With the Doctor now being the confirmed last of the Time Lords, the idea of him being hunted down because of this is not a particularly new one within in the Doctor Who novels. When I read that The Doctor Trap would be about a hunter trying to get the ultimate prize of the last of the Time Lords, I couldn't help but think that we were just retreading the same old ground. However, to my surprise The Doctor Trap is a very, very different beast.
Sebastianne is the hunter, but he appears to be a virtual god on his home planet. Having summoned a group of hunters to capture the Doctor (a group which are a little cautious about the whole idea of hunting down the legendary Doctor), and with the help of the Doctor's greatest fan who now looks like the Doctor, Sebastianne is ready to get his prize. However, the Doctor is one step ahead of his hunters and is preparing to spring the Doctor Trap...
It's a little different to have a story where the Doctor is ahead of the villains these days. There was a time when it was virtually par for the course, but over the last few years we once again have a Doctor who plays things by the seat of his pants. What's so good about this story is that, although appearing to be a step ahead of this enemies, the Doctor is in fact still playing things by the seat of his pants, but manages to convey the idea that he is ahead of his opponents. The story manages to give us a twist on two old ideas, while still being fresh and original.
Meanwhile, Donna is being Donna, brashly believing that the Doctor's biggest fan is actually the Doctor, but still with the same moral outrage that makes her so endearing as a character.
Arguably one of the better new series adventures, The Doctor Trap gives a great story with great characterisation.
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