A story that comes with an almost intimidating reputation. I told a friend involved in script writing that I had just got around to listening to this and he told me how a whole bunch of writers and writing teachers he knew would gather together on Halloween every year and listen to this story. This leads one to wonder, if I don't like it am I the problem? Well I don't believe anything is objectively good or bad but, its an irrelevant question here anyway because this is really great, and I think it gets better the further I get away from it as it seeps into further into my bloodstream.

Full of tension, atmosphere and brilliantly written secondary characters, I find it hard to find much to write because Shearman handles the material so deftly he doesn't really leave much room to discuss anything, it's just all great. It's by far the best Fisher and McGann performance so far and the first time I've properly felt the Eighth Doctor's back against the wall. Added to this is an antagonist who by having a very simple motivation is actually made far more compelling then the number of villains with overly-convoluted plans.