This particular audio is just alright. I don't know if it quite deserves to be one of the lowest rated and least loved of the Eighth Doctor Big Finish audios, but I can't pretend it isn't lacking in certain regards. Having the Bridadier in the story and meeting the Eighth Doctor is cool and should be a big deal but it really feels like they are in separate stories that only interact at the end. I think that's where a lot of issues crop up around people and their opinion of the audio. It does feel disappointing when you reach the ending because it feels like Minuet in Hell simply does not live up to its potential.

The Doctor doesn't feel like he has any agency in the story and largely sits this one out. When he does show up, I found the character kind of just annoying and babbling unhelpfully. That would be okay if the Brigadier and Charley took over more of the narrative, but they feel pretty passive and just as observers to the story unfolding around them. It does not make for a very compelling narrative, even for what could be a somewhat silly adventure with demons or whatever.

The America accents were pretty bad but not unbearable or even remotely some of the worst I've seen out of Big Finish. It was just another layer of mediocrity, really. This could have been an interesting story about American history, religion, and politics. It doesn't really feels like it manages to achieve any of that, though, and instead the listening experience feels disjointed and unsatisfying. I had a bit of fun with the Demons and such, but it just didn't quite win me over.