There was no emotional heart to this story, despite its aim to be touching, pulling at heartstrings. It wasn’t The Curse of the Black Spot bad, but it was significantly more boring than that. Given that the production team went to all the effort to go out to Fort Bravo, it’s especially a shame that it falls emotionally flat.

Toby Whithouse cannot be relied upon to deliver a really interesting story, despite being a showrunner in his own right. The main issue is that we have no reason to invest in the antagonists' safety. The Doctor wants him to die, then is convinced to save him after the death of the marshal, he turns on a dime and then suddenly will do anything to save him. By the time the antagonist sacrifices himself you feel… fine about it?