Survivors: The Harvest

"Nature's bounty."

Writer: Jonathan Morris

Format: Audio

Released: June 2026

Series: Planet Krynoid 2.03

Featuring: Maggie, Fletcher, Tiro

Synopsis

When a band of survivors reach a mysterious settlement, they are promised food, shelter and harmony. But deliverance in Greenhaven comes at a price – and Father Nature is ready to collect.

Verdict

The Harvest was an excellent episode to conclude the Survivors second series of Planet Krynoid! I wouldn't be surprised if this was the end of the spinoff range as a whole as despite the fun ambiguity at the end, this did have a feeling of being the end and it finished very strongly indeed. This was definitely the strongest episode of the boxset and the stakes really did feel high throughout. I thought the returns of Maggie and Fletcher in particular were very strong and I loved catching up with them again. Their relationship has been kind of all over the place and can you really blame them for what they went through? Fletcher initially suggesting that they might rekindle their love when all of this was over was a strong moment as I imagine that took some courage to speak up about in their situation, but it was even more poignant by the end and the sacrifice he made. I thought the premise of Greenhaven here was pretty superb. It felt very religious and essentially a cult which was intriguing from my own personal perspective as I had just listened to a podcast exploring Scientology on the morning dog walk and the similarities were startling! It's strange and wonderful how the world works like that. Could it really be a coincidence? It's fun to ponder. The settlement's inhabitants here were consumed by their religion and that all focused on Father Nature. Giving a name to an enormous Krynoid like that was excellent and it actually helped to have a formal piece of identification for it. The entire settlement actually being built on top of the Krynoid was a disturbing thought and by the end I imagine the scale was something resembling what we saw towards the concluding moments of The Seeds of Doom. It was a brilliant image painted in the mind. Hearing how the fence was actually built to keep the inhabitants in rather than the Krynoid out was a chilling moment where we slowly started to realise Greenhaven was far from a haven at all. Hurcotte and Dowlish were deeply disturbing in their admiration for Father Nature and the casting was absolutely perfect. Bryn Forrester (excellent name for this kind of series by the way!) was great here and I loved the threat that came from the composter. That's such a terrifying prospect but the use of nature here and the agreement with the Krynoid was harrowing. The newcomers noticing the settlement was predominantly made up of people younger than thirty and all fit and healthy gave a sign of some sort of ethnic cleansing. The result with those deemed unsuitable were that they were ripe for harvest. The imagery of them being pumped full of nutrients and literally fattened up whilst on drugs to make them happy and pretty delirious was incredible. I don't think this could be done in mainstream Doctor Who so it shows the appeal of this series and its darker nature. The moments they all just jumped in to be consumed by Father Nature and be at one with nature was incredible! They did it willingly and with overwhelming joy which was just a bit disturbing. I thought the reunion with Tiro for Maggie and Fletcher was a lovely moment and the parents were almost in disbelief! It was tremendous and the ship quickly boarding the rest of the inhabitants as Father Nature was still hungry made for a hugely exciting conclusion. The Krynoid holding onto the ship as it tried to take off proved problematic and the sacrifice from Fletcher was admirable. Poisoning the Krynoid was one thing which was a very clever plan, but now it had to be finished once and for all. Or was it? Because the ambiguity at the end with Maggie feeling something iffy was very nicely done. Will we get a third series? I'm all for it if we do! Overall, an excellent listen to conclude the series. 

Rating: 9/10