What a fantastic start to this series, I was smiling for every second of it!

Tim Foley really got Thirteen and Yaz, and it was so lovely to hear Jodie and Mandip playing these roles again with so much enthusiasm.

The story had lots of great comedy moments, like the Doctor turning up with chickens (calling them Ian and Barbara was a nice callback), and only calling Gina’s mum ‘Gina’s mum’.

The twist that the dog was the vampire came as a complete surprise to me, and the ‘truth vampire’ was a nice addition to the Great Vampire lore. However, when the Doctor got bitten, I did expect them to go further and reveal some deeper truths that the Doctor was hiding from Yaz. That is the only thing I was disappointed by, and it’s a very minor one.

Yaz had some nice moments with her friends, I especially liked her scene with Daryl. I would love to see them return in another story later on. 

I also loved the references to other adventures that the Doctor and Yaz might have had, like Yaz mentioning the Forest of Cheem, and the hints of the series-long arc were really exciting! Who is the Tourist?

I was totally immersed in this story, it was a solid beginning to this series, and I’m very much looking forward to what is to come!