The minisodes do what they need too

Chibnall did well plugging the gap between series 6 and 7. It feels like he understands Amy and Rory, and in five minutes he even manages to move forward their relationship in a troubling direction.

Throughout the Whoniverse, the Ood generally feel underused as a comedic device, so great to see them deployed to great use.

This is alright for what it is.  There's a chilling moment at the end which kind of leads nicely into Series 7.  Otherwise the comedy didn't really hit with me that much, which I have to chalk up to the frantic, kind of awful editing.  Timing is everything with comedy and Pond Life is simply lacking in it.  I can't say I got a lot out of even seeing Rory and Amy in something I hadn't watched up until now.  Not overly disappointing of a watch, it really feels like it couldn't have been given the short length, I didn't really expect much out of Pond Life and didn't get much in return.