A very fun and creative adventure that feels sullied somewhat by its resolution.

The Time Hotel was a lot of fun and I'd love to see it return, and the part of the plot where The Doctor had to stay in the hotel on Earth was heartwarming. It was honestly my favorite part of the episode, moreso than the overarching conflict.

The ending was honestly incredibly baffling, and what actually happened felt like such a jarring disconnect from how the story actually treated it. The Doctor failed at his goal, Joy ended her own life to become the star, but he just kind of smiles about it. I get that her consciousness lives on or something along those lines, but it just feels absurd that that's at all treated as an acceptable endpoint for her character, in the narrative or implied by the show.

I cackled at the reveal that it was the star over Bethlehem. I really liked that bit.