The Council of Nicea
This story featured the 5th Doctor, Nyssa and Erimem and is a fully historical story set in 325 AD at the titular Council that was set up by the Roman Emperor Constantine. In short this is a story that I have to give 5/10 as everything technical about the story from a production point of view is fine, however I got little enjoyment and found it dull. I'm so pleased that Big Finish don't feel pressured into doing pseudo historicals and are doing these types of fully historical stories however this story lacks flair, focus and I came away infuriated. There's a good little plot for Erimem here but its very wishy washy, its decent stuff but more effort was required from all involved.
The Juggernaughts
Now this however is Big Finish at it finest, featuring the 6th Doctor, Mel and Davros The Juggernaughts is a story to behold. I try not to give spoilers on these reviews however this story is reminiscent of Colins TV Dalek story as it feels like Big Finish rather like the TV show at the time are in the mood to do something different with the Daleks. This is a story which throws you in at the deep end presumably at the conclusion of an unseen adventure and the early part of this story is dealing with the consequences of this conclusion. The relationships and "sides" in this story are not quite what you would expect them to be - a factor this story handles better than The Council of Nicea. All in all a good solid story and highly recommend as Big Finish do what they do best with another rip roaring story.
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