eleven Doctors, eleven months, eleven stories: a year-long celebration of Doctor Who! The most exciting names in children's fiction each create their own unique adventure about the time-travelling Time Lord.
37 pages, ebook
First published May 23, 2013
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Patrick Ness
58 books18.7k followersPatrick Ness, an award-winning novelist, has written for Radio 4 and The Sunday Telegraph and is a literary critic for The Guardian. He has written many books, including the Chaos Walking Trilogy, The Crash of Hennington, Topics About Which I Know Nothing, and A Monster Calls.
He has won numerous awards, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Booktrust Teenage Prize, and the Costa Children’s Book Award. Born in Virginia, he currently lives in London.
He has won numerous awards, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Booktrust Teenage Prize, and the Costa Children’s Book Award. Born in Virginia, he currently lives in London.
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January 6, 2016
This is the fifth book of the 50th Anniversary event of 11 short stories featuring the 11 doctors from Doctor Who. In this ocassion the Fifth Doctor is with Nyssa as his companion.
The Good
The story is set in an American small town during the last months of the World War II.
The story features several critiques to racial, religious, political and sexist issues.
Due the Fifth Doctor has only Nyssa as companion, the story must be set at some moment, between the events of the classic TV episodes Time-Flight and Snakedance
New villains: The Dipthodats. I can't elaborate more to avoid spoiling the plot.
The Bad
The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa hardly appear in the story. Almost all the short story is featuring some townspeople. Maybe this could be a good angle in another event but since it's a 50th Anniversary event of Doctor Who and it would be the only chance to read one single tale of the Fifth Doctor, it's really dissapointing that he is barely non-existent in the development of the narrative. I know that there are some really cool TV episodes without the presence of a doctor, specially the Tenth Doctor, but in here, in this event, I didn't like this choice.
I couldn't connect with the characters. The story "jumps" right in the middle of an already started event, people that you don't know who they are is speaking about some kind of weird articles that you don't understand what they are. But also, even when you figured it out that there are some "things" that make that people get to know "the truth" about others, you hardly care about it. I mean, it's like reading on facebook mean comments or "too" honest descriptions about people that you don't who they are. So, why that has to affect you or provoke you any feeling at all? Of course, some general racist/religious/sexist mean comments can generate some disgust in you but many of those comments are just like stupid mean comments about people of the town. However, it's a town that you don't know with people that you don't know. If you don't know, you don't care, and if you don't care, the story falls. I think that Patrick Ness, the author, should invest a fair part introducing the characters so you can develop some connections with them. I know, this is a short story, but then, maybe as, I commented, this wasn't a good choice to insert in the 50th Anniversary event of 11 short stories.
The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa hardly appear but also, when they solve the trouble, it is made in a split second without any effort so, again, you just don't care about the story.
The Odd
Pretty much like the same things because the story is bad, in my opinion, of course.
The Good
The story is set in an American small town during the last months of the World War II.
The story features several critiques to racial, religious, political and sexist issues.
Due the Fifth Doctor has only Nyssa as companion, the story must be set at some moment, between the events of the classic TV episodes Time-Flight and Snakedance
New villains: The Dipthodats. I can't elaborate more to avoid spoiling the plot.
The Bad
The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa hardly appear in the story. Almost all the short story is featuring some townspeople. Maybe this could be a good angle in another event but since it's a 50th Anniversary event of Doctor Who and it would be the only chance to read one single tale of the Fifth Doctor, it's really dissapointing that he is barely non-existent in the development of the narrative. I know that there are some really cool TV episodes without the presence of a doctor, specially the Tenth Doctor, but in here, in this event, I didn't like this choice.
I couldn't connect with the characters. The story "jumps" right in the middle of an already started event, people that you don't know who they are is speaking about some kind of weird articles that you don't understand what they are. But also, even when you figured it out that there are some "things" that make that people get to know "the truth" about others, you hardly care about it. I mean, it's like reading on facebook mean comments or "too" honest descriptions about people that you don't who they are. So, why that has to affect you or provoke you any feeling at all? Of course, some general racist/religious/sexist mean comments can generate some disgust in you but many of those comments are just like stupid mean comments about people of the town. However, it's a town that you don't know with people that you don't know. If you don't know, you don't care, and if you don't care, the story falls. I think that Patrick Ness, the author, should invest a fair part introducing the characters so you can develop some connections with them. I know, this is a short story, but then, maybe as, I commented, this wasn't a good choice to insert in the 50th Anniversary event of 11 short stories.
The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa hardly appear but also, when they solve the trouble, it is made in a split second without any effort so, again, you just don't care about the story.
The Odd
Pretty much like the same things because the story is bad, in my opinion, of course.
September 24, 2017
This is a cute little Doctor Who short story. Don't expect anything life-changing, it's just nice, fluffy and fun.
September 25, 2013
I really enjoyed the story (hence four stars) but quite frankly this is not one for the purists (by which I mean anyone expecting Davison's Doctor).
The Doctor hardly features at all and, where he does, with the exception of a few references to cricket whites, celery, Nyssa wearing trousers (shock horror... it is 1940s Maine), and one very obvious reference to Adric and Tegan, this could have been about any of the Doctors (even Peter Cushing or, dare I say it, John Hurt).
PROs: Good story, well executed.
CONs: Not really a Fifth Doctor story at all. Which is the real disappointment for me.
I'll allow the Tenth Doctor, from Time Crash, to sum up my feelings:
"You know, I loved being you. Back when I first started, at the very beginning, I was always trying to be old and grumpy and important—like you do, when you're young. And then I was you, and it was all dashing about and playing cricket and my voice going all squeaky when I shouted. I still do that, the voice thing, I got that from you. Oh, and the trainers. And... [putting his glasses on] snap! 'Cos you know what, Doctor? You were my Doctor."
+++++
My reviews of other works in the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts series:
1. A Big Hand for the Doctor
2. The Nameless City
3. The Spear of Destiny
4. The Roots of Evil
6. Something Borrowed
7. The Ripple Effect
8. Spore
9. The Beast of Babylon
The Doctor hardly features at all and, where he does, with the exception of a few references to cricket whites, celery, Nyssa wearing trousers (shock horror... it is 1940s Maine), and one very obvious reference to Adric and Tegan, this could have been about any of the Doctors (even Peter Cushing or, dare I say it, John Hurt).
PROs: Good story, well executed.
CONs: Not really a Fifth Doctor story at all. Which is the real disappointment for me.
I'll allow the Tenth Doctor, from Time Crash, to sum up my feelings:
"You know, I loved being you. Back when I first started, at the very beginning, I was always trying to be old and grumpy and important—like you do, when you're young. And then I was you, and it was all dashing about and playing cricket and my voice going all squeaky when I shouted. I still do that, the voice thing, I got that from you. Oh, and the trainers. And... [putting his glasses on] snap! 'Cos you know what, Doctor? You were my Doctor."
+++++
My reviews of other works in the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts series:
1. A Big Hand for the Doctor
2. The Nameless City
3. The Spear of Destiny
4. The Roots of Evil
6. Something Borrowed
7. The Ripple Effect
8. Spore
9. The Beast of Babylon
May 23, 2013
One of my favourites in this series of short stories so far.
It barely features the Doctor and Nyssa, but since Five isn't anywhere close to being my favourite Doctor, and Nyssa wasn't anywhere close to my top ten favourite companions (not that I disliked either of them; they were both just a bit bland to be memorable for me), that was not a bad thing.
Especially as it allowed for focusing more on the original characters and the story, which, in spite of the shortness, felt more developed, better paced, with an actual start, middle and end and with even a bit of character development, than most of the previous stories in this anniversary series.
It barely features the Doctor and Nyssa, but since Five isn't anywhere close to being my favourite Doctor, and Nyssa wasn't anywhere close to my top ten favourite companions (not that I disliked either of them; they were both just a bit bland to be memorable for me), that was not a bad thing.
Especially as it allowed for focusing more on the original characters and the story, which, in spite of the shortness, felt more developed, better paced, with an actual start, middle and end and with even a bit of character development, than most of the previous stories in this anniversary series.
August 25, 2024
Narrated by Nicholas Briggs
Probably my favourite short story from the collection. The story plays out a bit like 'Blink', the Doctor is hardly mentioned. The story focuses on Johnny (14) and his friend Nettie (14). There is a new fad in town, known as 'Truth Teller's' they fit onto your mouth and chin and it always tells the truth. But ultimately ends up being hurtful towards the person you are looking at. The story could fit with any Doctor and companion. I really enjoyed the story. I kept relating Johnny and Nettie to Leslie and Jesse from 'Bridge to Terabithia.'
Probably my favourite short story from the collection. The story plays out a bit like 'Blink', the Doctor is hardly mentioned. The story focuses on Johnny (14) and his friend Nettie (14). There is a new fad in town, known as 'Truth Teller's' they fit onto your mouth and chin and it always tells the truth. But ultimately ends up being hurtful towards the person you are looking at. The story could fit with any Doctor and companion. I really enjoyed the story. I kept relating Johnny and Nettie to Leslie and Jesse from 'Bridge to Terabithia.'
November 29, 2013
How does he do this? How does Patrick Ness write a meaningful story with well developed characters in mere 37 pages?!
May 29, 2013
Although The Doctor (and various companions) have visited many wonderful places in the Universe, he has always had something of a blind-spot with regards to his favourite planet, Earth. Britain may be the most frequent destination for the Tardis, but until recently the other places on the globe must have been just strange shapes to him. As such it’s slightly incongruous, if welcome, that the fifth book in the series takes place in Maine at the time of the Second World War. It’s refreshing to see Peter Davison’s Doctor in a location his version of the TV series could never have reached.
Having said that, Patrick Ness clearly has no idea what to do with the Fifth Doctor and relegates him to a bit player in his own story. There is an alien presence, lots of background detail, but not much of a sense of danger, and the whole is just so inconsequential.
Having said that, Patrick Ness clearly has no idea what to do with the Fifth Doctor and relegates him to a bit player in his own story. There is an alien presence, lots of background detail, but not much of a sense of danger, and the whole is just so inconsequential.
January 5, 2024
2 1/2 stars. My least favorite of these novellas so far -- perhaps unsurprising, as Ness is an author I've bounced off before. This takes place during WWII, and features a small town in Maine that has already been invaded by aliens. Most of the narrative rests with two high schoolers, outsiders because one is mixed race and one is Jewish. However, this never affects the narrative in a particularly interesting way, the POV work feels sloppy (some random perspective jumps), and the Fifth Doctor barely figures. (I also do not buy him at all.) Maybe length restrictions hindered Ness, but there is too much stuff jammed into this story, and none of it given enough weight or resolution to be satisfying.
September 11, 2021
Tip of the Tongue is a short story written by Patrick Ness and is a part of the year-long celebration for the fiftieth anniversary for Doctor Who (2013). This short story is the fifth installment of what would eventually be twelve parts – one for each Doctor. Tip of the Tongue focuses on the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison).
This short story was written somewhat well. I really enjoyed the new villains in this installment the Dipthodats and the social commentary on racial, religious, political, and feminist issues in this story, which takes place in a small town in the United States near the end of World War II.
However, I was greatly disappointed in this installment. It was told from multiple points of views of the townsfolk’s with barely any appearances of the Fifth Doctor or his companion Nyssa. While not a totally bad thing as there were a few episodes of Doctor Who, where neither the Doctor or his companion are prominently featured, but it doesn't seem apropos in an anniversary collection.
Switching from points of views was also problematic, because there was little or no character development, so there was no connection to the townsfolk. Furthermore, there wasn't a proper introduction to the story, we just jump into the adventure without warning and we as the reader have to try to figure everything out.
All in all, Tip of the Tongue was a somewhat well written short story. However, I wished the story flowed more evenly and that it involved the Doctor more, at least it was true to his character, which I appreciate very much.
This short story was written somewhat well. I really enjoyed the new villains in this installment the Dipthodats and the social commentary on racial, religious, political, and feminist issues in this story, which takes place in a small town in the United States near the end of World War II.
However, I was greatly disappointed in this installment. It was told from multiple points of views of the townsfolk’s with barely any appearances of the Fifth Doctor or his companion Nyssa. While not a totally bad thing as there were a few episodes of Doctor Who, where neither the Doctor or his companion are prominently featured, but it doesn't seem apropos in an anniversary collection.
Switching from points of views was also problematic, because there was little or no character development, so there was no connection to the townsfolk. Furthermore, there wasn't a proper introduction to the story, we just jump into the adventure without warning and we as the reader have to try to figure everything out.
All in all, Tip of the Tongue was a somewhat well written short story. However, I wished the story flowed more evenly and that it involved the Doctor more, at least it was true to his character, which I appreciate very much.
October 11, 2014
Tip of the Tongue is another very short ebook which features the fifth Doctor and Nyssa but, it has to be said, not very much.
Indeed the story barely features them apart from a cameo near the beginning, a brief appearance in the middle and then right at end for the explanation of why they were there but, apart from that, they aren't really part of the story at all, just on the periphery of the whole thing.
In this case it didn't really bother me as the rest of the story interesting enough without them.
The story touched on racism, xenophobia and slavery and was primarily the story of two friends: a Jewish boy with a German name, and an African-American girl just near the end of the second world war and ostensibly how he could get this girl he likes to recognise him!
The story presented here was interesting but it could easily have been any of the Doctor's so vague was the characterisation of him and if it weren't for the mention of the cricketing whites then you could have been forgiven for not thinking it was the fifth Doctor.
Indeed the story barely features them apart from a cameo near the beginning, a brief appearance in the middle and then right at end for the explanation of why they were there but, apart from that, they aren't really part of the story at all, just on the periphery of the whole thing.
In this case it didn't really bother me as the rest of the story interesting enough without them.
The story touched on racism, xenophobia and slavery and was primarily the story of two friends: a Jewish boy with a German name, and an African-American girl just near the end of the second world war and ostensibly how he could get this girl he likes to recognise him!
The story presented here was interesting but it could easily have been any of the Doctor's so vague was the characterisation of him and if it weren't for the mention of the cricketing whites then you could have been forgiven for not thinking it was the fifth Doctor.
February 10, 2016
A really nice idea about the effects of telling the truth all the time and what truth actually is.
March 14, 2022
The doctor like barely shows up in this book!!
December 1, 2022
Whoa. Where did this story come from?? It's like in a line of DW episodes that are fun a goofy, you get a big hefty "Rosa" (S11) dropped out of the sky. This wasn't fun, it wasn't light, it was contemplative and heavy. The two side characters, Nettie and Jonny (a half-black girl and a Jewish boy) have quite the situation being that's 1945 and the world is against them. They have to deal with racism and rejection and the Doctor stopping into town to free an alien race that have been enslaved and sold as a toy to the children of this town. Like...whoa. If you only read one of this set of stories, read this one.
July 29, 2013
Well, this is the fifth short story in the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary series, supposedly about the fifth doctor, Peter Davidson.
It's a fairly good little story, set in WWII period America, a couple of young teenage outcasts in the lead roles, a German Jew lad, who works as a busboy and a mixed race girl who is a mechanic. They're both pretty poor too, so occupy the typical lowest of the low strata of the little town they are in. The posh girls ignore the boy and he lusts after one of them, but how to tell her? Well there maybe an alien creature appearing around the town that can help with that...
The big, glaring problem with this story is that the Doctor is barely in it at all. It's good on its own merits, but this is supposed to be a Doctor Who short, and he and Nyssa play bit parts in the story at best. They could be removed with little alteration to the storyline, they barely appear in the first two-thirds of the book and just wrap things up in a near instant way. Short of being shocked by the celery on the lapel or the companion having the audacity to wear trousers, there are few mentions to the characters of the actual Doctor Who universe at all.
I get the impression the author either did not like the programme much, did not watch the Peter Davidson era, or had an idea to hand and bolted the Doctor on to it quickly.
It's a fairly good little story, set in WWII period America, a couple of young teenage outcasts in the lead roles, a German Jew lad, who works as a busboy and a mixed race girl who is a mechanic. They're both pretty poor too, so occupy the typical lowest of the low strata of the little town they are in. The posh girls ignore the boy and he lusts after one of them, but how to tell her? Well there maybe an alien creature appearing around the town that can help with that...
The big, glaring problem with this story is that the Doctor is barely in it at all. It's good on its own merits, but this is supposed to be a Doctor Who short, and he and Nyssa play bit parts in the story at best. They could be removed with little alteration to the storyline, they barely appear in the first two-thirds of the book and just wrap things up in a near instant way. Short of being shocked by the celery on the lapel or the companion having the audacity to wear trousers, there are few mentions to the characters of the actual Doctor Who universe at all.
I get the impression the author either did not like the programme much, did not watch the Peter Davidson era, or had an idea to hand and bolted the Doctor on to it quickly.
November 10, 2016
I really did like this one - it was actually more like watching a Dr. Who episode than the previous 4 books. We barely got to see the Doctor and Nyssa. I suppose their wasn't enough time but this could have actually been just a general sci-fi book or an episode of the Twilight Zone. Although, as some others have stated, this is not necessarily a bad thing. There were multiple Dr. Who episodes where the Doctor only appeared for a few moments and they were still great episodes. I really liked this book regardless.
The story though was fantastic! Maine in the 1940s: a couple of misfits get their hands on a sentient creature that attaches to a person's head -the creatures are telepathic truth telling machines.
The Doctor and his companion mainly appear as spectators, muttering about how there is something wrong with the timeline.
I really liked the story - definitely wish it would have been a bit longer. It would have made an awesome episode on TV too :-)
The story though was fantastic! Maine in the 1940s: a couple of misfits get their hands on a sentient creature that attaches to a person's head -the creatures are telepathic truth telling machines.
The Doctor and his companion mainly appear as spectators, muttering about how there is something wrong with the timeline.
I really liked the story - definitely wish it would have been a bit longer. It would have made an awesome episode on TV too :-)
July 25, 2017
Dipthodats and Veritans in 1940s Maine.
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February 19, 2016
Patrick Ness and Doctor Who are two of my favourite things so I though this would be amazing. So, I was really surprised when I ended up hating it.
Nothing really worked for me. The Doctor was hardly in it, the monster was just boring and not scary at all and the main characters really not that interesting. It didn't help that this was a short story, so we hardly had any time to properly get to know them but still. I went in expecting it to be short of like an episode of the show but in the form of a novel chapter, and it wasn't so I was very disappointed. The main problem for me was the pacing, which was really off. You're thrown into the middle of the story and yet at first it feels like nothing really happens, until the last couple of pages where everything happens at the same moment.
I read another short by Patrick Ness a tie-in for the chaos walking trilogy, and I wasn't a big fan of that either, so I guess I prefer him when he has 600 pages instead of 16 to develop his story.
Nothing really worked for me. The Doctor was hardly in it, the monster was just boring and not scary at all and the main characters really not that interesting. It didn't help that this was a short story, so we hardly had any time to properly get to know them but still. I went in expecting it to be short of like an episode of the show but in the form of a novel chapter, and it wasn't so I was very disappointed. The main problem for me was the pacing, which was really off. You're thrown into the middle of the story and yet at first it feels like nothing really happens, until the last couple of pages where everything happens at the same moment.
I read another short by Patrick Ness a tie-in for the chaos walking trilogy, and I wasn't a big fan of that either, so I guess I prefer him when he has 600 pages instead of 16 to develop his story.
April 2, 2014
Nuova avventura per il cinquantesimo compleanno del Dottore, questa volta dedicata alla sua quinta rigenerazione e scritta da Patrick ness, ancora non molto conosciuto in Italia. Il Quinto Dottore e Nyssa sembrano marginali nella storia, più incentrata sul protagonisti terrestri. Compaiono per risolvere la situazione prima che peggiori definitivamente ma, nell'ottica del racconto, questo va più che bene. Il solo "difetto" è che potrebbe essere una storia adatta a qualsiasi coppia Dottore/Companion.
June 1, 2013
Basically a Doctor-lite story, with the Doctor and Nyssa trundling around in the background of what I assume is supposed to be a homage to Stephen King. (Aliens invading a town in Maine!) I'm not sure I'm buying the idea that nobody noticed that the truth-tellers are alien, or a very bad idea.
February 27, 2015
Quite enjoyed this one. They seem to be getting better.
August 7, 2015
It was good, but not really what I expected from Patrick Ness. I know my expectations were far too high, but I'm still a little disappointed.
July 15, 2019
Great short read
Reread on the way back from Colorado. July 2019 -- Audio book
Reread on the way back from Colorado. July 2019 -- Audio book
March 3, 2022
Im not sure what the point of this book was? 🤔 because it's well written and it's an interesting story, but it's not a doctor who story, yes he appears at the start and the end and mentions adric but apart from that this could of been any doctor story because the doctor doesn't do anything other than appear, dissappear and then comes back with memberberrys and then pop it's over. So again i say, what was the point?
It feels also lile the author had a good idea for a story, but didn't know what to do with it, then the BBC get in touch and ask him to write a short DW story, he says yes, but obviously gets swamped with other things to write, he doesn't realise the deadline is so close, so he scrambles through his draw for a decent story, finds this adds the doctor in and some small memberberrys, hands the pages on his desk and says, "Done! Hopefully that works" and send it off, now that's just my brain concept why this story was written, obviously i could be wrong, but this story at the end of the day just doesn't work for doctor who no matter how much you try!
It feels also lile the author had a good idea for a story, but didn't know what to do with it, then the BBC get in touch and ask him to write a short DW story, he says yes, but obviously gets swamped with other things to write, he doesn't realise the deadline is so close, so he scrambles through his draw for a decent story, finds this adds the doctor in and some small memberberrys, hands the pages on his desk and says, "Done! Hopefully that works" and send it off, now that's just my brain concept why this story was written, obviously i could be wrong, but this story at the end of the day just doesn't work for doctor who no matter how much you try!
December 26, 2022
- Всё, что я хотел сказать - это, что всё возможно, как и всегда. В конце концов, это единственная правда, которая нам нужна.
Я наверное не совсем логичная, что начала читать сборник с середины, но почему-то захотелось прочитать первым именно этот рассказ. И в который раз убедилась как же удивительно Патрик Несс пишет про детей. И теперь я понимаю почему он взялся за сериал Класс. Фэнтези с участием детей - это действительно его.
Про Пятого Доктора я мало что знаю, хотя он возможно самый узнаваемый из-за белого костюма и веточки сельдерея. Рассказ хороший. Мне казалось, что сложно развить какую-то тему в таких ограниченных рамках (в рамках короткого рассказа), тем более в фантастическом жанре. Но на деле даже такого объема страниц хватает, чтобы раскрыть основную мысль и главных персонажей. Интересная задумка.
- Они прибывают на планеты, провоцируют беспорядки среди местных и питаются их негативной энергией, - сказал Доктор. - Вот что они едят. Своеобразная диета. Страх, злоба и ненависть.
Я наверное не совсем логичная, что начала читать сборник с середины, но почему-то захотелось прочитать первым именно этот рассказ. И в который раз убедилась как же удивительно Патрик Несс пишет про детей. И теперь я понимаю почему он взялся за сериал Класс. Фэнтези с участием детей - это действительно его.
Про Пятого Доктора я мало что знаю, хотя он возможно самый узнаваемый из-за белого костюма и веточки сельдерея. Рассказ хороший. Мне казалось, что сложно развить какую-то тему в таких ограниченных рамках (в рамках короткого рассказа), тем более в фантастическом жанре. Но на деле даже такого объема страниц хватает, чтобы раскрыть основную мысль и главных персонажей. Интересная задумка.
- Они прибывают на планеты, провоцируют беспорядки среди местных и питаются их негативной энергией, - сказал Доктор. - Вот что они едят. Своеобразная диета. Страх, злоба и ненависть.
December 17, 2018
Where to even start? Ok. So when you have a whole season of stories sometimes it's fun to have a Doctor lite story like Blink. When each Doctor has one dedicated story for something big like the 50th anniversary? You better well put the Doctor IN the story. Aside from the fact this is a Doctor Who story without the Doctor, when he is there for all of maybe 5% of the story he's written like the writer never saw the 5th Doctor. The dialogue and mannerisms feel like he wrote it for 11 and had to quickly retool it. Just a comp waste of time.
October 24, 2018
Diferente em estrutura e ambiente.
O conto que retrata a quinta encarnação do Doutor guarda algumas distinções em relação aos anteriores. É o primeiro conto passado na Terra que não parte da Inglaterra, tendo sua narrativa ambientada nos Estados Unidos – talvez pelo fato do autor ser americano. Além disso, a história tem seu foco em outros personagens, e não no Doutor, gerando uma dinâmica bastante diferente. Boa escolha, equilibrando a falta de presença física do Doutor na história.
O conto que retrata a quinta encarnação do Doutor guarda algumas distinções em relação aos anteriores. É o primeiro conto passado na Terra que não parte da Inglaterra, tendo sua narrativa ambientada nos Estados Unidos – talvez pelo fato do autor ser americano. Além disso, a história tem seu foco em outros personagens, e não no Doutor, gerando uma dinâmica bastante diferente. Boa escolha, equilibrando a falta de presença física do Doutor na história.
July 10, 2021
Interesting story with the fifth doctor and nyssa stopping some sheep aliens in second world war America. Has themes of racism, anti semitism and bullying so if you are triggered by this then maybe this story isn't the one for you but I enjoyed it for what it was but I prefer others in this series of e-shorts.
May 14, 2022
The shortest short of the lot so far, we watch this story unfold through the eyes of the locals who end up mixed up in all the sci-fi madness in this small town in America. Pieced together nicely by Ness, making fun use of the fad craze of the era with a sci-fi twist. Not mind blowing, just a fun tale.
February 10, 2022
I am so excited about the discovery of all the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary shorts which are done by all the authors I already love. It's like the perfect match. I have really enjoyed the variety of worlds and troubles that these adventures explore. I hope to read them all one day.
February 27, 2025
I liked this story, the premise of the “Truth Tellers” is very interesting. Of course it suffers similarly to the other books in this series, it’s very short and it’s solved very quickly. Still, it was just what I needed to get my mind off life during my break at work.
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