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Review of What I Did On My Holidays By Omo Esosa by WhoPotterVian

8 May 2025

This review contains spoilers!

A decent if rather basic Doctor Who story. It takes the form of an in-universe essay by a character who will presumably feature in this week's episode called Omo, and concerns an oil drilling operation in Etsako. What I Did On My Holidays is a story that feels very topical at the moment, with fracking remaining controversial, and the continued move away from fossil fuels.

'David versus Goliath' stories are always interesting, and here we have two kids essentially fighting the Nigerian government, by throwing stones at the drilling equipment and inadvertently causing a fire. Blue is a particularly likeable individual, being the activist who brings Omo onboard with the plan to stop the oil drilling, and I hope we see more of her in Saturday's episode.

The Doctor's appearance is brief, coming at the very end to help Blue after she ends up injured, and using a hosepipe to put out the fire. It's always nice to get some more Fifteenth Doctor content, though, especially as this story is also written by the writer of this Saturday's episode, Inua Ellams.


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