Doctor Who BF-104 Bride of Peladon

"A mysterious voice, a missing girl and a murdered queen. The Royal House of Peladon is once more plunged into intrigue, terror and death. The Doctor, Peri and Erimem must find their way through a treacherous labyrinth of lies if they are to distinguish friend from foe before it is too late."

I've always been a big fan of Peladon. Jon Pertwee was my Classic Doctor, so I followed in his footsteps by matching his love of Peladon.

This was my first introduction of Erimem as a companion, and it was also her leaving story. But it got me hooked onto the Erimem story line. I am currently working my way through it. But knowing what I know now, I'm glad Erimem finally got to rule over people, as their queen.

I'm glad to know that Peladon is still part of the galactic federation. Even if they believe that earth is only helping Peladon to get involved in their mining. To be honest, I probably wouldn't trust human beings with authority, either. And I'm human! [Well, half human- on my mothers side.]

I thank Big Finish for bringing Aggedor back. And I am so happy they did a reference to "My Doctor" by making the fifth Doctor hum the tune that settles Aggedor. Oh! And I loved the idea of baby Aggedors. They sounded nice enough, anyway. I'm sure we'll have a future story set on Peladon revolving around them. Hopefully involving the Sixth Doctor.

Peri was also fantastic in this story. Her final line was my favourite in the whole episode. It was "When I leave you, Doctor. I can promise you one thing- it won't be so I can marry some alien king." (Which, for those new Whovians- is exactly what happened. In the television story "The Trial of a Time Lord" Peri left to marry an alien king. A rather large one...) The power to foreshadow things is one of Big Finish's greatest qualities.

In conclusion, this episode was awesome. The king, Peri, Erimem, and the Doctor all played to their strengths, which made this storyline work.

9/10