I like the idea better than the execution. No Doctor and Jo, leaving UNIT and the Master is fun, giving plenty of characterisation to these side characters. Ian and Barbara too, though it’s their inclusion that makes the whole thing a little too ‘fan fictiony’.

The reveal of the story is fine, but makes it so convoluted and messy, with boring villains and far too many characters introduced to then be quickly dispatched. It happens over and over, making it hard to care about a lot of the side characters.

just all a little too messy.