Stories Television Doctor Who (2005-2022) Doctor Who S10 Episode: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 World Enough and Time 2 images Overview Characters How to Watch Reviews 3 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 11 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, June 24, 2017 Written by Steven Moffat Directed by Rachel Talalay Runtime 45 minutes Story Type Series Finale, Two-Parter Time Travel Unclear Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Black Hole, Time Travel Pivotal, Doctor Who?, Master of Disguise, Face Off, LGBTQA+, Distress Signal, Monster Origin Story, Vegetarian Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Missy's Redemption Location (Potential Spoilers!) Mondasian colony ship, Space UK Viewers 5 million Appreciation Index 85 Synopsis The Doctor decides to test how good Missy has become by sending her on a trial run with Bill and Nardole. However, when things go wrong, the Doctor takes over. With Bill trapped in a different time zone, can the Doctor make it to her before it is too late, and who are all those people getting cured? Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi Bill Potts Pearl Mackie Missy Michelle Gomez Cybermen The Saxon Master John Simm Spoiler!Click to reveal 👀 Nardole Matt Lucas Show All Characters (6) How to watch World Enough and Time: Watch on iPlayer Blu-Ray The Complete Series 10 DVD The Complete Series 10 Blu-Ray Series 10: Part 2 DVD Series 10: Part 2 Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 3 reviews 23 November 2024 · 82 words Review by Bongo50 I've always felt that the main "monster" of this episode are at their best in horror stories, and that's something I think this episodes does very well. This episode is centred around a really cool idea and is full of genuinely creepy moments. All of the characters are great and the main setting adds so much to the atmosphere. Overall, trying to keep the review spoiler-free, this is how episodes featuring the main "monster" of this episode should be in my eyes. Like Liked 0 14 November 2024 · 660 words Review by dema1020 Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! This one is a true masterpiece. I am of the belief that the Doctor Falls isn't quite as strong, but it is easy to look at World Enough and Time as its own thing, with its own focus, and its own ending. Taken like that, this story is kind of perfect. We start with something truly endearing and heartwarming. After teasing Missy potentially wanting to redeem herself, we see her, I think, sincerely trying to be like the Doctor - going about the universe and inflicting a little good upon the worlds for once. And then it all goes horribly wrong. I love what they do with Bill this episode. It's a true nightmare, it comes out of nowhere, and it is one of the most impactful companion deaths to date. I truly despise how this moment is walked back later, but here, it is a stark reminder that there is risk to adventure. And so this tragedy unfolds before our eyes in a way I found very creative and interesting. The massive ship they were on with whole floors devoted to agriculture or industry and even artificial environments to reflect that is one of the coolest settings I've seen in any Doctor Who episode. I also found the scene where the Master reveals himself and we see the fate of Bill to be really well done too. This is one of those Doctor Who stories that really pays off the more familiar you are with the franchise. Lots of deep cuts and references to Cyberman history dot this story and it's second part, The Doctor Falls. Focusing on just the first part though, World Enough in Time is so astoundingly good. Taking advantage of fun time dilation effects, while brilliantly showcasing the horror of the Cybermen in a clever and carefully built way, I have no notes for this episode. There's not a frame I think I would change, although the Black and White clip someone made of Bill's big scene, done in the style of Classic Who, really makes me wish there was a version of the episode edited that way, too. I still think it shows how well the source material lends itself to Classic Who and that particular brand of horror. That's not even to mention all the great moments with Missy. Not only is there the big reveal with Simms, which was a lot of fun and I will fully admit I did not see coming on first viewing, but she just has these amazing moments right from the start. "Comic relief and Exposition" is just brilliant. World Enough in Time has a bit of cheeky fun like that here and there but at its core it is a gut-punch of a story. The Doctor is trying to do the right thing with Missy and instead gets his companion butchered, and the episode lives up to the breadth of such a thing rather well. This is a big deal and it is given that appropriate level of seriousness. Moffat very nicely strikes that balance. Moffat also is really showing off his ability as a writer here. People will sometimes point out that every second the Doctor wastes explaining the situation regarding Bill is costing his companion large amounts of very valuable and precious time, but it is necessary for us as an audience and basically doesn't hold back the story one bit, because it is done with this sense of urgency and drives us forward into the heart of the story's conflict. It's all but perfect. Sure, some of the effects are more impressive than others, but it still looks great and is absolutely unforgettable as a piece of Doctor Who history. Currently rated as one of the best Doctor Who stories of all time, and deservedly so, I heartily recommend this entire Series, as the 10th season of the revived era is overall is one of my absolute favourites thanks to stories like this. Like Liked 1 17 August 2024 · 14 words Review by captainjackenoch 2 I WOULD HAVE EATEN TONS OF CHIPS WITH YOU, AND KEPT YOU ALIVE FOREVER Like Liked 2 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating607 members 4.64 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating2,141 votes 4.12 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating174 votes 4.80 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 1209 Favourited 270 Reviewed 3 Saved 5 Skipped 0 Owned 9 Related Stories Doctor Who S10 • Episode 12 The Doctor Falls Rating: 4.61 Story Skipped Television Reviews(3) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who (2005-2022) Set of Stories: Twelfth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved The Blogs of Doom Jorj Rating: ??? Story Skipped Short Story Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: The Blogs of Doom Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite MISSY: Hello. I'm Doctor Who. And these are my plucky assistants, Thing One and the Other One. — Missy, World Enough and Time Show All Quotes (11) Open in new window Transcript (The TARDIS materialises in a snowstorm. The Doctor steps out, falls to his knees and starts to regenerate. He cries out in pain.) DOCTOR: No. No. Nooooo! (Cue title sequence.) [Bridge] (Massive engines on a spaceship are blasting out thrust. Space debris zooms past it and falls past the event horizon of a black hole. The camera takes us into a room protruding from the ship's bow ever so slightly. The TARDIS materialises up some steps to the left of a central chair under the watchful eye of a CCTV camera. The TARDIS door opens and an Edwardian woman prances out with hat and parasol.) 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