Last Known Position - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I’ve listened to dozens of audio dramas and this is definitely in the upper tier. So many are obnoxiously amateur or go absolutely nowhere. This one is more of an action/sci fi series for your ears, defying the trope of the story playing out via audio recordings or videotapes, which was fun in the early days of audio dramas, but has gotten super played out and lazy. Last Known Position has a truly exciting story, great voice acting and sound design, plus lots of good twists and turns. Highly recommend!

This was among the best dramatic podcasts I’ve come across. Right up there with Blackout. And I love the QCODE+ subscription so users can listen without interruptions. With all the sound effects, stellar voice acting, and great writing, it makes for a wonderfully unique and immersive experience.

Listened all the way to the end of season 1! A bit of a triple mystery to keep one guessing. Some twists, turns and reversals as well. Leaves off on another unexplained plot point which makes me want to tune in for season 2.

However I am not sure the series really needs another season, as it was essentially a tale of resolving one man’s grief rather than the hunt (of something mysterious), and season 2 seems set up to be about more hunts (of more things mysterious). So I don’t know if there’s enough story for season 2, but season 1 has mostly complete story arcs on its own.

I do wonder if the resolution of season 1 is that satisfying, thinking on it. I am not sure if the lessons learned were deep enough. Perhaps a bit of the resolution was sacrificed to keep a second season open. But only time will tell when season 2 comes out.

I agree with others the main character, Michela Soto, did become grating after a while. She went through tests of character, but not really to any breaking point. However the story acted like she went through development. Her tone of voice stayed pretty much the same throughout, undercutting any sense of significant change. There was moments when I probably should’ve felt connection to her, and yet I was unmoved.

Anyway beyond the main character, there was some dynamic character moments that was emotionally stirring.

Overall I think I can summarize “Last Known Position” as plot rich but a bit main character and main philosophy poor. If you want something akin to a page turner, this is it. If you like subplots and some engaging secondary characters, this is it.

This show sounds great in your ears. The sound design and score are highly satisfying. Unfortunately they don’t quite make up for a fairly predictable plot and overwrought or just poor (at times) acting.

It was good at first, but the storyline gets buried with the constant ads. It has about fifteen minutes of actual content with a slew of end credits and ads. I got through four episodes before giving up. I get that they need to make money, but jeez!

In addition to everything else that’s been said, it’s poorly written. Even for sci-fi, the plot doesn’t make sense. There’s no character consistency, arbitrary plot twists, and poor audio direction: when your foley work is so bad, that your characters have to constantly recap events so that the listeners know what that mess of sounds they just heard was supposed to be.