I have to say I was a little underwhelmed. It felt packed with a bunch of different things that didn’t get resolved, but obviously it’s the first part so hopefully all those story elements get tied up neatly (one can hope). I also felt like so many characters were present, only for most of them to do nothing. It’s was basically one big exposition dump. And once again Belinda felt really sidelined and we didn’t get to see all that much from her, which is unfortunate. I agree with those who think the Rani’s characterization here was a bit more like the Master. Having just watched the Rani’s previous appearances, she definitely felt a bit different here. Also, yet another classic who villain is coming back. I haven’t seen any of the stuff with Omega, so I’ll have to do my homework this week before the final episode. RTD has got to stop pretending this era is for a new audience of fans, because there has been niche callback after niche callback lol. As for things I liked about the episode, I thought most of the visuals were very nice. Panjabi’s performance is great even if I don’t like the interpretation of the Rani. And also Rogue’s cameo? Didn’t expect it and was pleasant to see