[Tom4784]

It was a decent episode but I'm really hoping that the rumours of Chibnall's exit prove true, he is a woeful writer and the series, aside from a few high points, has floundered under him.

One thing that's starting to really bother me about Jodie's doctor is how the writers seem intent on making her seem incompetent half the time, she can barely control the tardis, she's scattered and seems to get lucky all the time and they've given her none of the control that the other doctors have and to give the first female doctor that kind of characterisation is a critical mistake as it just feeds into the criticism of casting a female doctor in the first place.

I thought the stuff about her gender was well handled in this episode but they really need to start writing her as they would any other doctor, let her have her big intimidating moment where you think she could destroy armies with a flick of her screwdriver as well the more human side that Jodie's shown herself to be good at portraying.

I predict, kinda like after Capaldi's first season, they may very well change Jodie's characterisation completely and I'm here for it. Chibnall's take on the doctor is limited and I want to see what Jodie can do when she isn't limited by such a crappy showrunner.

I think the companions need an overhaul too. Keep Graham as he is the only one that works well at the moment and give more stuff to Yazz, the actress who plays her is pretty decent but even in her own episodes they tend to sideline her.

Ryan is a mess from both an acting and writing standpoint and his character being unable to name a single thing he brings to the team in the last episode was apt. He can't act, he adds nothing aside from cliched and poorly timed character 'moments' and his role so far seems to be pointing at things and stating the obvious.