A review by jonwesleyhuff
Doctor Who: Death's Deal by Darren Jones

3.0

I was really looking forward to this one, as Donna is one of my favorite companions and I enjoy Catherine Tate in general. I thought she did a really good job, though I did think her 10th Doctor could have used with just a touch more life. The problem, however, is that Donna isn't really given much of the clever/breezy/funny lines that she does so well. Also, they are stuck in a story that feels a tiny bit inconsequential. I actually found the setting to be interesting, but character of Erskine seems a bit too much of a cackling two-dimensional baddy even if his connection to Lyric does deepen it some. There are some fun supporting characters, and between Duncan Wisby and Tate herself doing various voices, it feels like they have a bigger cast than they do.

Speaking of Erskine, I did think the leap of logic that Doctor makes about "saving Erskine" was a bit presumptuous! Hope he got that right! I mean, we know he did of course... but it was a pretty big chance, I think.