"You talk a lot, but I think you deliberately leave out important stuff..."
Writer: Nick Abadzis
Format: Comic Strip
Released: 26th March 2015
Printed in: DWC #2
Featuring: Tenth Doctor, Gabby
Synopsis
Terror has gripped Gabriella Gonzalez's corner of Sunset Park: vortices exploded from every machine in her father's laundromat; Gabby's future brother-in-law, Hector, claims he saw the Devil; and her grandmother saw a demonic vision of her dead husband. And right now Gabby is trapped in a Subway car by a monster wearing her face. Her only help - some skinny guy in a suit who won't stop waving a little blue flashlight around!
Verdict
Revolutions of Terrof continued absolutely wonderfully in this second part of the adventure! It really was brilliant from start to finish. With the first part mostly all about getting to know Gabby and her family, l adored how this was just the Doctor and Gabby getting to know each other. After the great cliffhanger that concluded part one, I liked how the Tenth Doctor was consoling his would-be companion about the monster she was facing, who rather uncomfortably was wearing her face! Who wouldn't be petrified seeing a horrific monster threaten to kill you whilst looking like a horrendous version of yourself. I can't imagine how uncomfortable and unnerved Gabby must have felt. The Doctor told her not to look at the atrocity and to be fair, Gabby followed his instructions. It seemed she initially trusted him which would bode well for the future. The chase through the train was entertaining and I loved how worried Gabby was when she realised that the train was running out! The jump onto the platform was good and I liked how in all the uproar and fright, the Doctor was trying to work out how the monster was accessing the speakers. Once back in the normality of New York City, obviously a superb setting, the Doctor had that affect he always does on others during encounters as would later be mentioned in The Snowmen. The Doctor tried to tell Gabby to forget ever meeting him but after a chase through a train by a monster who looked like her which then turned back into the train security guard, along with emergency exits magically reappearing, could she just forget the man who handled that kind of situation ever so calmly? I liked how she went back to the TARDIS after seeing the Doctor go inside. The Doctor's cover story of it being his equipment hut of the blue branch of the police force wasn't believable in the slightest. The Pranavores were a very nice species and I liked how the Doctor wasn't modest about knowing of their existence and admitted he only discovered them recently. Gabby found them beautiful which was nice and I liked how they fed off the negative human emotion. But then came the Cerebravores who were alien to the planet, unlike their sentient counterparts, and were trying to manifest onto the planet by attacking the negative emotions and feeding on fear. Frighteningly, they showed you what you most feared. Not too bad an enemy at all! The psychosphere was most interesting and I liked how they were being attacked from beyond human perception. I liked how their arrival through the laundromat washing machines was explained and almost recreated as the Doctor crossed the bridge to try and stop the upcoming invasion plans that would be spreading across the planet. Danger lurked and Gabby was left with strict instructions to ensure that the washing machine cycle remained spinning. But a dangerous Cindy seemingly under control had arrived and seemed intent on stopping her. The Doctor too was in big trouble as a Cerebravore was ready to pounce! Overall, a sublime second part to the story with an absolutely gorgeous reference to The Aztecs. I loved how Cameca was name-dropped by the Doctor after he mistakenly got engaged to her during his first incarnation! I also liked the continuation from The Christmas Invasion with the Tenth Doctor being a one chance man. I look greatly forward to part three and that's where the rating will come upon the adventure completing.
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