[Rob!]

Originally Posted by Tregard

This series looks like it's going to do absolutely nothing for me. Moffat will undoubtedly throw several spanners into the work as it's his last horrah, the companions are definitely gone at the end of this run, and it seems like a buffer for the old guard to tie up loose ends before Chinball.

If I'm being brutally honest, I don't think or believe they should cast a female Doctor on this next regeneration. I personally believe the Doctor *after* the next one will likely be female, but this next regeneration will be the first of a new writer who will be completely unproven and will be coming off of the wackiness and insanity of Moffat's arc, they will save something as significant as a female Doctor for later down the line. (Although FWIW, Vicky McClure seems like a good pick)

I agree Missy should probably also regenerate at the end of the series, even if we don't see the outcome. Chinball is going to need as clean a slate as possible to work from. I think this series is going to be largely overshadowed with speculation of the next series, unfortunately.

Moffat has catogorically stated that this series is an excellent one for brand new viewers which seems ironic with it being his last considering not one of his series apart from possibly 5 have been suitable for new viewers