A beautiful thing about dealing with grief and loss that had me crying at midnight - 5/5. Probably my favourite story of this anthology so far.

Built up terror quite nicely, and the structure allowed us to get to know both sides of the story - I especially loved how, when the story was focusing on the alien, the narration only ever called her a "soldier", whilst the humans kept referring to her as a "creature". That kind of dehumanisation and othering contrasted with personal truth? Chef's kiss! And the ending was such a sucker-punch. The theme of fear of the other was explored really well, too.

4/5

Unlike my reviewing compatriots, I find it impossible to capture the bizarre nature of this piece in mere numerical terms. It's balance between meta and storytelling is utterly sublime, the story being consumed by the meta, as capitalistic greed comsumes all things... a chilling and modern-era-relevant piece of cinematic genius, made ironic by the fact that it was produced by the very thing Doctor Who sets out to destroy... consumerism has long been an enemy of the Doctor's, and here, we find him promoting it! What a scandal! What uproar must this have caused when it first aired! Oh, how the mind does wonder...

I don't know what y'all are making such a big deal over - so what if our girl Eliza has multiple biodata donors? So do you!

(Anyway, cool story!)

3.5/5, a pretty decent piece of film. Humans and capitalism and tourism ARE a disease that destroy the mind and the planet!!! Corporate culture kills!! Go off Nigel Fairs!!!

I can see why this show was allowed to continue and became such a hit - charming characters (a good balance between totally alien and relatable), a clear and engaging plotline, absolutely banger music, and a good moral to boot. What an enjoyable ride! I sure do hope this show is picked up for more episodes! /j

An absolute delight amongst the utterly chaotic madness of whatever the hell is going on with the uprising (please read that in a positive tone - I am enjoying every second). Felt like a little anchoring moment; a glimpse into what the uprising is like outside of Cwej-V's immediate vicinity (- haha, I think I'm so funny). Obsessed with the clarity of the worldbuilding in such a small space as these few pages!

An utterly confusing and wonderfully mad story that I will need a lifetime to unravel - though, there are cases where the meaning doesn't matter nearly as much as the feel of the thing, and this is one such case. I mean, it literally opens with us being told that we won't understand it! Why should I hold it against this story when it fulfills it's promise? Such brilliant vibes. All identity and freedom and new perspectives in the best and most insane ways possible. 4.5/5

2.5-3/5 - a pretty standard tv plot with nothing to really make it stand out or catch my eye. Though, coming straight from finishing K9 and hearing all about the "Fallen Angel" operation where the government was keeping an eye on a crashed spaceship to Dreamland, made around the same time, where within the first few minutes we are told about... you guessed it, a government operation known as "Fallen Angel" keeping an eye on a crashed spaceship, now, that certainly did turn my head! Fun coincidence. But, as for the actual episode... yeah, nothing special.

A thoroughly underwhelming end to a thoroughly underwhelming show. It's such a shame - I feel like with the setting and the sitautions of the characters, this had such potential, but it really just fell flat. The whole thing hinges on me feeling anything towards K9, but fails to give me a real reason, or properly centralise him as the main character. It wasn't a total waste, though - the show as a whole (sadly not so much this episode, which was especially let down by unfortunate technobabble in all the wrong places - a common issue for this series) had some good moments and occasionally hard-hitting lines with a lot of relevance to today's political landscape. Had a lot of promise - ah, if only it had been good!