My hot take is that I have *always* loved this story. The ending is so beyond bleak, it’s a tragedy The Doctor is powerless to prevent, he merely succeeds in providing a least bad outcome. The Myrka is whatever and the lighting is insane, but the Silurians look great, they & Sea Devils sound great, and the script is really good! I like 5 because he is so fallible, but will not give up and will always put himself in harm’s way as a first resort. Love this one, always have.

I’m not reviewing absolutely every story (yet), just the ones where I have something pressing to say. I love Pting. Pting is a legitimately great idea, not actually an antagonist, just a hungry little toxic gremlin. I have the Pting Funko Pop in a place of honor. I’ve said since this episode aired that a great use of Pting would be as a weapon by another villain, say Missy threw Pting into a situation to cause chaos and distraction while getting on with her real evil scheme. I just think there’s fun potential. And I also like this episode more generally, this is one of my favorite Jodie performances, her sciencey explanation mode in full effect. There’s some silly stuff, of course there is, it’s not perfect, but I really like it.

I couldn’t with this one at the time, and I can’t with this one now. Ncuti and Millie are going for it, but the baby lip-syncing and the revolting “monster” are just too ridiculous for me to get at all involved in the story. I have no idea what possessed RTD to open a series with this weird fluff.