A glimpse of just how good this Doctor and Clara could, and should have been, given the material.
One of the best episodes from The Capaldi era, after several revisits, I would still say it's awesome.
I was a little unsure after the first few minutes, the dream sequence seemed to go on a bit, but once that was done this episode left me absolutely speechless, a truly worthy conclusion to the excellent opener. Peter Harness role a wonderful tale, one of morality which has subtle a political message at its heart, condemning the act of war.
The best performance I have seen from Jenna Coleman so far, she was terrific, why has she not been allowed to be as good as this before? I almost wanted her to stay a Zygon, she did 'bad guy' brilliantly. Zygella demanding the whereabouts of the Osgood box from Clara, was one of Jenna's standout moments. She is going out on a high.
I will say hand on heart this is the best performance yet from Peter Capaldi, his speech was the high point of his time as The Doctor, powerful, charismatic, I've been waiting for him to get the chance to be this good!
A special mention of Nicholas Asbury, he played Etoine, the Zygon forced into revealing his true self. He did an incredible job in such a small space of time, it was a wonderful effort, super special effects helped create a cracking scene.
After that showing I get the impression we will be seeing more of Osgood in the near future, The Doctor said he was a fan, and after that so am I.
10/10 so good I had to put it straight back on. This season has been very strong in general.