The Legend of Ruby Sunday

This is what we've been waiting for all season! Who is The One Who Waits? Why is Susan Twist everywhere? What does she want with the Doctor? There's no fluff in this episode. You feel hopeful that you'll finally get to see who is Mrs. Flood, and who is Ruby's mother, but then things take a terrifying turn. We're left with more questions, some answers, and eagerly waiting for more. Brilliant and heart wrenching acting by Millie Gibson, who more than anything wants to know where she came from. Ncuti as always comes off as The Doctor who wears his hearts on his sleeve. It's always lovely to see Kate, Mel, and now Rose as well. It's going to be hard to wait another week for more. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Fans of Classic Who, you will be happy! Those who haven't seen Classic Who, you might be a bit confused. I want to avoid spoilers so I won't say more, but this one is a nail biter.

You have the fun! You have the scares! You have the heart! Wow just wow! What an episode! The pacing was absolutely perfect this episode! The plot unravelled in such a compelling way! The performances were all great! The effects were all fantastic! The music was thrilling and intense! This is probably the best part 1 to a finale the shows ever had!

This is what Doctor Who is all about! I sat watching the episode literally laughing because of how great it was and how much fun I was having watching it! This truly felt like RTDs first era more than any episode he's made since he's been back! It felt like the classic finale's he used to make! There's still part 2 to come and I'm so glad now I bought my ticket to see this in the cinema! This... This was made for the fans and it delivered tenfold! This is what Doctor Who is to me! I absolutely loved it!

The characters hardly left UNIT, there were minimal special effects and other gimmicks. The entire episode was just a concentrated blast of enthusiastic actors with an incredible script.

Gatwa has found his feet. He has just the right balance of incredulous, wide-eyed wonderment with an occasional bout of anxiety, fear even. To me, this is the Doctor, a person with immense power too aware of the peril that follows in his wake. Gibson was great, delivering a warm, fun character that does not feel over the top.

My only annoyance is repetition. In a few previous episodes the same line is delivered over and over, "space babies" for example. The same happens here with "the trap." It is annoying enough to bump you out of the story's flow.

It's a two-part story, following the season arc of Ruby's origins. Although I think they might have trouble wrapping this up in one episode and expect aspects will follow into the next season. The reveal is coming too late. Either way, The Legend of Ruby Sunday sets up the next episode perfectly.

Doctor who is back to it's best. Ruby was interesting, the fact that her mother is unknown and who she might be is also unknown is quite interesting. The story balances is out the chaos of time and the mystery to who it might be. And honestly this side to the story was fantastic. The old Companion of Mell was also an interesting and a brilliant return to the siries. This episode is one of the best, and it kept getting better as it went along. The mystery behind the mother and who the villain could be was very Entertaining and very mysterious. I feel like the next episode will explain who Mrs Flood is, but this episode was really enjoyable, I can't wait for the next episode.

A truly intense episode with a taste of classic 'why do I have to wait another week' doctor who. Full of tension, mystery, intrigue, the episode perfected what many other episodes in the series tried for, and was agonising close to. I physically could not stop watching and was disappointed when it ended, or rather because it ended. More fantastic acting from both Ncuti and Millie, arguably their best performances to date in Doctor who. Best episode of the new era and will be looked back upon as fondly (if not more so) as other classic old and new doctor who finales, and hopefully the second part will continue where this left off.