This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order.

Previous Story: Project: Destiny

Ever since I started this one, this story was one of those big "milestone" stories for me. I'm glad to say I haven't been disappointed. In fact, after all the praise I heard about this story it STILL exceeded my expectations, that's how good it is.

Nobody No-one is back here and Ian Reddington gives one of the best villain performances in Doctor Who. Full stop. The entire cast are putting in 110% to be fair. In particular, Sophie Aldred who gives a fantastic performance and really gets to the star of the show for a while.

The idea of the Doctor literally dying, but having put a plan into motion that would mean his eventual resurrection is genuinely the chessmaster persona of this Doctor at his best. Hearing it all fall into place was an indescribable feeling. The sheer amount of twists and reveals that all fit satisfyingly together is frankly ridiculous.

I feel like this story balanced Ace and Hex really well - devoting seperate parts to each of them. Hex getting to meet Evelyn and finally learn about his mother is really sweet. I found the part with Ace and Henry Noone to be a bit boring though, and that's my only complaint with the entire story. I can even forgive it for being a bit boring because the way it's later recontextualised by a certain reveal makes it absolutely worth it.

Phenomenal story that everybody should listen to at some point (with the required context).

Next Story: Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge