(I was just thinking about this earlier and how I didn’t think it would ever actually be a relevant phrase I could say. I should stop doubting myself lmao)

My ranking of the stories in Short Trips:

(and yes, I did initially say Freedom was a superior Master story to Stop the Pigeon, but on reflection a lot of that was just my general preference for Delgado over Ainley, and Freedom just isn’t that interesting imo outside of some conceptual elements)

repulsor rey

red menace??

Moving on to Decalog 2: Lost Property! It’s themed around “the various homes owned or otherwise acquired by the good Doctor during the course of his travels through time and space”, to quote the Editors’ Note, which already feels more promising to me than the last volume’s premise.

1) Fallen Angel by Andy Lane

A delightfully atmospheric 2nd Doctor tale inspired heavily by the work of Leslie Charteris (to whom the story’s dedicated), with intriguing Time Lord lore, gallant English bonhomie, & many Winnie-the-Pooh quotations. An objectifying description of Zoe is the sole blot.

As well as continuing my VNA/VMA read-thru, I’m catching up on the first two Decalogs, and I thought I’d do some short reviews here!

Here’s a thread about the first Doctor Who short story anthology, Decalog, edited by Mark Stammers & Stephen James Walker. (I’ll save the framing narrative for last.)

Not only this but there should be more companion overlap in general! The Hartnell, Troughton, and late-Tom-Baker-thru-Davison eras did this well, and it’s far more interesting to see as many characters as possible’s reactions to and dynamics with each other

“no notes” normally vs. “no notes” about a tumblr post you made