The Flip Side

Dark Shadows Dramatic Readings, Audiobooks #37

by Cody Schell

It's my philosophy. Heads or tails. Chances and choices...”

Carolyn Stoddard is lost. Widowed at an early age, she's the lonely rich girl, drinking her life away as her friends grow up and move on.

But Carolyn's life is about to change. Because Carolyn is about to be given a set of choices. And those choices will determine whether she is allowed to live or die.

It's closing time at the Blue Whale but for Carolyn Stoddard the night is far from over. It's time to face the music...

Audiobook

First published September 1, 2013

Reviews

[Danny Welch · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most powerful Dark Shadows audios I have listened too so far!

Whilst on a girls night out, Carolyn is having fun at The Blue Whale but a dark sinister force is at work here and it's coming for Carolyn and soon she might lose everything, her friends, her family, even her life but at her own hands!

This was an incredibly moving character piece with some shocking twists and turns and I like how it progress' The Dark Shadows story. It really develops Carolyn as a character from being a drunken childish rich girl to a determined and brave one. Jonah was a good villain in this being very menacing and at times quite disturbing. Nancy Barret and Christopher Ragland really gave it their all in this with some incredibly powerful performances and the rest of the cast were great too.

This story was so delicately well written with a incredibly well realized concepts but still being a powerful character piece for Carolyn. Defintely one of the finest Dark Shadows audios I have listened too so far! 10/10

[Stephen Osborne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very, very interesting. The Dark Shadows story progresses! I knew Big Finish was leading up to something with the last few entries, having Carolyn Stoddard being the drunk little rich girl. The Flip Side is definitely a turning point for the character. Love the reference to the jukebox at the Blue Whale having the same songs for years! Performances: Nancy Barrett is fantastic, and Cody Quijano-Schell's script allows her to do pretty much everything here (drunk Carolyn, confused Carolyn, angry Carolyn, and, ultimately, determined Carolyn). Christopher Ragland is great as Jonah Rooney, new bartender at the Blue Whale, and the supporting cast shines as well, especially Lisa Richards as Sabrina Jennings (can't wait to see what happens with her!) All in all, a very enjoyable hour of listening, with a few goosebumps to keep you company!

[Vincent Darlage · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting look at Carolyn and the choices she (and by extension, we) have made in our lives and the impact those choices have. This is supposed to take place in 1973, but Carolyn, of course, sounds much older. Not sure why they didn't set it closer to today's date.

[Debra Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bartender tries to get Carolyn to kill herself.