Warning: contains spoilers for The Power of the Doctor
Here we are again, then.
Doesnt seem like five minutes since Easter, does it?
I swear Ive still got half a chocolate rabbit in the fridge…
In terms of episode count, Whittakers run hasnt beenthatmuch shorter than, say,Peter Capaldis.
Ready for their end.
TheTNGcharacters presence dominated proceedings, and left the shows regular cast feeling decidedly left-out of what should have beentheirswansong.
Todays conundrums: twelve missing seismologists, fifteen missing paintings.
The Doctor, meanwhile, is Having a Day.
(Thematic foreshadowing!)
This is where the Masters plan started to unravel for me.
What, exactly, was the point of getting himself captured?
but its all a little unclear.
Here, the Masters plan is laid bare.
And wouldnt you know it?
Its an admittedly creepy moment, and Dhawan really sells I am… the DOCTOR!
Things are pretty straightforward from here.
The Daleks, for once, got their part of the plan right.
The Master arrives and spitefully ensures the Doctor gets a face-full of the creatures energy before he too collapses.
When she awakens, its just Yaz left, and the Doctor is already regenerating.
I die, and another man walks away.
Even so, theres just enough time for ice cream.
Was the BBCs centenary special the perfect time to sit back and revel in nostalgia?
Time, and viewing figures, will tell.
Personally, though, I wanted more from the bad guys.
Rather, it feels like three different, slightly counterproductive, invasions are happening at once.
Im off to find some ice cream.
The Power of the Doctor is available to stream on BBC iPlayer in the UK.
