Without the lost memory hook, I’m afraid this adventure would be left feeling a little weak and standard, and since that hook becomes less relevant as the story goes on, so my interest declines slowly. I will say though, it is a very intriguing story at first, and the Doctor and her fam are all written great by Jody Houser yet again

This was really solid, overall. It's not the most complex story and some of the dialogue felt simplistic but I just loved how much character there was to the TARDIS crew. All four felt much more like people compared to the Chibnall era, and combined with creative set pieces and a fun story (at least so in the part), I really enjoyed this take on the Thirteenth Doctor. Roberta Ingrantanta and Enrica Eren Angiolini both really deliver some solid art for this comic. Everything looks beautiful and it really helps make it feel like we are travelling along in space on the TARDIS. I also like the look of "Mr. Henderson" and his nutcracker underlings. They have a lot of personality in their design that makes them stand out really nicely as armed goons. Solid stuff overall and I was left looking forward to part two.

In hindsight though, after reading part two, I can't say this comic and story really went anywhere, which makes this issue a little more pointless.  Issue two is definitely a lot weaker than issue one. I like the artwork still but it is used less creatively, while the writing also has more dialogue that just felt silly and really not that funny. The story just kind of piddles out after some pretty good build-up across the two issues. It's nice the 13th Doctor has a proper Christmas story, at least.