Project: Lazarus, aka 50 Shades of Not Okay

Whose brilliant idea was it to release Jubilee, Doctor Who and the Pirates, and this audio within 6 months of each other? Nobody needs that much sadness, angst, and--dare I say it--mindfuckery in their lives. I understand that Evelyn's arc is made of pain, so angst is fine. But agony? Not fine at all. Has any other Doctor ever been so brutally tortured as Six is in this audio? His screams are really, really awful, and I wanted to cry as I heard them. He seems to be fine once he's free, but I've never heard any of the Doctors scream like that. One wonders how Colin Baker did that so convincingly. It worries me.
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Part one of this story, although it went by quick, was rather boring. I was surprised that the Professor only lasted as long as he did--it seemed like he was going to be in the story for longer than that.
I must have been the only person ever to be surprised about the true identity of Artemis, judging by other reviews I've read. I can be a bit clueless sometimes. It made me sad, as did the fact that Evelyn was so happy to see Cassie and Cassie was angry that she'd just been abandoned, basically. Way to go, Doctor. (I know, I know, it was the TARDIS, but still...I feel like he could have tried harder.)
Part two I've already touched on. Colin Baker's acting, as ever, was great, and although Evelyn was on the side for most of this story, her crying at the end was heartbreaking.

When the Seventh Doctor's theme music came on at the beginning of episode three came on, I was so surprised I dropped my iPod. I don't know what I was expecting, but it sure startled me for some reason. I don't really like the Seventh Doctor--the Sixth doctor's opinion of him has clouded mine somewhat. He's rather manipulative and godlike, and I prefer Six's (and others) approach of trying to help people, but not deliberately manipulating things. However, in this audio it made me reflect on how sad the Seventh Doctor got (gets?) towards the end of his timeline. Is he perhaps one of the longest-living incarnations? I think he's lived several centuries, hasn't he? That's reflected in this audio--he's rather tired and frustrated, especially at the beginning of part three and the end of part four.

Colin Baker! Wow. How many times can I say it? Anybody who thought Colin was a bad actor on TV needs to sit down and listen to this audio and Jubilee. (Although maybe not, because they're emotionally scarring.) He puts forward one of his best performances in part four, and (spoiler): he's not even playing the Doctor! He's really treated quite awfully in Project: Lazarus, and it just hurts me to hear it. It gives him the opportunity to act up a storm, though.

Will I listen to this audio again? Probably, because as I've learned by re-listening to Jubilee, it's less painful the second time around. I don't know if I'll listen to it for the story, though. The acting was good (as I've already stated many times) but the plot was rather disjointed.