I’m not
quite sure what I think of the First King
of Mars finale. It doesn’t have as
much of the rambly/panicked captain moments of humor that mark the series, so
it doesn’t get as many laughs as
previous installments. It’s also very silly. The mounting mystery and tension of the past
few days get released in a fairly absurd way, one that makes no apologies for
its ridiculousness.
As
such, I guess I’m a bit disappointed.
This was goofy ridiculous, not crazed-slice-of-astronaut-life ridiculous. Still, there’s good stuff to be had. Some of the details of the resolution are
great fun, and the captain, of course, remains the captain. This was an excellent role for PC, a real
scream.
One
final nitpick – would’ve been nice to hear the captain’s Mars planetary anthem
one more time. I got a real kick out of
that.
Accent Watch
Scottish.
Recommend?
In
General
– Yep. Quirky and nerdy and fun.
Definitely worth watching.
PC-wise – Yes. I talked about voice-acting recently when I
reviewed Haunted Hogmanay and Glendogie Bogey, and this radio
performance is a comic tour de force without even a shred of a visual. No other cast to speak of, either. The first king of Mars built entirely from
the writing, PC’s delivery, and the listeners’ imaginations. Very well done.
Warnings
I
realize I haven’t been adding to this at all, and I should’ve. Not much, but still worth mentioning – mild sexual
references in this series, along with a little bodily function humor.
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