The Curse of Fatal Death is delightfully fun and very funny. From what I heard about this special, I was expecting to hate it. While some of the jokes might have aged a bit poorly or not be as "PC" as some would like, I still found them mostly harmless and funny. I'm glad I waited until after watching Classic Who to watch this, as it utilises a lot of tropes as basis for jokes and gags. It's also interesting to see how much this clearly influenced the revival, from the golden glow of regeneration to a female thirteenth Doctor.