March 7, 2012

The Eighth Doctor and Mary Shelley: Winning Combo!

If there's one thing I love about Doctor Who more than any other show with time travel is it's willingness to have the Doctor interact with historical figures without any worries. However, the company Big Finish has recently done something even more ballsy than that: They took a historical figure and made them a companion! Who, you ask? Well, if you didn't read the title, I'm talking about Frankenstein author Mary Shelley. Join me after the jump to read my thoughts on such a brilliant pairing of Doctor and companion.