Last Known Position

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!

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.

Setting aside the truly awful and disruptive approach to advertising that QCODE has adopted, this is a good show. Very well acted. Excellent sound production. Story is above average though not quite at the five-star level in my opinion. Definitely a worthwhile listen if you love scripted audio as much as I do. I’d say this one lands at the better end of the spectrum. Unfortunately, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to listen to QCODE shows because of the platform’s alienating ad implementation. I’m 100% fine with ads to the extent they are needed to support the production. I want the best content producers to succeed. Intro ads? Fine. Outro ads? Fine. A single interruption for ads in the middle of a 30-minute segment? Also fine. But there should never be more than ONE break per 30 min of content. And certainly not more than 2 minutes of ads per any one break. Anything else just totally disrupts the storyline and ruins any enjoyment the listener might be getting out the show. It’s enough of a turnoff for me that I have actually begun unsubscribing from the most ad-heavy productions altogether. (iHeart radio, I’m looking at you.) There are many equally high quality content creators out there that have figured out how to pull in sponsorship income and other funding without alienating their subscribers. Investors? Higher rates for fewer ad spots? You clearly have options. Please do some research and come up with a better plan.

Simple but effective storyline - great production quality, very immersive. Also, really good pacing - they don’t just drop the answers in your lap.

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.