Old friends and older enemies return, but its not all fun and games… Spoilers ahead.
Ill just say it I dont want him to go.
The bursts of fury, the moments of melancholia, the hugging, the brainy specs… (Well, possibly tied witha certain Curator, if that even counts.
Who nose, eh?)
he returns to the workshop of his boss a determined inventor working on a way to see by wireless.
We get an interesting reunion here between Kate and the Doctor.
Kate is no longer defined by the Brigadier.
In other words, were now terminally online.
Theres positivity to be found online, not just conspiracy theorists and, er, anti-banders.
(Nice to seeTrinity Wellsagain, though.)
What about Donna Noble, UNIT operative?
(Big Finish have an ongoing UNIT audio series… Dare we hope?)
I, personally, have no notes.
A game he immediately loses.
We do get a few factoids to chew on first, though.
Speaking of, Donnas exasperated Im ALREADY running!
Neil Patrick Harris chews every bit of scenery he can find here before seizing control of the galvanic beam.
And then…
SNIP.
The reviewer falls to the floor, nothing more than a puppet.
You may recall that the final moments of The Power of the Doctor were kept secret from previews.
Its a far cry from the concept of play.
Thirdly, nobodys saidmavityyet.
That said, there was a lot to enjoy even in this first half.
For every viewer who appreciates seeing Mel again, someone else will be punching the air when puppet-Bill appears.
So far, though, my absolute favourite part of this episode is unquestionably Donna Noble.
Plus, Im almost certain Russell T. Davies isnt going to kill her off this week.
Doctor Who returns to BBC One, BBC iPlayer and Disney+ on December 25 with The Church on Ruby Road
