Torchwood characters stop being mean to Tosh challenge >:(

Very predictable, but great performances, and it’s extremely satisfying to hear Nazis being ripped to shreds.

A decent finale that definitely leans more into the action side of things, as the infection-outbreak-zombie apocalypse storyline comes to a head.

I have a few problems with this one myself: mainly, I thought the stuff with the kid felt a bit cheap and obvious, and that took me out of the story for a bit at the beginning.

It was interesting how quickly we saw the collapse of Sunlight across the three episodes; the whole boxset must take place over the course of no more than a day or two. It makes the entire set extremely pacy. Personally, I would have preferred a slower takeover, to see the collapse of a society over the course of weeks or months rather than days; but that's a matter of personal taste.

I liked this set quite a bit on the whole! The writers made reference to zombie films and TV shows in the BTS segments, and that's very apparent in this episode, but I think there's plenty more you can do with the Krynoids and I'm interested in where they'll go next.

Not a bad way for a botanist to go. Helping the local ecology.

Hell yeah.

I love a lot about this episode! I love that we delve a little more into the botany of it all. I love the mad, B-movie nature of the plot and imagery. I love the way the film Sunset is used throughout the story, and Reece Shearsmith's performance at the end is delightfully unhinged whilst still remaining real. I like the way Eight is woven into the plot, with his searching for Liv, and eventually going back to save her, unwittingly dooming Sunlight in the process.

Great fun. A big step up from the opener and a really enjoyable story!

They shouldn't have killed the cat.

A beautiful treatise on Doctor Who’s missing episodes, wrapped up in a hilarious time-hopping romp. My only issue was the dialogue was a bit quiet at times. Otherwise, an absolute joy!

I love the expansive cast and the evocative setting, and the story functions very well as an introduction, but a few things were missing for me.

My main issue was I felt the story was proceeding too fast. We flew through all the expected story beats at such a pace that none of them had a chance to really land. I kinda wish this episode had been split into two to really build the tension and dread. I feel this story's strength is its inevitability; we know from the outset that Sunlight is doomed, so I wish we had stewed in that atmosphere for longer.

Secondly and more personally, as someone who loves (and is partly studying) botany: I wish there were more plants in this one! I understand it's unlikely Who will ever dig into the science of Krynoid biology or the biology of plants in general (that moment in the glacier at the beginning was a tantalising tease that hopefully will be picked up on in future episodes) but I personally would have loved to see it. At least we had one xenobotany professor as a main character!

And I was not expecting to hear Eight so soon!

HLRS!

A beautifully meta piece that looks at Who from an entirely different angle. Evocative and enthralling. Nobody does it quite like Paul Magrs!

This is a story that is absolutely made by its final scene. The finale of the piece, where Gwen confronts Phil about his actions and hypocrisy, is excellent. The rest of the play treads that horribly fine line between stories about exploitation and stories that are genuinely feel exploitative. I'd say it definitely falls in the former category, but your mileage may vary.

"Let you tell you my story."

"Do they get to tell their story?"