A definitely fun introduction but weaker than other episode-ones RTD has done. Loved getting to see the instant friendship between 15 and Ruby is fun, Ncuti and Millie’s chemistry is undeniable and infectious. Was very glad to see RTD’s unsubtle social commentary, and was overjoyed that the Bogeyman wasn’t an evil to defeat but it’s own creature who was a victim of its circumstances.
I do wish RTD had included a moment where the Doctor talks to the Bogeyman after he saves it, and maybe offered it a toy to visually indicate to the ship’s crew that the Bogeyman wasn’t evil. The audience sees the flashbacks to directly compare the Doctor and the Bogeyman, but the babies don’t see this so their turn in opinion on the Bogeyman feels like it happens very fast. I’m glad that at the end they wound up rooting for the Bogeyman, but if the Doctor had said to a camera in the airlock “Hey, it’s safe, it’s a kid just like you” I think the babies’ reactions would have made more sense.
I could have also done without the toilet humor at the end, but it is a part of the RTD package.