Boom

Moffat you nailed it!!! Very imaginative, very tense, rather unique.

This is what I was hoping for, genuinely the best episode for some time, it really did feel like Doctor Who, more science fiction, more tension, less magic and fantasy.

I've read quite a lot of scathing reviews and articles about this one, I don't get what they must have been watching, because this served as a reminder of what the show can be like.

This is the first time I really felt This Doctor and Ruby bringing it home together, they really played off one another so well, I felt the bond between them, I felt hsr character developed very well.

Some of the Moffat tropes are there, he really does love a religious army, think back to a good man goes to war, and he does love a reset button, it was interesting to see if he used the latter here.

9/10.

Doctor who is back.

I've been mixed on most of dr who since 2018. S11 was pretty mid, s12 and 13 where nightmares and the 60th was a mess.

And I've liked s14 so far to he honest, it has some major flaws but it pleasantly surprised me.

But this THIS is doctor who. A thematically rich scifi story with a low scale setting but high key themes in which a charismatic lead tries desperately to make the people around them and keep hope in the heart of the universe.

This episode is nearenough perfect. I can't fault it. I'd give it a 10/10 if it wasn't for my mixed feelings about the arc which finds its way uncomfortably slotted into this episode.

But everything else is pretty much perfect, from the characters to the dialige to the rich themes. An epic with something to say, and one of my new favourite doctor who episodes.

This has gotta be one of if not the single greatest episode of Doctor Who we've had in the past 6 years. I'm actually shocked that just 2 weeks ago we had to suffer "Space Babies" followed up with quite a mediocre musical episode. This is exactly what we want. High stakes, great dialogue, a simple yet unique plot, pretty good side characters and ACTUAL FUNNY DIALOGUE. I actually cared about Ruby this time rather than rolling my eyes every other scene. And somehow this felt so cinematic even within basically a single setting. Honestly I don't know why we haven't had an episode like this in recent years like some of the best episodes of the whole series include the Doctor basically trapped trying to talk his way out of a certain situation. Please Moffat I beg you have control over more episodes in the future. Like I said before, this is EXACTLY what we needed.

I promise that this doesn't have No spoilers: this is a review that has been written with the emotion of a long time second-run follower and fan.

Moffat does what us fans of the Tennant and Smith classics have been waiting for: a story that keeps you on the edge of your seats. Forget the negative reviews and judge for yourself. I haven't had a good moment like this with a Doctor Who episode for quite a long time: the right amount of human emotion and just the right amount of tension and suspense

This is what I've been waiting for, and this is the payment. Thank you Doctor Who

My first review ever. Thanks for reading. :-)

To sum it this episode up it's an emotional journey of the doctors life and him and Ruby developing so far characters together. The stakes are high and the tensions are extreme. This is an episode you shouldn't skip. This might turn out to be my favourite episode of the new series, they should make Moffat be the lead show runner instead of RTD.

The episode just has amazing acting especially with the top tier writing. You really feel the doctor genuinely worried about his death when he try's to keep his adrenaline low while on the landline. If Moffart comes back again after this episode Doctor Who is so back to how it was in the Matt Smith era which I'm here for.