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| Breathing life into an old classic |
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| By: | Clive T Wright, St Lawrence, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Saturday 27 December 2014 |
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| Rating: |   8 |
Bringing the doctor back to a classic enemy has become a growing trend both on TV and audio, which doesn't always work. In this case it does and closes the circle with a cleverly paced story. Hector/Hex continues to struggle with his new world as do the Tardis crew.
| By: | David Layton, Los Angeles, United States |
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| Date: | Sunday 6 July 2025 |
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| Rating: | 6 |
Revenge of the Swarm has the problem of not offering much new. The Swarm somehow has been living dormant inside the TARDIS for centuries, since Doctor 4 days, and finds a suitable host in the empty spot in Hector's brain where Hex should be. The swarm then tries to retrace its origin and complete what it started, making itself the biggest thing in the universe just because. We still have a Swarm that doesn't swarm, the "contact has been made" infections, the siege on the medical base (now in its earlier version as a research facility), and a microbe with ideas above its station. The only real addition to the original is a side venture into Tron, with digital racing bikes in a game-like virtual world. If one really, really likes "The Invisible Enemy," then this is a delightful trip down memory lane. For the rest of us, it is just difficult to find a reason to get into it.
