After the breakneck speed of The Robot Revolution, Lux fixes those issues and slows down a bit with a haunted cinema in 1952 Miami.

This was an episode I wasn't particularly excited for, judging by the promo material and trailers, but after watching twice now I'm surprised to say that it's joining 73 Yards as one of the best RTD2 episodes. Everything comes together and just works brilliantly.

Firstly, the cast are all on top form. Belinda continues to grow on me and potentially become an all timer companion, with her more grounded appeal. Alan Cumming is amazing as Mr Ring-a-ding, he manages to be actually scary throughout, I could imagine myself as a child being *terrified* of him. Ncuti remains solid as the Doctor, but still never really wow's me, but I think I have come to terms with the fact he is never going to reach my number 1 spot, and that's okay.

The plot here feels very deliberate and planned out, with is rare for a RTD2 episode. I'm still deciding how I feel about the whole 'pantheon' idea but it really works in this episode and doesn't distract like it did in The Devil's Chord, where it was too closely tied with The Giggle for my liking. Belinda essentially saved the day (with the help of the cinema guy) which is very refreshing and a return to form. I think the last companion who actually contributed to the solving of the plot was Bill, which was like 8 years ago.

I love the whole sequence inside the cinema screen. The animated bits AND the 'fourth wall break'. The in-show fans could've felt really weird but RTD chose to instead lightly poke fun at calling the fans annoying (remember he himself is a fan) but he also chose to go down the route of casting the fans as a diverse group of people, telling us how they became best friends through the show and how they are all accepted in the Doctor Who community. I think it's a very lovely scene, especially how fandom is today where I think we can all forget that we're basically just here to sit and talk about Doctor Who in our spare time.

After first watch, I considered it an 8/10, but on rewatch I just... couldn't find any faults with it. It's an enjoyable watch from start to finish, and I am so pleasantly surprised by it, so for that reason I am giving it a 10/10