WE'RE SO BACK!

It's great to have new blood creating episodes, and Inua Ellams wrote something that feels different from every episode before. I also want to give a shoutout to McPherson and all the crew working on visuals—the illustrated stories are beautiful, with the bonus of being diegetic and relevant to the plot of the episode.

I love the resolution of the episode, bringing to mind The Rings of Akhaten by centering the long, long story of the Doctor's existence. (And again, making the story about Doctor Who as a story... which could mean nothing.) "I'm born. I die. I'm born." is a beautiful summary of their life/lives as well.

My one gripe is that I wanted more! We didn't get to see much of the spider engine itself, despite it being great to look at and central to the plot. I also would've liked more Belinda, maybe looking into how she feels about meeting someone who the Doctor promised to save and then left behind.

(Also, I about jumped out of my seat at the Fugitive cameo.)