The Well

And it's called Midnight. The sequal to the 2008 Revival episode "Midnight" which was a Tennant and Tate exclusive. This episode was completely different, layered different. But still had the same thrills and scares to still make it one of the best watches of Doctor who. Season 1 whilst mostly good and had a uniqueness and Brought Ncuti's charm and wit. Now Season 2 offeres dark and surreal ambient episodes that produced some of the best and most entertaining episodes, take "Midnight" as a prime example, or the highly talked about "Blink". They both connect something well, and that's the ambience, the horror, and the playing on people's emotions. Nobody can guess what's about to happen, as it's so unexpected it hits the jackpot and leaves a thrilling spectacle that's massed with ambience and story.

"The Well" has the sentient surrounding people and still operating in a fearful and scary way, once you stepped closer in that takes the inoccency of victims and plays on their mind, that's creepy, that's scary, it's unexpected. That's what made the nature of the dark stories so good, they had suspense, they had mystery, they had the impacting emotions that stuck with you. And the Well plays on these things very well, they capture the essence and the detailings of a fun sci-fi mystery. They unite them by suppling us with the mystery-Which we want to know what we're dealing, two we want a thriller sometimes that plays on people's fears and emotions that rely on a thought to get them out of a difficult situation, and 3 A Trial and Error where the team and the Doctor has to adapt to their surroundings.

Also the history was well executed offering an insightful view of the planet "Midnight". One thing I would say about these stories, is the pacing. Which is good but can sometimes strain due to being in the same room, or the writing not being as clever or the smartness not taking centre stage sometimes. I'll still praise the next time chapters for not giving away much.

I'd rate this a 10 Because the story had some scares, some thrilling moments and the story had some darker and more grounded spectacle that made this Doctor story Brave and Bold. Fantastic G, 10/10.

That episode ranked up there with Blink, Vincent And The Doctor, and The Girl In The Fireplace!! A nice throwback to one of the BEST David Tennant episodes. Russel T Davies is amazeballs at sticking to the canon and this episode proves that. So out of left field, that I did not see the connection to that earlier episode until it happened. Plus, Belinda may be one of the best companions ever. She didn't have a choice to be there, she's very intelligent, she doesn't put up with any of the charm of the doctor, and she also doesn't put up with guff from anybody. Very reminiscent of Donna Noble. Russel T Davies had brought back surprise and OMG moments. This season is so far one of the BEST!!

Oh well, sometimes an episode can shine like a diamond in the midnight sky.

The Tardis takes the Doctor and Belinda 500,000 years in the future.

They end up with a crew that are investigating what happened to the people in a mining colony. A planet depleted of its natural resources.

The people they are with have not heard of humans or the planet Earth.

The Doctor and Belinda discover all but one person are dead. The colonists died either by gunfire or with their bones shattered.

The one survivor is Aliss. She is deaf, she just wants to go home to her family and there is something behind her. No one can quite see it.

The design of the base reminded me of The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit. It turns out that it would not be the only nod to a past scary episode.

Not quite a base under siege but paranoia dialled up to eleven. This time the Doctor had good reasons to be scared and cry.

Ep1 - Robot Revolution - meh!

Ep2 - Lux - not bad!

Ep3 - The Well - Excellent!!

It feels like we are ramping up this series and as if RTD is finally hitting his stride.

A really intriguing initial mystery (featuring a stand out performance from Rose Ayling-Ellis, would love to see more of her in DW) leads into some genuinely scary moments, an uncharacteristically high body count, and a plot twist that I didn't see coming until just before the reveal.

This episode had it all for me, including some so far limited development and proper acting from our new companion. If the doctor could just stop crying in every episode, that'd be a relief (we get it, you're the 'one who feels').

Also, what an ending!

More of this please.

This episode was brilliantly done... Russell T Davies has once again made a masterpiece psychological horror story using the simplest of elements and resources. This episode proves that the scariest things in life are the ones we can't comprehend. I stand by the title... in my opinion, it surpasses even "Blink" on the fear factor level; there are multiple terrifying jump scares that completely catch you off guard. I watched this episode as soon as it came out at midnight, which was both a horrific mistake and also added completely to the experience; it was sleep worth lost. It's also great utilization of a past Doctor Who element. The acting is top notch, and in my opinion, Ncuti Gatwa's best. Can't recommend it enough, and it very well deserves its rating above all the other episodes thus far. Hope to see more like this.