Popular Reviews of The Hyacinth Disaster

This podcast owes me at least a year's worth of Kleenex. This is an incredible limited-run drama, with some stellar sound design that drives home a sense of place and location. In 8 episodes, you will somehow become extremely attached to these characters, through not just clever and emotionally devastating writing, but a set of performances that will make you laugh and make you cry. I still can't believe how much I laughed in a podcast with the word "disaster" in the title. A must-listen for anyone who lives deep space science-fiction.

I am really getting into audio dramas lately, and this one is fantastic. On par with watching a big-budget movie. It’s got sci-fi action, excellent scripting and acting, and even a touch of humor. The characters feel very real. It sucks you right in.

A little faster paced than I would have liked, but it was well-written and well-acted. I didn't expect the ending and binged all at once.

Voice acting was great, but sometimes there were too many noises that made it hard to listen to. Also, I feel as though it was unfinished, like we didn't actually get to the real story.

Massive and bittersweet SciFi audiodrama, that leaves you a bit shattered.The rich soundscape draws you in, and you find yourself right there, in space, making impossible decisions and ultimate choices.A must listen for all space nerds and SciFi lovers.

A wonderful short series show. Everything about this is super well done and while the ending was great I would love more. Do not skip on this one, if you are a fan of the Expanse this might just be right up your alley.

An excellent hard sci fi tale that doesn't pull its punches. Well written, acted and produced with solid sound design. Well worth a listen

Tense and exciting! Really enjoying this show!Update upon finishing: ouch, but so glad I listened!

Absolutely fantastic in every aspect from storyline to sfx!

The first few episodes were hard to follow but by episode 4 you could see where this was going. Acting was top notch. Just because you know how something is going to end doesn't mean it comes easy. Very well written and performed.

Good space story, but it ended and it felt like there was more to tell.

OMG what a absolutely brilliant Podcast, I cant stop listening. Please make more

The Hyacinth Disaster - No Spoilers! The year is AD 2151 and some dozen or so supercorporations competitively mine the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter with a ruthlessness outside the laws governing Earth. Under their manipulation are thousands of mining ships fighting to get their big break. It’s a normal day for the crew of one of these ships, the MRS Hyacinth, that is until a call comes in about a sister ship, MRS Corvus, being taken hostage by an opposing company while working in their territory. With the higher ups in corporation deciding to leave the MRS Corvus to the terrible fate its captors describe, the MRS Hyacinth decides to break some rules (all of them really) and mine an unsanctioned asteroid in order to pay the ransom and save not only their fellow coworkers but their friends. However, once they arrive things don’t go as planned leading to sci fi emotional audio drama that is The Hyacinth Disaster. I know you’re thinking: not another space podcast! While the niche may be oversaturated at the moment this pod’s ending sets itself apart enough to warrant being added to your listening collection. While a slow burn the show doesn’t drag on for dozens of episodes. In just seven, half hour parts it’ll pull you in, make you feel like one of the team and then rip your heart out. Each episode ends in a cliff hanger but don’t worry the 2017 show finished up that same year and is ready to binge. If the self-contained story leaves you wanting more you’ll be happy to hear that creator David Carlson intends to eventually produce more additions that explore more of the complex words we get a glimpse of in this series. The tear invoking podcast has 4.8 out of 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and 223 Ratings. There are some moments of lesser audio quality not due to poor recording or producing but to fit parts of the story where the crew uses staticy radios to communicate. Not a deal breaker for me but I could see it for some. The show has a really extensive website with a database full of non-spoiling background for the story. A true picture of a team with everyone having a niche and complicated relationships I think this Shakespeare-esque tragedy would make a great film. Similar Pods: Immunities, Station Blue, and PalimpsestMore reviews on insta: themastercast, twitter: mastercastpods

Yes, very sad. Anyway, If the crew were to talk less and listen more instead of joking tf around, maybe they would've lasted longer.God Blue was insufferable. It was obvious Grimm were to be the last one standing and survive longer since he was the only one who seemed to keep his head around himself.I'm unsettled by spacecraft even more now, so, the job's done ig.

I'm glad I listened to this. While other sci-fi audio dramas just don't know when they overstay their welcome (Wolf 359), this one was written with a specific ending in mind and told the story it wanted to tell. The voice acting is very decent and so is the production value in general.

Fast paced and easy to binge. The voice actors did great, and though the sounds got on my nerves, I enjoyed the story The Hyacinth Disaster shared.I would definitely not suggest listening to this one with headphones. I normally listen at work so headphones are a must, but there are so many loud sounds in this story that it doesn't work well to listen that way.

The Hyacinth Disaster is the podcast equivalent of a masterfully written short story. This limited run podcast is only 8 episodes, but every sentence spoken drives forward the plot, the sound design completely immerses you in the setting. Everything reinforces the atmosphere, and themes within. That being said, I'm still hoping on a second season. How that would look? I don't know but it doesn't stop me from wanting it!

A very good sci fi story podcast.

Like a movie

This podcast was done very well, but that last episode was heartbreaking. I would love to hear more from this world, though, especially to learn what's up with the asteroid. Great show, and great job, voice actors