Spyfall: Part One

It may have felt slightly unsatisfying but that is to be expected from a 'Part 1'. Much better writing and performances, i just hope part 2 expands on the monsters and doesn't step over the boundary of unbelievably. Like how many times was the front of their motorcycles shot, it's like he was aiming. Anyway, i'm nit-picking, a much brighter future for doctor who lies ahead (i hope)

Some people aren't going to like the Doctor being a woman. Jodie Whittaker could play the role for longer than Tom Baker and people would still complain. People need to embrace change I think.

I thought this James Bond inspired episode (Part 1 of 2) was a lot of fun, fleshing out the 13th Doctor a little bit more, and her 'fam'.

There's some lovely moments, some nice action sequences, and a strong twist to round of the half.

This for me continued the good form the New Years Day Special started.

Keep doing as you're doing Doctor Who, you can't please everyone.

Well the last episode of Doctor Who I saw was a rewatch. The Time of the Rani: Part 4.

What a contrast. This was a cinematic epic with South Africa standing in for Australia, Ivory Coast and California.

It was more than being just a James Bond pasiche. Spies are incapacitated and their DNA are being re-written. The Doctor is called into action by C. As in the Bond movie Spectre, C stands for Careless, he gets shot dead.

Writer Chris Chibnall has a go at tech companies that love to capture private data. The alien menace seemed to be more Torchwood inspired. The cliffhanger reveals the real spymaster and maybe there is a nod to the film, The Matrix.

Chibnall still likes exposition in his dialogue but it might be we are used to the Moffat era where it was all explained away as being timey-wimey.

The question on most fans lips, would the show get back to a place where it United fans, rather than divided them. Could this two part, Bond inspired caper win some fans back?

The beginning felt like a carbon copy of Resolution, I'd argue that was perhaps not such a bad thing.

Stephen Fry's mistaking Graham for The Doctor... a minor irritation for many I would imagine.

The visuals, fantastic, I wonder how much of the series budget went in this episode? It looked terrific, very lavish, with fantastic location work and great CGI.

I loved the alien threat, the best thing about this story, they were menacing, sinister, and looked really rather good. The fact that this is a two part story has allowed them time to develop.

Jodie..... I'm still not sure she's had a script with moments to give her that scene that defines her character. That moment wasn't here, her appearance was hugely improved by the evening dress though. Lenny Henry was excellent. Loved Sacha Dhawan.

Overall, they threw the kitchen sink at us, they perhaps offered up too much, car chases, aeroplane getaways etc, they kept the knockout punch til the end, I was not expecting such a big revelation here, loved it though. All in all though, I really liked it. 7/10

The Chibnall era is back where it left off, a TV show which is aiming to reach the greatness of the T Davies era but isn't succeeding one bit. Whilst it seems to be a step up from the horrors of series 11, there is still the problem of unnatural acting, bleak character development and a feeling of a show which isn't doctor who.

Whilst we can all appreciate the last ten minutes as being the best moment from the Chibnall era so far, for me it doesn't make up for the rest of the episode. The reveal was excellent but yet again the character feels nontraditional to their previous incarnations. Furthermore the majority of the episode can be concluded as a mess with little to no intrigue.