This episode has a lot of haters. I am not one of them. It's bombastic and Moffat-y and indulgent, and it's wonderful. Handles is excellent, Tasha Lem is compelling, it retroactively does make s5 and 6 make sense (mostly), and it's fun. It's just fun.

And then it breaks your heart. Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman put their all into this and it shows. I can't ask for more.