for The Enemy of my Enemy8/6/2024 c16 A Sole Reviewer
Gonna be honest the romance is happening way to quickly. It ends up being very cringy and cliche, there's no inner conflict or any of that. This is something you would see from a poorly written lemon.
Gonna be honest the romance is happening way to quickly. It ends up being very cringy and cliche, there's no inner conflict or any of that. This is something you would see from a poorly written lemon.
3/13/2023 c15 blackx57
This is my 10th time reading this story and it’s just as good if not better than the first time!
This is my 10th time reading this story and it’s just as good if not better than the first time!
1/29/2023 c54 Sandy
Review for the podcast version.
So emotional to come to the end again. It is still sad Jack and Tik died at the end, but as parents ourselves, we now understand a little better and more personally.
And you did definitely move us over the course of the story. No worries there.
Our Tik had something interesting to say about that: "A good storyteller FEELS the story, not tells it."
Very true words.
We also like the nice connections, like the mention of the Beledon village where Cuddlebug lives. We'd like to see that in the Hybrid Wars, and maybe some of the actual hybrids. I for one want to see what a Raptorian-human hybrid would be like. If Vippy or one of the other ladies got pregnant, they would likely be small like a Raptorian, but maybe have smooth, human-like skin and hair? A female human with a male Raptorian might have a larger Raptorian or something like that.
Doug suggested maybe we see something like the Male Scalathor the Raptorian saved has brought some children, and that would be maybe something all the Great Tree races celebrate. Maybe they would see it as mending the distances among them or something like that. A gift for coming back to the Great Tree's ways and all that.
Still as beautiful now as it was back then, and a bittersweet ending.
As for the others, please take your time and go easy. Doug suggested maybe make each chapter of Chronicles two episodes, or record them separately and edit them together, so you don't strain yourself. Make sure you keep some water handy. My great Uncle used to do voicework for radio, worked with Gary Owens and things.
Keep up the amazing work.
-Sandy and Doug
Review for the podcast version.
So emotional to come to the end again. It is still sad Jack and Tik died at the end, but as parents ourselves, we now understand a little better and more personally.
And you did definitely move us over the course of the story. No worries there.
Our Tik had something interesting to say about that: "A good storyteller FEELS the story, not tells it."
Very true words.
We also like the nice connections, like the mention of the Beledon village where Cuddlebug lives. We'd like to see that in the Hybrid Wars, and maybe some of the actual hybrids. I for one want to see what a Raptorian-human hybrid would be like. If Vippy or one of the other ladies got pregnant, they would likely be small like a Raptorian, but maybe have smooth, human-like skin and hair? A female human with a male Raptorian might have a larger Raptorian or something like that.
Doug suggested maybe we see something like the Male Scalathor the Raptorian saved has brought some children, and that would be maybe something all the Great Tree races celebrate. Maybe they would see it as mending the distances among them or something like that. A gift for coming back to the Great Tree's ways and all that.
Still as beautiful now as it was back then, and a bittersweet ending.
As for the others, please take your time and go easy. Doug suggested maybe make each chapter of Chronicles two episodes, or record them separately and edit them together, so you don't strain yourself. Make sure you keep some water handy. My great Uncle used to do voicework for radio, worked with Gary Owens and things.
Keep up the amazing work.
-Sandy and Doug
1/22/2023 c53 Doug
Review for podcast version.
We still love this as much as when it was first published. Still as much fun as it ever was.
We can hardly believe that the Podcast has almost reached the end. Time flies.
Sandy suggested, after this, take a break from the Hunter-Hunted podcasts and such and maybe focus on the rest of Radiance and also take some stress off. Don't push yourself too hard too fast. Burnout is a real thing.
Wonderful work, as always.
-Doug and Sandy
Review for podcast version.
We still love this as much as when it was first published. Still as much fun as it ever was.
We can hardly believe that the Podcast has almost reached the end. Time flies.
Sandy suggested, after this, take a break from the Hunter-Hunted podcasts and such and maybe focus on the rest of Radiance and also take some stress off. Don't push yourself too hard too fast. Burnout is a real thing.
Wonderful work, as always.
-Doug and Sandy
1/15/2023 c52 Sandy
Review for podcast.
We still love these stories now as much as when they were first published. Still epic and fun.
-Sandy and Doug
Review for podcast.
We still love these stories now as much as when they were first published. Still epic and fun.
-Sandy and Doug
1/8/2023 c51 Doug
Review for podcast version.
We still love this. Still as cute and fun as when it was first published. Hard to believe it's been so many years.
-Doug and Sandy
Review for podcast version.
We still love this. Still as cute and fun as when it was first published. Hard to believe it's been so many years.
-Doug and Sandy
12/18/2022 c50 Doug
Review for the podcast version.
Still as much fun now as it was back then when first published. And if you pick things up after this and Hybrid Wars, hope we get to see Vexan shine and live a happy life finally.
Review for the podcast version.
Still as much fun now as it was back then when first published. And if you pick things up after this and Hybrid Wars, hope we get to see Vexan shine and live a happy life finally.
12/11/2022 c49 Sandy
Review for podcast version.
Still as beautiful and sublime as when it was first published. I hope we get to see more of Cuddlebug in the future, and maybe her family in Hybrid Wars. She's a real sweetheart.
-Sandy and Doug
Review for podcast version.
Still as beautiful and sublime as when it was first published. I hope we get to see more of Cuddlebug in the future, and maybe her family in Hybrid Wars. She's a real sweetheart.
-Sandy and Doug
12/4/2022 c48 Sandy
Review for podcast version
We still love this, and Cuddlebug is still so adorable and sweet! We're excited to learn more of the Beledon and where they came from and what their history is.
Still as beautiful as when you first published it.
-Sandy and Doug
Review for podcast version
We still love this, and Cuddlebug is still so adorable and sweet! We're excited to learn more of the Beledon and where they came from and what their history is.
Still as beautiful as when you first published it.
-Sandy and Doug
11/27/2022 c47 Doug
Whoops, sorry, wrong review. :p
Whoops, sorry, wrong review. :p
11/20/2022 c46 Doug
Review for Podcast version.
Still as epic now as when you first published it. Still powerful to meet Vexan for the first time.
Keep up the great work.
-Doug and Sandy
Review for Podcast version.
Still as epic now as when you first published it. Still powerful to meet Vexan for the first time.
Keep up the great work.
-Doug and Sandy
11/6/2022 c44 Doug
Review for podcast version
We still love this, even after these years.
And CD forwarded us the Hunter-Hunted Redux, and it was great! Made us smile. Sorry we haven't read it on your site, yet. We have an older computer, and some sites it just doesn't want to load. :/
Keep up the fantastic work!
-Doug and Sandy
Review for podcast version
We still love this, even after these years.
And CD forwarded us the Hunter-Hunted Redux, and it was great! Made us smile. Sorry we haven't read it on your site, yet. We have an older computer, and some sites it just doesn't want to load. :/
Keep up the fantastic work!
-Doug and Sandy
10/30/2022 c43 Sandy
Review for the Podcast.
Still as great now as back then. We like Shey and LL. They're a cute couple. We'd like to see in Hybrid Wars how they managed to turn the Draconis back to good, and all that. We haven't seen much about them or their culture.
-Sandy and Doug
Review for the Podcast.
Still as great now as back then. We like Shey and LL. They're a cute couple. We'd like to see in Hybrid Wars how they managed to turn the Draconis back to good, and all that. We haven't seen much about them or their culture.
-Sandy and Doug
10/23/2022 c42 Doug
Review for Podcast version.
We still love this as much as we did back then.
And Sandy I watched Alien Resurrection, and we had an idea: What if Jack Mason gets to meet Ellen Ripley? Or, more properly, Ripley Clone 8. Sandy had the idea that she is aging rapidly due to the genetic tampering from the United Systems Military in cloning her. Maybe they get a secret message from Call, the Android, or otherwise meet her. She could help them and give them some insights, but they could also help her. Bring her to Clan Mason's home world, and let her final years or months be where she might feel like she belongs. The Xenos would like her, and might feel bad what happened to the original Ripley, let alone her clone. They hint Ripley 8 has Xeno-Telepathy by birth, so maybe she would feel at home among intelligent Xenos. Maybe they give her the special honor of being entombed in hive resin when she passes, and reminds them not just of Ripley the original, and the suffering of people, and what they are fighting against.
We'd also like to see Jack's reaction to things like the Nostromo and Hadley's Hope incidents.
Sandy thinks Tik would be upset at what happened to Newt, and that the original Ellen Ripley fought so hard, and deserved better.
Also, Sandy pointed out, in Prometheus, they said the Black Goo was a nanomachine kind of thing, so maybe this is the first where the Engineers crop up? The Derelict ship on LV-426 is the first time they come up, but later it goes deeper. And making a cure for nanomachine bioweapons is hard, as normally the body cannot defend at all against something like that. They would need to make a nanomachine of their own to fight it. But the technology involved might be even beyond the Yautja.
Sandy said to ask CD, as he knows all that stuff inside and out.
We still love this as much now as when it first came out, and we now realize CD was the one who made the Beledon! So much fun!
-Doug and Sandy
Review for Podcast version.
We still love this as much as we did back then.
And Sandy I watched Alien Resurrection, and we had an idea: What if Jack Mason gets to meet Ellen Ripley? Or, more properly, Ripley Clone 8. Sandy had the idea that she is aging rapidly due to the genetic tampering from the United Systems Military in cloning her. Maybe they get a secret message from Call, the Android, or otherwise meet her. She could help them and give them some insights, but they could also help her. Bring her to Clan Mason's home world, and let her final years or months be where she might feel like she belongs. The Xenos would like her, and might feel bad what happened to the original Ripley, let alone her clone. They hint Ripley 8 has Xeno-Telepathy by birth, so maybe she would feel at home among intelligent Xenos. Maybe they give her the special honor of being entombed in hive resin when she passes, and reminds them not just of Ripley the original, and the suffering of people, and what they are fighting against.
We'd also like to see Jack's reaction to things like the Nostromo and Hadley's Hope incidents.
Sandy thinks Tik would be upset at what happened to Newt, and that the original Ellen Ripley fought so hard, and deserved better.
Also, Sandy pointed out, in Prometheus, they said the Black Goo was a nanomachine kind of thing, so maybe this is the first where the Engineers crop up? The Derelict ship on LV-426 is the first time they come up, but later it goes deeper. And making a cure for nanomachine bioweapons is hard, as normally the body cannot defend at all against something like that. They would need to make a nanomachine of their own to fight it. But the technology involved might be even beyond the Yautja.
Sandy said to ask CD, as he knows all that stuff inside and out.
We still love this as much now as when it first came out, and we now realize CD was the one who made the Beledon! So much fun!
-Doug and Sandy