I had high hopes for this episode. The Halloween Apocalypse was, though average, still enjoyable, and War of the Sontarans was pretty good. This, however, was an absolute mess.
This episode was all the bad Chibnall habits put into a blender. Random cold open that has nothing to do with anything, way too many characters and subplots that we have no reason to care about, the Doctor being a glorified narrator instead of an actual character, a deus ex machina ending, and EXTREMELY cringey dialogue. Even the CGI and visuals, which are typically some of the better parts of this era, got a huge downgrade.
At least the next episode looks pretty good, and it's co-written by Maxine Alderton, writer for the best episode of the previous season.
This episode was all the bad Chibnall habits put into a blender. Random cold open that has nothing to do with anything, way too many characters and subplots that we have no reason to care about, the Doctor being a glorified narrator instead of an actual character, a deus ex machina ending, and EXTREMELY cringey dialogue. Even the CGI and visuals, which are typically some of the better parts of this era, got a huge downgrade.
At least the next episode looks pretty good, and it's co-written by Maxine Alderton, writer for the best episode of the previous season.