Doctor Who BF-058 The Harvest

"On the morning of 12 October 2021, Hex woke up. He was expecting to go to work at St. Gart's in London as normal and, that evening, have a great time in the bar of the White Rabbit, celebrating his 23rd birthday."

So, I finally met "Hex." He has a scouse accent, much like a few of my friends, so it didn't irritate me as much as it annoys other reviewers.

I quite liked the concept of the coffee machine. You didn't need change, because the price of your coffee could be deducted from your salary.

Ace just gets hotter and hotter. And she was flirting with Hex in this story! She did a brilliant job, as well. I like it how she made people call her 'McShane' as well. It was quite interesting. I need to get used to calling her Dorothy, since she's grown up. But she'll always be 'Ace' to me.

It was smart of Hex to mark Ace under "pretty, but mad." It summed her up quite well, I think.

When Hex first sees the TARDIS, he describes it as "A Portaloo" with made me chuckle. The Doctor traveling the universe... In a Portaloo!

But this story made me really like Hex as a character. He's really cool, and I look forward to the twenty-odd more audio dramas with him in. And as I'm writing this, this months story "Protect and Survive" has just been released. I'm going to purchase it now. I'm very excited!

I had no idea that this was a Cybermen story, going into it. I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing. I really enjoyed the surprise; but I probably would have listened to this audio earlier if I knew it had Cybermen...

There's many brilliant lines in this one. One of my favourites was between the Doctor and Hex, just as they were dematerialising for the first time in the TARDIS. The Doctor said  "Ok, hold onto your hat." A confused Hex replied with "I haven't got one!" And the Doctor said "Then hold onto mine..." This part was rather amusing, and very 'Seventh Doctor.'

It's difficult to find a Cybermen story that hasn't been done before. And I think one thing this does well is that it's completely different. The fact that the Cybermen wanted their humanity back shows that [in the doctors words] "there is hope for every species- even Cybermen"

So, in conclusion, I really like Hex as a companion. And this was a decent introduction story. Just above average, though, if I'm being honest.

6/10