Incredibly fun and campy season opener. its primary purpose is introducing us to new companion belinda chandra and it does so wonderfully. she has so many layers to her dynamic with the doctor already and im so excited to see more of her. she feels like a real person with real struggles living in a house share. the story isnt anything incredible but its a good time. if theres one thing thats bugged me its the "tell, dont show". for example, its described as "planet of the incels" when its already incredibly obvious to the viewer that the villain is an incel. it doesnt seem to trust that its audience can figure out the message themselves and has to explain it. a little more faith in the viewer and the social commentary would've hit harder.

also the doctor says yas queen and the villain turns into a sperm and egg then gets vaccumed up. not a criticism its just funny lmao

we are so back