New Who Review #125

The Zygon Inversion

Part two was way better. I really enjoyed this one and think it's the best second part to these run of stories. The doctors need to know what species Osgood is kept occurring and was interesting because I thought we was going to find out but sadly we didn't. Bonnie was great and I really loved her as a villain. I felt bad for the peaceful zygon that was forced back into being it's true form but it just wanted to live in peace. The speech from the doctor was amazing and had me tearing up. It's in his top 3 speeches and definitely the biggest highlight of this story. The reveal that there are now 2 Osgoods was cool and interesting but sadly it doesn't go anywhere. Overall an ok story that gets better in part two. 7/10

It’s not all about that speech. But my God that speech has to be Capaldi’s defining and proudest moment as The Doctor. The show has a chance to breathe and focus on something which defines it: peace.

This second half is a showcase for a killer cast who are given the chance to slow down and have a series of compelling character moments. It’s odd that this is what comes out of a sequel to The Day of the Doctor, and the follow up to last week’s globe trotting adventure. Such a serious and well composed piece of small scale drama, the world away from a romp.

I don’t think I appreciated at the time what a fantastic team the Twelfth Doctor and Clara were. I didn’t realise how good I had it.