Last week's didn't quite work for me, but I definitely had a feeling that this story had some legs.
War of The Sontarans, perhaps the most accomplished episode from The Chris Chibnall era? For me it was.
There was an intensity about this that didn't let up, lots going on, but it somehow felt pretty measured, and actually well paced. I wasn't scratching my head trying to put the pieces together, it flowed very well.
Jodie was very animated, good to see. Dan once again, terrific.
More evidence of that increased budget, no dodgy CGI here, this really did look very good. The battles looked awesome.
The Sontarans, glory to them, I have loathed some since the show returned, nurse maids and overly comedic, here though, they looked the part, and offered a real threat. I was glad to hear the voice of Dan Starkey again. I did like some of the fan servicing, some nice talk of past encounters.
The Sontarans took advantage in a similar way to the one in The Invasion of Time, that was smart.
One thing that Chris Chibnall has tried is to add historical, almost educational elements, and he does so here, some text about The Crimea War, and info about The British Hotel and Mary Seacole, Sara Powell was great here.
That's more like it, 8/10.
War of The Sontarans, perhaps the most accomplished episode from The Chris Chibnall era? For me it was.
There was an intensity about this that didn't let up, lots going on, but it somehow felt pretty measured, and actually well paced. I wasn't scratching my head trying to put the pieces together, it flowed very well.
Jodie was very animated, good to see. Dan once again, terrific.
More evidence of that increased budget, no dodgy CGI here, this really did look very good. The battles looked awesome.
The Sontarans, glory to them, I have loathed some since the show returned, nurse maids and overly comedic, here though, they looked the part, and offered a real threat. I was glad to hear the voice of Dan Starkey again. I did like some of the fan servicing, some nice talk of past encounters.
The Sontarans took advantage in a similar way to the one in The Invasion of Time, that was smart.
One thing that Chris Chibnall has tried is to add historical, almost educational elements, and he does so here, some text about The Crimea War, and info about The British Hotel and Mary Seacole, Sara Powell was great here.
That's more like it, 8/10.