I think this is my favourite episode of RTD2 and that's saying something when you have such heavy hitters as Wild Blue Yonder and 73 Yards. Every single second of this episode is brilliant. I love the visuals, I love the cinematography, the characters. I could go on like that for ages.

After The Devil's Chord, which I thought was pretty messy I thought this 20th century historical would go down a similar path but I'm glad to say it's absolutely exceeded my expectations. I think 1950s Florida is much better realised here than 1960s London was, which is funny considering it's a British show.

Belinda continues to be an excellent companion. She has a lot of character and brilliant chemistry with the Doctor. She has a much more believable friendship with the Doctor at the end of this episode than Ruby did at the same point in the last season, which is impressive considering how little she trusted him in the last episode.

Now... Mr Ring-a-ding. Possibly one of the best characters to come out of Doctor Who full stop. Alan Cumming breathes so much life into him with his performance. The effects for him are fantastic. For the first time in this era you can really see the budget. It's hard to believe that this is the same show that debuted the Quarks and the Chumbleys.

I adore the meta stuff here. I knew that it was coming (it leaked online, which made that line so much better). In an era where Doctor Who is recieving all sorts of hate I feel like it could have been really easy to write the Doctor Who fans as annoying and spiteful as a sort of gotcha so I have nothing but immense respect for writing them with such depth and care. What could have easily been mockery was really sweet and it led to one of the first crying scenes for the Doctor that truly felt deserved. I love that it was left open-ended as to whether they were real or not.

There's a lot of really good emotional beats in this story, from the theatre owner's love story to the way Mr Ring-a-ding was defeated or the Doctor opening about the Time Lords. Accompanied with a swelling score I'm not ashamed to say that this story made my eyes water a little.

Anyone who believed RTD has lost his touch should watch this, one of my favourite stories of his and my favourite of this era. An utter joy, through and through.