73 Yards

I thought these days were behind the snow for good, 73 Yards is the best I'd argue since the Matt Smith years, Russell T Davies once again showing us the sheer magic he can create.

Less of the magic and fantasy, more of the sci fi, this really put me in mind of Turn Left, one of my favourite episodes of all time, it had that bleak, what if vibe to it.

I finally felt that we got to know Ruby, she's been decent so far, but she hasn't had a chance to shine, here she shines brightly, Millie Gibson, you nailed it.

This is the first one in a long time that I cannot wait to watch again and again. Why are the Doctor light episodes always so good.

Finally, the legendary brilliance of Dame Sian Phillips is in Doctor Who, wishes can come true, she was terrific, loved that whole creepy bar sequence, being a very proud Welshman, there are a few pubs like that.

Fabulous.

10/10.

After two false starts with the dismal space babies and the other one we have two actually entertaining episodes. Last week episode 3 and now the creepy atmospheric baby when Sapphire and Steel had a back seat of the car fumble with inside no 9. I can't say I fully understood everything but sometimes it's nice to not have every little detail explained to you in one go. What was " the woman " saying to everyone that spoke to her? No idea. Does it matter. Not really.

Creepy, atmospheric and pretty well told. I felt a cold shudder when I saw RTD appear at the start as the writer but happy to say as a stand alone episode I will remember this pretty much for years to come.

It followed a similar theme to the girl who waited. Where that episode frustrated me and I thought was over the top, this didn't seem to be as grating and silly. Like that Millie got to shine and I hope this is a trend that will continue. Having seen the preview of the next episode, it doesn't look anywhere near as good but fingers crossed.

Please don't _ it up. From dedicated new Who watcher.

I came into this season expecting it to be playing a safer, broader set of stories to appeal to a greater international audience. And while the first few episodes were "safer" episodes of Doctor Who, I never thought we'd get something quite as 'moody' as 73 Yards.

RTD adds another episode to his list of cracking "experimental" episodes following on from the likes of Midnight and Wild Blue Yonder.

A fascinating story that follows in the footsteps of Years and Years, Turn Left and even Sound of Drums to create an episode quite unlike any other.

This won't be for everyone, but it butters my toast!

There's been a little history with Doctor Who Episodes which dont feature our titular Hero. From "Love and Monsters" to "Don't Blink" ( Which introduced us to one of the best Monsters ever). These are always some kind of hit or miss Episodes.

This one is clearly a big hit. It feels like watching a short story from Stephen King, not shying away from giving the watcher a feeling of confusion and utter hopelessness. Although I'm having a mixed feeling, knowing that the best Episode so far, doesnt use the doctor. To be honest, this didnt even need to be a Doctor Who Story at all, as it could've been used as a short Horror Story in any kind of format.

Nevertheless it shows theres much hope for the Doctor Who Writing-Team.

This could've easly got 10 Stars, if there would've been just a little more of an explanation at the end. Not that i dont like the mistery, but this newly introduced "villain" ( If you can even call it that) seems to interesting to leave it at this point. But you'll never now, you can just hope it will be featured again in another episode.

After Boom, I (like many other people) thought the season had peaked, that nothing RTD would do could top BOOM.

Boy was I wrong 💀

This episode was amazing, personally enjoyed it way more than BOOM, its pacing is much better and I think its the first episode of the entire Season that actually had a good and fulfilling conclusion.

Its also one of the few episodes of Who which actually leaves you thinking about it afterwards. Making you question and theorize on many things that happened in the episode that weren't outright expressed and explicitly shown.

Millie Gibson is an absolute gem of an actress and really brings to life the character of Ruby Sunday, making her more interesting than she has been thus far this season. Showing her desperation, defencelessness and her confused state at the many weird things which happen around her.

Overall I loved this episode, while I do have hope that Legend of Ruby Sunday and Empire of Death will be even better than this, I wouldnt be surprised if this episode is the peak of Season 1.

Solid 9/10, Loved it!