NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 271: "Human Resources" Is Up!

 
"Must you always resort to sarcasm?"
"It's my superpower. I am Sarcasmo, Woman of Sarcasm. My enemies are struck down by my barbs of steel."
"Your what?"
"Barbs. Barbed comments."
-- The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller, Doctor Who: "Human Resources"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back with a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we're joined by Holly Mac to discuss "Human Resources", the sixth audio story from Series 1 of Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures range in 2007, featuring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller, Roy Marsden as Todd Hulbert, and the return of the Cybermen!

In this episode, Jesse, Holly and I discuss things like Holly sharing her birthday with us, Jesse's reaction to hearing this story for the first time, Lucie Miller giving off Donna Noble vibes, the double meaning of "Human Resources", Roy Marsden as Mr. Stoker in "Smith and Jones", "Human Resources" featuring the last regular use of David Arnold's theme arrangement from 2007 to 2012, season finale traditions in the Eighth Doctor Adventures range, the Eighth Doctor beginning to care for Lucie as a companion, Jesse's approaching this story from his business manager perspective, Lucie learning that the Time Lords messed with her timeline because she would've become a right-wing dictator, the Eighth Doctor and Lucie's spirited relationship dynamic, Bill Lumbergh in Office Space, Todd Hulbert rejecting the Doctor's offer to switch sides from the Cybermen, the Red Nose Day shoutout, the differing political agendas of Straxus representing Gallifrey's High Council against the Celestial Intervention Agency, understanding the Doctor's decision to leave Gallifrey because just about everyone in power on Gallifrey is terrible, the Cybermen coming from a point in time before the Second Doctor found them in their tomb on Telos, the Doctor offering the Cybermen a chance to surrender over the PA system, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, Jesse appearing on a Hall & Oates podcast, Holly returning for our discussion of "Boom Town", and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I are joined by special guest companion Holly Mac to discuss "Boom Town", the eleventh episode from Doctor Who Series One in 2005, featuring Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, and the return of Annette Badland as Margaret Blaine!