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Doyle
The Great Bikini Incident (The Key to Time Remix)
Fandom: Buffy, Doctor Who (cross-over)
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Humor
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 26-05-2008
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: Dawn’s suspicious of the three electricity inspectors outside her sister’s Rome apartment.
Review: The worlds of Buffy and Doctor Who fit together really well in this. It's interesting to see Dawn's opinions of the Doctor, Jack and Rose. It is quite funny with Jack being Jack more than once. I also really liked how the remix subtitle was so clever, since it means something in both fandoms.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: LJ - Remix Redux VI: The Great Bikini Incident
AJK
Homecoming
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Vignette
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 17-09-2006
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: After being dropped off at the end of The Hand Of Fear, Sarah finally makes it back home.
Review: It's hard to say much about this because it's quite short. But there's a lovely sweet relationship between Sarah and Harry in here. There's also a whole load of things that make you think what would have happened to Sarah's house while she was away. There is some dodgy puncuation going on there but given that I'd read it a few times before I noticed, it's good enough to overlook.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind: Index
AstroGirl
Old Soldiers
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Episode tag or fix (World War Three, The Christmas Invasion, Army of Ghosts)
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 15-04-2007
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: What the UNIT family was doing during some of the major events from the new series.
Review: This is the Brigadier's story mostly, and he's great in it. He might be older, but he's still doing the same old stuff and the characterisation of him in this is excellent. It's interesting to see how his way of doing things differs from what we see the characters in the new series do. The last line's particularly good too.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: unit_family: Old Soldiers
Calapine
Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Woman I Learned from Humans
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Humor
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 17-09-2006
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: The Doctor is a woman. This is a bit of a change for her. As it would be.
Review: This is the fic that introduced me to the whole Girl!Doctor idea. In it, the Doctor panics, understandably, and ends up at Sarah Jane's, who is entirely practical, as you'd expect really as someone who's spent time with the Fourth Doctor. I really the Doctor in this, as she worries about all sorts of things she's never previously considered. And their shopping trip is quite funny.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: Unlicensed Time Traveller
Camilla Sandman
Today's Not Over Yet
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Angst, drama, vignette
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 17-09-2006
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: Tomorrow, the world is ending, and today, he is happy.
Review: This is the Eighth Doctor and the Time War and is so sad. There are humourous moments in it when the Doctor mucks about with famous people in history but somehow they just make it sadder with the knowledge of what he is about to do and how much it's going to hurt.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind: Index
Cryptile
Downtime
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG-13
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Drama, episode tag or fix (The Christmas Invasion/New Earth (S2))
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 24-12-2006
Length: 40-100KB
Plot: So much for leaving at Christmas . . .
Review: This fic fills in that gap between The Christmas Invasion and New Earth, stretching that period out a bit and thereby fixing a some minor continuity...errors.
It's an interesting fic because it captures the newly regenerated Ten perfectly. Cryptile has thought about the character and his transition and put it into words that fit. There are some great images in here, particularly the graffiti (needs to be read to understand), and some interesting insights into the other characters. At heart, though, it's about the Doctor and finishing the transition that began in The Christmas Invasion.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon And An Open Mind: Downtime
donutsweeper
Legends and Legacies
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Drama
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 04-05-2009
Length: Over 100KB
Plot: An old friend needs Jack's help. Is her disappearance a result of something he did in the 1950's or is the legend of Lake Ronkonkoma to blame? Or perhaps something even more sinister? Jack, Tosh, and Ianto attempt to find out what happened in time to save his friend.
Review: What I particularly enjoyed about this story is that although half of it is set in the past, with Jack as the only character we know, the mystery is so intriguing that the story could have not had any elements in the present at all and I'd still have been hooked. Of course, the present elements improve it, and without them the mystery would never have been solved.
The original characters are really well written and are interesting to read in their own right.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: TARDIS Big Bang
Doyle
How the Life Goes On
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Humor, vignette
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 17-09-2006
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: “Of all the flowerbeds in all the gardens in all of South-East England, you had to end up in mine.”
Review: I love the subtle humour in this, it gives the piece a great style while being quite ordinary, really. Well, as ordinary as someone like Sarah Jane can get, anyway. Most of the humour comes from Sarah's observations on the Doctor. That it's all in character just makes it funnier. And K9 totally steals the show.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind: Index
eponymous_rose
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons)
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, drama, humor
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 20-01-2008
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: A year is a complicated thing, beginnings and endings and lives and deaths stretching on and on into infinity. Travelling through time has a tendency to complicate matters still further.
Review: This is four short stories that are all different but all fit together. They're also all slightly differently themed. Autumn has an ending that leaves a lump in your throat and then to counteract it winter has the Doctor and Romana with one of their usual arguments. It's easy to tell there's a lot more going on than what's said in these.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind
hhertzof
Out of Time
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, AU, drama
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 21-01-2007
Length: 40-100KB
Plot: After Dreamland Sarah wakes up in a world not her own, to discover that her life has become a battleground in the Time War.
Review: This has a really complicated plot of alternate timelines and terrible consequences of the Time War. I liked the glimpses into the different possible futures Sarah could have had.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind: hhertzof
hooly4slad
Welcome Aboard
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Humor, vignette
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 03-07-2005
Length: Under 10 KB
Plot: What passed between the Doctor and Jack the first night they spent together aboard the TARDIS?
Review: 'Read this because it's one of the few Doctor Who fics that haven't made me cringe' possibly isn't the best recommendation, until you realise how rare it is for me to read Doctor Who fic and just how bad some of the things that I've been venturing into have been. This is really a very good fic.
It's set immediately after Captain Jack joins the TARDIS crew. I've noticed that Captain Jack, one of my favourite characters, seems to be a difficult one for fanfic authors to get a decent handle on. He too often descends into caricature - the author of this fic gets him just right and conveys the beginnings of a friendship with the Doctor beautifully. It had the same kind of tone as the episodes and provides a nice tag to the episode, filling in details that the show writers brushed over.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: doctorslashjack: Welcome Aboard
Irena K
Where Ever I May Roam
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Humor
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 13-08-2007
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: In which there are phone calls, text messages, friends who let friends drunk-dial and Torchwood.
Review: This is just lovely, fun piece between Martha, the Doctor, Jack and next season's spoilery companion. Often fics that are a series of phone calls, texts and messages don't work - it's a tough medium to write in - but this one really does. It tells a story, it's laugh out loud funny and it tells us a little about the characters, too. The author has captured the voices and made it all feel real, even though the story is told entirely in dialogue. If you're looking for a fun fic to while away half an hour, this is one for you.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: LJ - irenak-fiction: Where Ever I May Roam
Jeri Massi
Death and Chocolate
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG-13
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, drama
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 20-06-2006
Length: 10+ chapters, most parts over 25KB
Plot: The Third Doctor and Sarah Jane investigate strange goings-on at a place called the Royalty House, a chocolate company.
Review: This reads like it could be an episode of Doctor Who. There's some lovely stuff between the Doctor and Sarah Jane, and great Sarah Jane stuff in general. There's a mystery, or possibly more than one and the whole question of whether the Doctor can work it out in time, or whether Sarah will get there first.
There's only two bad things about this. First, it's written in American English - I just can't see Sarah saying words like gotten, but the whole thing is good enough to overlook the comparitively few words of American English. The second bad thing is that reading this story really made me want to eat chocolate!
Warning: No warnings
Archive: Jeri's Pages
Kesomon
In Which Ace and Hex Done Sex
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Humor
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 13-08-2007
Length: Under 10 KB
Plot: Title says it all.
Review: It's too short to say much about, except that the title doesn't necessarily say anything. The ending made me laugh.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind
Kiara Sayre
Occupation
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Vignette
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 15-04-2007
Length: Under 10 KB
Plot: After certain events in Cardiff, UNIT takes over Torchwood III.
Review: The UNIT people are so cool interacting with the Torchwood people. Ace is beautifully grown up in this, happily being in charge of explosives. It's obvious who the new doctor is just from the description of how he acts. The only trouble with this story is that I'd love to see it for real.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: unit_family: Occupation
KickAir 8P~
Five Things That Didn’t Happen.....
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, AU, drama, vignette
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 20-06-2006
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: Five unrelated AU ficlets. I just wrote 'em to get 'em out of my head while I was working on something else. Some angst, some joy, some humor, and some OMG-I-can't-believe-she-wrote-that!
Review: I'm always a sucker for a good Five Things fic, so this was a good read. It's primarily the 9th and 10th Doctors, but KickAir incorporates elements from original and new series without difficulty. You don't strictly need to have watched the original series, but a couple of the Things will have more resonance if you're familiar with it. KickAir comes up with some interesting potential AUs, the first one probably being my least favourite and I thoroughly enjoyed the rest. The second has echoes of an 'Age of Steel' question that I've been discussing with friends lately and it's always good to see Sarah-Jane return.
If you're looking for decent Doctor Who fic and enjoy Five Things fics, you'll probably find at least a couple of Things that you really enjoy here.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: KickAir 8P~: Five Things That Didn’t Happen.....
lizbee
The Christmas Forecast
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Drama, episode tag or fix (The Christmas Invasion), seasonal
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 23-12-2007
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: Tegan has her own perspective on the Sycorax invasion.
Review: There isn't much Tegan fic out there so it's always a treat to find some. This Tegan has grown older and matured, but she hasn't completely put away her time with the Doctor. It's a fascinating insight into the mind of a former companion and the details of Christmas in Australia give the fic that a depth that makes it live.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: LJ - lizbee: The Christmas Forecast
Lydia Hunter
Red Tape
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Humor, vignette
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 17-09-2006
Length: Under 10 KB
Plot: Ever wondered about the red tape and paperwork hassle involved when the Doctor became an official part of UNIT?
Review: This is so short that it's hard to say much about it without giving it away. The (Third) Doctor's answers to Benton's questions for his bureaucractic forms are perfectly reasonable, for him, just don't fit into the boxes. The ending, in particular, is the part that made me laugh out loud.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind: Index
Meddow
Upon the Upland Road
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG-13
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, dark fic, drama, episode tag or fix (Last of the Time Lords)
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 30-07-2008
Length: 2-10 chapters, most parts over 25KB
Plot: With the Master in power and the Doctor missing, a diary, a watch and an old wedding gift send Donna Noble, Sarah Jane Smith and Clyde Langer on a mission to save a planet. But the planet they are saving may not be their own.
Review: This story was hard in places, not because of bad writing but because it deals with the Year That Never Was. When you start to examine that idea in detail you start to appreciate the full horror of what happened to the world in that time and Meddow does a great job with it. She doesn't leave everything hopeless, though. As with the episode, there is a spark of hope in the darkness.
The most interesting thing is that this fic doesn't deal with any of the characters we see on screen, but rather with how Donna, Sarah Jane and the other SJA characters fare during the time. The characterisation is just right and the ideas are huge but well done. It's a fic that stays with you long after finishing and the writing captures the heart of the ideas.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: TARDIS Big Bang
Meredith
Now You See Her
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, humor
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 07-09-2007
Length: 10+ chapters, most parts over 25KB
Plot: On a routine visit to a perfectly harmless planet, Rose is kidnapped and the Doctor discovers a massive government conspiracy. Well, every planet has its dirty laundry...
Review: This fic is both humorous and adventurous at the same time. It's the writing style and the sense of how ridiculous the Doctor can sometimes be that lends it the humour and a great plot that reads almost like an episode that provides the adventure. Meredith captures the Ninth Doctor and his idiosyncrasies just right and I love her comments on how other people see him. It's satisfying, fun, well-written and a good afternoon's occupation so go ahead and read it right now.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind
Meredith T. Tasaki
But I Hope
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Drama, vignette
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 13-05-2007
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: Jackie makes mistakes, and learns. You deserve the world, Jackie Tyler. And you've raised a daughter who won't settle for anything less.
Review: As other people have been saying about this fic, there just isn't enough good Jackie Tyler fic out there. This one has terrific characterisation and the author has really thought about the character. It's not about Jackie in the context of the Doctor or just about her and Rose. It's really a Jackie-centric fic and I love the character Meredith lets us see.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: Fanfic.Net: Meredith T. Tasaki
Mireille
Five Planets Rose Tyler Never Visited
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Drama
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 13-04-2005
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: Five planets the Doctor never took Rose to, and the things that didn't happen there.
Review: This is set just after 'The End of the World', so there are a few spoilers for that episode. There are also a couple of references to classic Doctor Who episodes, but at a level where readers new to Doctor Who won't have any trouble. In fact, that's one of the things that this fic does well - giving little nods for classic DW fans but keeping it just as enjoyable and readable for new fans.
What stood out in this fic was the understanding of the relationship between Rose and the Doctor - how different and similar they are at the same time. It's used to great effect here and really is the basis for the trip that the Doctor takes Rose on. If you're looking for a well-written fic reads between the lines of the characters, this is for you.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: mireille719: Five Planets Rose Tyler Never Visited
Morgeil
Bad Ideas
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Episode tag or fix (Season 2: The Romans), humor
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 13-08-2007
Length: Under 10 KB
Plot: Sometimes, Ian just doesn't think...
Review: This is a short fic set during The Romans. It's a nice moment between Ian and Barbara and is in keeping with the tone of the original episodes too.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind
Netgirl
This Sporting Life
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, humor
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 21-01-2007
Length: 40-100KB
Plot: Sarah Jane thought that she had quite enough troubles already, what with the bright purple man-eating aliens living in the Thames. Then the Doctor turned up with a new face, an inexplicably northern accent and a sex crazed American in tow.
Review: I love Jack in this being Jack and flirting with everything in sight, most particularly Sarah. K-9's great in this too, stunning people and wanting to be walked. The Doctor is definitely recognisably the Ninth Doctor in this. The purple aliens are a really cool idea too.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: The Archive at the End of the Universe: Netgirl
Netgirl
The Idiot's Guide to Foiling Alien Invasions
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG-13
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, humor
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 12-09-2008
Length: Over 100KB
Plot: Jackie and Mickey save the day by bickering, drinking lots of tea and spending a lot of time in the pub in the middle of the day.
Review: This is another novel from the Big Bang challenge and it is just excellent. I was laughing out loud at sections and simply couldn't put it down. Mickey and Jackie are just so *them* and that's where the humour comes from. Their interaction with other characters from the series (and from the Sarah Jane series) was wonderful because so much of the humour in this fic is about people and their reactions to the weirdness around them.
The clever thing is how well it all fits into the established canon while bringing in characters that hadn't been introduced in the Doctor Who canon at the time this fic is set. As well having a good eye for characterisation, humour and dialogue, Netgirl writes a good plot that makes complete sense for our heroes and wouldn't be completely out of place in Doctor Who canon. It's long, it's plotty and it's just pure fun.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: TARDIS Big Bang
nostalgia
Catalyst
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Vignette
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 17-09-2006
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: 'So in 1982, the Doctor becomes, for a week, a chemistry teacher.'
Review: This is an excellent combination of young Ace and the Tenth Doctor, where he proves to be an interesting chemistry teacher and she is certainly an interesting student. The great thing about this is it makes perfect sense given what we know about the two of them. In amongst the slightly humourous aspects, there's a nice contrast of the Doctor spending time with a friend he hasn't seen for a while.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind: Index
Pete Galey
Two Smiths
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG-13
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Drama
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 04-05-2009
Length: 2+ chapters, most parts 25KB or under
Plot: The tenth Doctor became human to hide from the Family of Blood in a sleepy town on the eve of the Great War. But both he and they are surprised when a second John Smith turns up, looking uncannily like the Doctor's seventh incarnation.
Review: This is a really interesting story, marrying up the two versions of Human Nature and making them both exist in the same canon. Which I wouldn't have thought was possible, but Pete Galey not only does it really well, but adds in other Doctor Who elements that seem to contradict and makes them make sense too.
So not only is it very clever, but it's also very well written. Although it references a lot of Doctor Who mythology, you don't have to know it all for it to make sense.
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Archive: TARDIS Big Bang
Primsong
The Annual UNIT Picnic
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, humor
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 26-05-2008
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: The Brigadier and UNIT attempt to enjoy their annual summer picnic, except for an odd alien occurrence which isn't the Doctor's fault, of course.
Review: It's really amusing (by which I mean funny, just not laugh out loud funny). And it's just typical of that era with the way the characters react to each other and the situation. I can just see this happening between stories in the series.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind
Rain
Ghost in the Machine
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, drama
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 13-05-2007
Length: 2+ chapters, most parts 25KB or under
Plot: Rose is lost in time. Cue a rollercoaster ride of comedy, tragedy, misunderstandings, miracles and faces from the past.
Review: The summary doesn't do justice to this fic. It's a more serious fic than it sounds, occasionally funny but also moving. The ideas in it are fascinating and Rain describes it all in a way that makes it alive in your head. It's a long, solidly-written story that will keep you absorbed to the end.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind: Index
Raven
After Ever Happily
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Vignette
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 24-12-2006
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: There are no monsters on Gallifrey. Nothing chases children through their dreams, no ghosts, no bogeymen, no bears on the pavement cracks.
Review: This story is so beautifully written that I knew I'd be reccing it within two paragraphs. It's about the Doctor, in his many re-incarnations, and fairy stories. It's also about the people he loves. It's a series of short vignettes that tie together and make a greater whole. The images are vivid and the writing has just the right touch of calm dreaminess. Beautiful.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: loneraven: After Ever Happily
Seanan
Look Upon This Sky
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Episode tag or fix (Rose (S1)), vignette
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 24-12-2006
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: Rose Tyler begins settling onto the TARDIS, and discovers the legacy that she's become the latest heir to. No knowledge of the greater series required, spoilers for the Ninth Doctor, season one, episode one, 'Rose'.
Review: It's a post-Rose fic that does a lovely job of tying her into the previous incarnations of the Doctor and his companions. It's beautifully written and I love the central idea. There are a couple of American-ims, but don't let that spoil the fic because it's lovely and the author has actually weeded out the ones that have been pointed out to her.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: cadhla: Look Upon This Sky
Seanan
The Terminus of Prayer
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Angst, drama, episode tag or fix (Parting of the Ways, S1)
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 24-12-2006
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: Snapshots taken as the center fails to hold; Doctor, Rose, Jack, not so much slashy as...well, sad, I suppose. Spoilers through 'The Parting of the Ways'. Can be considered a companion piece to 'Look Upon This Sky', which has spoilers through 'Rose'.
Review: I'm recommending this because it's absolutely beautifully written. It was recommended to me as one of the best Nine and Rose 'beginning to end' stories and it lives up to that. Seanan has a lovely writing style and she's got under the skin of the characters. This feels like them, adds insights and makes you want to rewatch Parting of the Ways to find all the nuances she picked up on.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: cadhla: The Terminus of Prayer
selenak
Surprises
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Vignette
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 04-05-2009
Length: Under 10 KB
Plot: Five times Jo surprised the Doctor.
Review: It's perfect Third Doctor and Jo showing little moments of what she's best at. The friendship between them is really sweet and it's nice to see it from the Doctor's point of view. I can believe all of these five things happening, I just wish we could have seen the last two on screen.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: LJ - selenak: Surprises
Settiai
Wings in the Night
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG-13
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, drama
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 04-05-2009
Length: Over 100KB
Plot: When the Doctor is poisoned by an alien creature, it's up to Sarah Jane to find a way to save him before it's too late.
Review: I particularly like that this is an adventure with the Fourth Doctor and Sarah and is gen. There's not enough of it out there, so it's good that this is a particularly good example.
It's really easy to read and you forget how long it is, when you read it. I do like Sarah in it, being her typical self and doing exactly what you'd expect her to do, rather than what anyone else tells her to do.
The plot's not really new, but that doesn't matter because it's the way it's done that is. In the heat of thinking they're going to die, no one declares their love for each other and none of their emotions are too over the top.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: TARDIS Big Bang
sheldrake
Human Activities
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Vignette
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 03-12-2006
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: In order to study an ecosystem it is necessary to consider the way in which organisms interact with each other within the ecosystem.
Review: This has Rose living in the parallel world an learning how to live. Sheldrake's got Rose down really well, along with the rest of her family. There's also an interesting Sarah Jane in there.
There's some great moments with an alien device and a green librarian that are quite humorous.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: sheldrake: Human Activities
slwatson
The Parking Permit
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Humor
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 13-08-2007
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: What's worse than hostile monsters? Red tape!
Review: I liked Nyssa in this fic, which is quite impressive since I'm not that keen on Nyssa. It's a great satirical look at bureaucracy too.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: LJ - Fic Simplicity: The Parking Permit
Tara LJC O'Shea
Ivory and Horn
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG-13
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Drama
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 03-07-2005
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: A quiet walk across the ice fields of Kos turns into more than either the Doctor or Rose planned for.
Review: This was written early on in the series but the story is good enough that any little things that have been made AU are easy to overlook. It's got some nice stuff between the Doctor and Rose, as well as an interesting plot. It reads like a short episode, the characterisation is spot-on and the story is a fairly typical Doctor Who mystery.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: ljc's fan fiction library
uktechgirl
Postcards
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Humor
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 15-04-2007
Length: Under 10 KB
Plot: Doris Lethbridge-Stewart enjoys a relaxing holiday in the Highlands. Ish.
Review: This is all told through postcards written by the Brigadier's wife, Doris. It's very funny to have her describe the Brigadier's activities, the mess they manage to get themselves into, and Harry.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: unit_family: Postcards
vvj5
Harry in a Hole
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Vignette
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 12-09-2008
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: Harry Sullivan falls down a hole and finds he's not alone.
Review: It's basically a Harry character piece and vvj5 has Harry down perfectly. There are two ways of looking at his life with the Doctor and Sarah and both arguments are presented with enough evidence for either to be true.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind
Weimlady
Silver and GOld
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, angst, H/C
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 04-05-2009
Length: 2-10 chapters, most parts over 25KB
Plot: Post Runaway Bride/pre-Smith & Jones/pre-Sarah Jane Adventures story. The Tenth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith meet again a few months after School Reunion. Special guest appearance of another old friend from Classic days.
Review: The Doctor is interestingly alien in this, as the things he goes through are almost human, but not quite. I like the small hints we see of the life that Sarah has and what she gets up to. I especially like the relationships between the characters - they're layered so that they're not really one thing or another, but fit the characters well.
Mostly, this is just really well written - it pulled me in and I couldn't put it down. The best part is that there's a (longer) sequel and another sequel to that that has just started being put up at the time of writing.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind
hhertzof
Companions of the Chalet School
Fandom: Doctor Who, Chalet School (cross-over)
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, AU, drama
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 12-09-2008
Length: Over 100KB
Plot: The Chalet School has three new pupils. Sarah Jane is ambivalent; Ace has been coerced by the Doctor, and Jo is just thrilled to be at boarding school at last. Meanwhile, Barbara Wright joins the school as a mistress. Mysterious weather and strange doings make this a term to remember.
Review: For some reason, the TARDIS Big Bang challenge managed to produce two Chalet School cross-overs and they are both excellent. This one is quite different to Paranoidangel's fic and equally good.
It reads just like a Chalet School book (complete with potted histories so that a non-CS fan should easily pick it up) but the Doctor Who elements are there from the beginning as well. Although it is an AU, there is nothing in it that couldn't be canon in either series with a tiny bit of nudging. I would need to check on characters' ages, but I suspect that even the time-lines mesh. Hhertzof manages to get several incarnations of the Doctor and several past companions into the story without jarring and adds in a good plot with both DW and CS elements combined. The characterisation is great and it's a completely absorbing novel-length fic. Reserve a couple of afternoons and enjoy it.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: TARDIS Big Bang
nopejr
Ten Synonyms for Sensational (The Dragon/TARDIS Overdub)
Fandom: Doctor Who, Harry Potter (cross-over)
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Humor
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 24-04-2010
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: The Doctor pouted. Draco wasn't impressed.
Review: It's so funny. It's written in the style of a children's book (complete with pictures) and tells the story of Draco's travels with the Doctor. Except Draco's not your ordinary companion and it's interesting to see his reactions to everything and what the Doctor tries to impress him. My favourite bits are the asides that explain the Doctor's pout more thoroughly and more amusingly.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: LJ - Remix Redux VII: Ten Synonyms for Sensational (The Dragon/TARDIS Overdub)
Kesomon
Five Times Methos Met the Doctor
Fandom: Doctor Who, Highlander (cross-over)
Rating: PG
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Action/adventure, AU, drama, humor
Reviewed by: Selenay
Reviewer's home URL:
Dated added: 26-05-2008
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: And one time that has yet to occur. When a man bound to the slow path is the oldest of humankind, it's only natural he should run into a man who can travel anywhere, anywhen. A crossover of Highlander and Doctor Who, with a smidge of Torchwood and a dash of AU.
Review: A Highlander/Doctor Who/Torchwood cross-over shouldn't work when just listed that way, but this one really does. I love the ideas in it and Kesomon has a style that blends the humour of the situation perfectly with the action. This isn't laugh out loud funny because the humour comes out of the relationships and, most of all, Methos' outlook on everything. If you're looking for a fun, entertaining fic with great characterisation then this is the one for you.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind
Enigel
Time is an illusion (tea time doubly so)
Fandom: Doctor Who, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (cross-over)
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Humor
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 24-04-2010
Length: 10-40KB
Plot: Two aliens and two ape descendants acquire access into a bar-like structure...
Review: It really made me think about Doctor Who and Hitchhiker's and the parallels between the two. In this story Ford and the Doctor play the Doctor role to their companions: Arthur and Donna. This crossover is a bit like if you stuck Ford and Arthur in the Doctor Who world, this is what it (and they) would be like, and if you stuck the Doctor and Donna in the Hitchhiker's world, this is what it (and they) would be like. Seeing all four of them interact is really interesting. It's funny, like Hitchhiker's and funny like Doctor Who and all in character.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: Archive of Our Own
Azar
The Trouble with Harry
Fandom: Doctor Who, NCIS (cross-over)
Rating: PG-13
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Angst, drama
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 04-05-2009
Length: 2-10 chapters, most parts over 25KB
Plot: Abby's past and present collide when she and the missing Admiral Sullivan they're searching for turn out to have a mutual friend--the Doctor.
Review: I've never seen an episode of NCIS, but that didn't stop me from enjoying this story. The crossover fits perfectly with Doctor Who canon and ended up making me want to know more about Abby. The plot was really interesting - I couldn't tell what the solution to the mystery was going to be, but I enjoyed finding out.
The Doctor was his usual self and I liked seeing how Abby reacted to seeing him and how she convinced the rest of her team about the alien aspect of it. I loved Harry's part in it - he fit in so well.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind
Catbert
Origin
Fandom: The Bill, Doctor Who (cross-over)
Rating: G
Type: Gen
Pairing: n/a
Themes: Humor
Reviewed by: paranoidangel
Reviewer's home URL: Angelic Paranoia
Dated added: 14-04-2006
Length: Under 10 KB
Plot: Trev is really a time lord.
Review: There's a long-running joke in The Bill fandom that when a character vanishes suddenly from the programme never to be seen again they're in the stationery cupboard. TREV is an acronym for Totally Reliable Extra Veteran - or a fancy way of saying extra who is in quite a few episodes in the background.
Catbert takes this idea and makes it ridiculous, although plausible. The only trouble is it's so short I really can't say any more about it without spoiling it any more than I have already.
Warning: No warnings
Archive: Origins