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Now this was a dinosaur episode I enjoyed!
I found Capaldi’s performance wonderful, and Strax was his usual delightful self. “It’s hair.” “No, I think it’s a hat. Would you like me to check?”
We’ve also been gifted with another episode of Clara in 1800s finery, and Missy. Missy! Not only are we to the point in Doctor Who where I get to watch my favorite companion Clara, my favorite Who Villain Missy is here to join the party too.
4.2 out of 5 steampunk droids either pushed or jumping out of skin blimps. It’s unclear. Missy thinks he pushed them.
Likes:
• Strax, Jenny and Lizard Lady! Entertaining as always. But where’s Thomas Thomas!?
• Combusting T-Rex.
• Best moment: cyborgs in the restaurant (#Totescreepy), closely followed by Clara getting hit in the face with a newspaper.
• Best line: “Destroy us if you will, but they’re still going to close your restaurant!”
• A balloon made of human skin. You sick puppies, you!
• Missy and her batshit-crazy eyes.
• Director Ben Wheatley (Legend).
• Coleman & Capaldi. Baftas please.
Beefs:
• Missed opportunity: having an earlier incarnation of the Doctor phone Clara. For instance, a cheeky phonecall from The Seventh Doctor would have added more pathos.
Summary: By far and away the third best new Doctor story ever (after 1987’s Time and the Rani and the 1996 TV Movie, of course).
Rating: 4.5/5 flaps of human skin sown together to make a balloon. Albeit unnecessarily. Regular balloons were readily available in the Victorian era, right?