A review by scampr
Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island by Mike Tucker

adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This is a pretty solid adventure for 10 and Rose, which tries to be the more traditional spooky/horror story that series 2 never quite had. Up until some of the more interesting eldritch and body horror concepts at the conclusion, the majority of the story feels a little uninspired. There's not much to explore character wise, so we spend a lot of time on build up and uninteresting padding. Not bad by any means but I can see the potential in the concepts here, and they feel underutilised for the sake of mystery.