Warship... Opinions? (mine is that it's just dull)
With series C coming out next month I thought I'd retry the Big Finish fullcast audio that started their range and supposedly bridged the gap between the second and third season... Yeah, I have notes!
I've listened to this before and while I knew I hadn't enjoyed it, it was so forgettable that I went in with no expectations. Sadly, the opening narration reminded me immediately of the biggest issue... The story is awfully paced.
(clearly no Pacey)
This is supposed to be the "unfilmable" epic battle showing the Liberator holding off hordes of Andromidan ships until the Federation can arrive. But instead we start with Blake recalling the events of Star One followed by Avon and Vila repeating the last lines of that episode before realising that the aliens are simply going to occasionally ease through the gap and make no effort to do anything. Villa gets a few good lines but there's nothing special while the bulk of the "warshipping" is being handled by Zen.
Currently, Villa has just been clearing off mines until the plot got bored, Jenna has been left on the hull of the Liberator. Blake and Cally are off finding another Star One. I'll carry on, but it's a real slog to stop my writers mind from pulling the plot apart and writing something better.
The problem seems to be that the story is a series of chit-chat and side quests. It really needs to be a Waterloo-style battle with both sides knocking chunks out of each other while begging for reinforcements. The crew is supposed to be alone, facing impossible odds, reaching a point where the Liberator is pushed back and virtually destroyed.
But instead you've got the ship, no longer in intergalactic space, being rescued by pleasure liners.
Anyway... I think the popular opinion is that it's quite good. Would love to hear some other opinions.