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An alien has landed on Sark, intent on sharing her art with the world. Is there something more sinister at work than an intergalactic jewelry franchise? Mike Yates thinks that there is, but no-one seems to believe him; not even his closest friends.
Mike Yates is an oddity, the companion - if such a term can be used of one who didn't travel in the TARDIS until the recent Hornet's Nest and Demon Quest audio series - who turned on the Doctor and the world from misguided idealism and psychological damage. To have him at the centre of a story about trust and loyalty is perhaps a little odd, therefore.
The play is mostly about mind control, with Ikiria (Felicity Duncan) trying to take over the world due to her own psychological damage, and juxtaposes rather tragically with Mike's future travails. Duncan also plays Yates' driver, whose relationship with the Captain is rampantly inappropriate for an officer and an enlisted woman, in a PG kind of way, even before she turns out to be a projection who apparently raised no eyebrows in a highly secret taskforce.
I am not entirely convinced by The Rings of Ikiria, although it has some good ideas. After my less than enthusiastic response to The Wanderer, it may be that I'm not on the same wavelength as Richard Dinnick.
There may be a bit of a break as I do some reading on the train, after which I'll be back with either the last special release, The Revenants, or the start of series 7, The Time Museum.
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