SCORE: 8/10
"It's funny, the day you lose someone isn't the worst. At least you've got something to do. It's all the days they stay dead."
Azbantium plot hole aside, this is very well acted. A lot of the Capaldi-era episodes have been lackluster on the writing front, the acting front, or both—but this one is a masterful performance. If I have only one major question about "How?!", that's a massive improvement.
I, for one, really appreciated the "Oh, snap!" moment when I realized that my suspicions had been right: the whole "cycle" premise had been foreshadowed at the very beginning.
(The "plot hole" is the azbantium room not resetting, when all the other rooms in the entire castle reset to their original state after some time. Why should that one not reset? Obviously because the Doctor would never be able to escape if it did.)
The best episode of DW ever! And absolutely stunning performance by Capaldi!
The best Doctor Who episode in a very long time.
The picture of Clara on the wall gave me chills
The best episode ever. Then Doctor Strange steals it. Oh well, guess Disney owes the BBC one.
This episode is, plain and simple, a masterpiece. Probably the best Doctor Who episode of all time.
If this would have been a 2h movie it would be a cinema hit.
This is The Best Episode in Series 9.
This episode was the Best of all!
Loved this episode.. it's weird but certainly not bad.
Just wow, one of the best ever! Doctor who is back.. finally some more galiffrey plot
Clearly one of the best Doctor Who episodes so far!
Capaldi is a great actor and I'll always remember his performance as the Doctor.
It was outstanding.
Does this mean the original Doctor died and the one that escaped is just a copy stored in the teleporter?
Oh wow, an episode that's actually good. Thought they lost the ability to make those halfway through the season. One point of criticism thought: While I understand the repetitiveness was an intentional style choice, it could have done with just a little less in places. Especially in the end.
Probably the worst episode of the entire season. The pay-off at the end really wasn't worth the 50+ minutes of repetitive boredom that led to it.
Great episode, right up there with the library. Still don't like Capaldi.
Incredible episode! Can't stop thinking about it all.
WOW- JUST... WOW! It was an intense episode, really clever.
Amazing!!! The best of Season 9
The Best Episode for Peter Capaldi
Best ep. so far!! O_O
This was the best acting in a while by Capaldi! A masterpiece. I bow to Moffat. Still sad about how Clara died. But this makes up for it. A big SQUEE at the end so I don't give any spoilers away. And be careful what Capaldi says, don't take it literally (or Not).
The Shakespeare of it all
It's like they're just trying to come up with the MOST predictable plot twists imaginable this season. This was terrible.
Brilliant! I could not stop watching!
Definitely the best of this season.
This is a brilliant episode!
Best episode in a long long time.
So beautiful and amazing. The best Doctor Who episode i ever saw. Such a brilliant actor and such a fantastic episode. I just want to see it again and again
I just can't fucking believe it.
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Best one of the season. Didn't like the ending so much because...he went to all the trouble to "save" the Time Lords (ugh) just to see Gallifrey destroyed again? Like...what?
Also, why did the room with the Azbantium (or whatever) didn't reset? Just because of reasons?