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LoglineWhen robots from Outer Space kidnap Nurse Belinda Chandra, the Doctor embarks on an epic intergalactic quest to get his new friend back home to Earth.

Written by: Russell T Davies

Directed by: Peter Hoar

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I thought that was a very solid season opener - it certainly surpassed my modest expectations.

I didn't think much of the retrofuturistic stylings in the previews, but the robots won me over with their absolutely ridiculous arms.

It's interesting that the Doctor was on the planet for six months - wasn't that also the length of time he and Ruby went on adventures between "Space Babies" and "The Devil's Chord". This episode has to take place after "Boom", though, so it might be a coincidence. It's just in my head because it does sound like we're going to get a glimpse of those six missing months later this season.

Making the villain a manosphere chud was rather timely (or maybe just evergreen over the past decade or so), especially on the heels of the discourse around Netflix's "Adolescence".