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When I initially sat down to watch this movie, I was not expecting to like it. In fact, I thought it would be another thinly strung, soulless action fad, but after I got past the 1st act, I was completely invested. Though I find most action movies, and especially their characters, obnoxious and unfunny, the characters were endearing, and Ryan Gosling, who I started coming around to with the Barbie Movie, sold his role and stole the show for the entire run time. The story, although not without plot holes, is delightfully comedic and fun, and the cast is one of the most hilarious in the genre, with the standout being Hannah Waddingham as Gail Meyer. The movie's true attraction though is the fantastic stuntwork. The fantastic finale is one of the most inspired and bombastic pieces of practical effects in any movie I've watched and still maintains the fantastic writing and comedy that defined the movie previously. Ultimately, The Fall Guy is a refreshing reset button of a movie for my view of the action genre, injecting the comedy and spirit lacking in modern action films, and giving some well-needed attention to the fantastic stunt teams behind so many action movies.

I've been waiting with baited breath for this episode, and Moffat once again delivered on everything we expected, both the good and the very small amount of bad. The beginning immediately hooked me into a web of delightfully confusing wibbly-wobbly stuff, resulting in one of the most awesome episode concepts ever brought to screen in the time hotel, and gives us a taste of the Moffat style writing I think we've all been missing. On the writing, this episode is the funniest I've seen in a while. The line, "is this armed?" will be living rent-free in my head for years. In addition, Moffat and 15 are perfect for each other. Ncuti's acting is on full display throughout the script, striking a perfect balance between comedy and emotion. The sets are great too. In fact, right up until the finale, this is one of the best looking doctor who episodes ever. Every sequence is great and keeps you engaged either emotionally or physically. The only let-down was the ending, which felt half-baked and a surprising let-down of such a fantastic episode, and one that unsurprisingly contains a lot of characters coming back to life. Even with the ending, this episode is a prime example of how to write and structure a doctor who episode, one RTD should make sure he follows in the future.