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Missy
Missy, Vol. 4: Bad Influence
Missy... alone, unleashed, and unfettered. What does she get up to when the Doctor isn’t around? Sometimes, Missy isn’t the only bad person in the room. Sometimes, she meets others with their own naughty plans. And whoever they might be - medieval thieves, wayward students, renowned assassins - Missy will bring out the worst in them.
4.1 Missy and The Time Assassin by David Quantick - Missy gets to meet a hero. But James Blakelock, Time Assassin doesn’t quite live up to the legend – although he is very easy on the eye. Although she has places to be and species to annihilate, Missy can’t help herself, so she tags along on James’ next mission. After all, a little bit of assassination never hurt anyone.
4.2 Bad Apple Brigade by Freddie Valdosta - Missy finds herself stranded on Brownsea Island with a troop of girls sent there to improve themselves. But these girls are troublemakers, and Missy has a few lessons to teach them. Only, they’re not alone. Something lurking in the woods has history with Missy – but for her, that might be the future.
4.3 The Baron Robbers by Lou Morgan - Bored and stranded in the 14th Century, Missy is looking for a way out. Any way at all. Luckily the spectacular ruby owned by Edward, the famed Black Prince, might be just what she needs to get her broken vortex manipulator working again. But someone else is after the ruby too – and the question is, who wants it more… and how low are they prepared to go to get it?
4.1 Missy and The Time Assassin by David Quantick - Missy gets to meet a hero. But James Blakelock, Time Assassin doesn’t quite live up to the legend – although he is very easy on the eye. Although she has places to be and species to annihilate, Missy can’t help herself, so she tags along on James’ next mission. After all, a little bit of assassination never hurt anyone.
4.2 Bad Apple Brigade by Freddie Valdosta - Missy finds herself stranded on Brownsea Island with a troop of girls sent there to improve themselves. But these girls are troublemakers, and Missy has a few lessons to teach them. Only, they’re not alone. Something lurking in the woods has history with Missy – but for her, that might be the future.
4.3 The Baron Robbers by Lou Morgan - Bored and stranded in the 14th Century, Missy is looking for a way out. Any way at all. Luckily the spectacular ruby owned by Edward, the famed Black Prince, might be just what she needs to get her broken vortex manipulator working again. But someone else is after the ruby too – and the question is, who wants it more… and how low are they prepared to go to get it?
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First published May 1, 2024
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January 3, 2025
This is a fun release, even if not very deep or special.
All in all, I felt entertained, and that is what counts.
It is pure popcorn entertainment, there is no depth and not much substance.
But sometimes, this is what one needs.
Michelle Gomez does a great job and I liked her performance, it is as over-the-top as always.
I also liked the little side-drama with her ex-husband, the tree person. Yes, this was silly, but still, good for a laugh.
In fact, I liked this better than Missy and the Monk.
One little nitpick, however, was the joke about starting WW1.
I thought that was a bit inappropriate.
All in all, I felt entertained, and that is what counts.
It is pure popcorn entertainment, there is no depth and not much substance.
But sometimes, this is what one needs.
Michelle Gomez does a great job and I liked her performance, it is as over-the-top as always.
I also liked the little side-drama with her ex-husband, the tree person. Yes, this was silly, but still, good for a laugh.
In fact, I liked this better than Missy and the Monk.
One little nitpick, however, was the joke about starting WW1.
I thought that was a bit inappropriate.
June 13, 2024
Missy 04: Bad Influence is my first foray into the Big Finish series, and as a result certainly won't be my last. Each episode had their own merits, a mixture of laughter and darkness and fantastic characters (all narrated by a brilliant cast), but I have to particularly review my favourite of the three.
Bad Apple Brigade by Freddie Valdosta, featuring Missy stranded on an island encountering a group of girls on a Reform School trip, was incredible from start to finish. Straight away, Missy's devious side is explored, a part of her character often underplayed, and I was open-mouthed with surprise before the opening music even began.
Valdosta sets an instantly sinister tone, balanced well with genuinely laugh out loud moments when Missy stumbles upon the group of girls (my favourite is Grace, but each has their own shining lines). Missy teaching the girls how to get their way with men--"I'm sowwy"--is a definite stand-out, and becomes relevant later on in the story too! But it is this sinister tone that carries the first half, with callbacks to the horror genre, especially when the characters split up. The tension is expertly paced, the writing sharp and self-aware.
Without spoiling it, the halfway mark has a brilliant twist on the typical expectation for this kind of narrative. A certain character absolutely steals the show, and is written to be both hilarious and heart-warming all at once. Because of this, I was on edge the entire time throughout the second half, which built up to a fantastic conclusion and left me wanting more. Absolutely the best of the three and one I'll return to again.
Also: shout-out to Lou Morgan's The Baron Robbers. The characters were great and it was very wittily written. As a history lover, I immensely enjoyed this one!
Bad Apple Brigade by Freddie Valdosta, featuring Missy stranded on an island encountering a group of girls on a Reform School trip, was incredible from start to finish. Straight away, Missy's devious side is explored, a part of her character often underplayed, and I was open-mouthed with surprise before the opening music even began.
Valdosta sets an instantly sinister tone, balanced well with genuinely laugh out loud moments when Missy stumbles upon the group of girls (my favourite is Grace, but each has their own shining lines). Missy teaching the girls how to get their way with men--"I'm sowwy"--is a definite stand-out, and becomes relevant later on in the story too! But it is this sinister tone that carries the first half, with callbacks to the horror genre, especially when the characters split up. The tension is expertly paced, the writing sharp and self-aware.
Without spoiling it, the halfway mark has a brilliant twist on the typical expectation for this kind of narrative. A certain character absolutely steals the show, and is written to be both hilarious and heart-warming all at once. Because of this, I was on edge the entire time throughout the second half, which built up to a fantastic conclusion and left me wanting more. Absolutely the best of the three and one I'll return to again.
Also: shout-out to Lou Morgan's The Baron Robbers. The characters were great and it was very wittily written. As a history lover, I immensely enjoyed this one!
June 3, 2024
Another great set of Missy adventures.
June 11, 2024
Michelle Gomez's Missy is just as enjoyable in audio form. The ending of the final story feels like a lead in to the next set.
November 9, 2024
Competently put together, but I’m not excited by these as much as before.
December 6, 2024
Missy and the Time Assassin 4
Bad Apple Brigade 4
The Baron Robbers 3
found on a podcast app
Bad Apple Brigade 4
The Baron Robbers 3
found on a podcast app
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