Dark Eyes ends as it largely began, being perfectly fine. A lot of the Dark Eyes arc has just had a lot of moving parts with usually not truly feeling dangerous. How many times has the Doctor been hanging out with the Daleks and not really been in any danger? We get some characters from previous volumes back and the reveal that the Eminence is the future of the Time Controller’s consciousness. The Heart of Orion has been taken over by Daleks, and we have a stand off between the Time Controller and Supreme that felt unearned.

There are great performances throughout and it’s a brilliant exit for Molly who happily gives her life to send the Eminence to the end of the universe. Hopefully, somewhere, she got a normal life. Sorcha Cusak was so good as old Molly it’s amazing it was a different actress. For that alone, it raises the bar here.

Hopefully Doom Coalition is better structured and more dangerous.