Extremis is a lot of fun.  It takes a bold lunatic like Moffat to go for an episode being entirely in a simulation, but thanks to this being the start of a basically unheard of (at least in the Revival era) three-parter, it really doesn't feel like this story is without stakes or consequences either.  The stuff with the Pope at the start was very funny.  Moffat's sense of humour kind of comes and goes with how much it works for me, but sometimes, like here, I just find him hilarious in a very unique and specific sort of way.

So I imagine this episode is somewhat polarizing among fans.  While this trilogy kind of falls apart over time, I think Extremis works well in both setting things up but also standing on its own at least somewhat, making it a pretty entertaining if not that memorable of an episode.

I love this episode! I am a big fan of shows building in their own AUs, and the thought of people realizing their entire existence is a lie is so delightfully creepy. The Catholic Church isn't my favorite setting for it, but the acting and eeriness make up for it. I also appreciate the Doctor's disability actually disabling him.

New Who Review #137

Extremis

This story was alright. It's not my favourite although having missy back is really good. I like how a big really really bad threat is on the verge of arriving and the Doctor is stuck blind and can't do anything. It really feels like there's something at stake here. The simulation was strange but it's so cool I love when shows do simulations and stuff it's awesome. The design of the monks is actually terrifying they look so scary. I thought some of this was a bit slow however and I felt a bit bored. Overall a pretty good part one but it could do things better. 7/10

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MOFFATISMS BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THE POPE BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STUPID BOOOOOOOOOOOOO