Season
finale time! A lot to take in. I’m still processing the biggest moments, a
number of which can’t really be talked about without spoilers. I’ll do my best
to keep the spoilers to an absolute minimum this week, with more posts in the
coming weeks dedicated to more spoilery thiougts on this episode and the season
as a whole.
The
Doctor, Ryan, Graham, and Yaz are pulled in a different directions in the midst
of some seriously-cataclysmic stuff going down. While the companions are left
trying to stop the Cybermen, the Doctor is recruited for an incredibly high-stakes
trip down memory lane. Revelations are made that, as advertised, changes
everything the Doctor thought she knew.
I
mentioned last week that I was curious to see how the different threads of both
the season and part one of the finale would come together here, and the answer,
it turns out, is, “Kind of?” The Cyberman stuff doesn’t have any meaningful
connection to the heavier arc stuff going on, but the Cyberman plot is
subsequently tied into some of the things surrounding the arc plot in a way that
offers up some strong scenes.
I’ll talk
about the companions next, since they’re the easiest to get into without
spoilers. As has been pretty typical this season, all they have some good-to-great
moments while at the same time not feeling super-instrumental to the
proceedings. There are scenes I really like, such as a lovely heart-to-heart
between Yaz and Graham, and a nice little victory for Ryan. Also, of the three
of them, Yaz is completely ride-or-die for the Doctor, and that’s heartwarming
to see.
I can’t
talk much at all about the Doctor and the arc side of the plot in a mostly
spoiler-free review. When it comes to the arc, I’ll say that I like parts it but
others really bug me. However, even the parts I don’t like seem to be used well
on a more personal level; in other words, I’m still annoyed that it happened, but the show does explore some
interesting moments through it.
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