Ever since I first heard the rumors about a sequel to Midnight, I immediately thought it was nonsense.

The opening scene is just so goddamn bizarre. Like, it's so convenient that the spacesuits The Doctor and Belinda dress up on the closet room of the Tardis is just THE EXACT SAME suit used by that crew, specially given the fact they both didn't know before hand where the heck they were. The ship they arrive just conveniently having 2 extra helmets just waiting for them baffles me.

The episode was doing quite fine on its own, but by the moment they confirmed it was a sequel to Midnight, it became impossible to me to not compare to the original and oh boy, The Well doesn't live up to that task, even more so since it didn't bring anything substantially new to the table.

Russell seems to have have misunderstood why Midnight is damn special: The claustrophobic environment, The Doctor losing his own voice and control, The monster we barely understood its modus operandi or goal, the hostile terrain, the increasing paranoia and the questioning of the Doctor's authority...

I might end up considering The Well as a good episode later on, but it'll be forever something that lost the opportunity to shine on its own, because it decided to follow up on something that was already bright, timeless and perfect.