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Doctor Who: The Doctor Falls (2017)
'The Doctor Falls' yet the show continues to rise by leaps and bounds
The Doctor Falls, the second part of the Series 10 finale, although is weaker than it's first part, is still one of the finest episodes delivered in Doctor Who's current run since 2005.
It changes the tone much to a character piece, for several main figures, compared to last week's horror-infused instalment. The shift to characters, although has brought several of his finales down before, has only strengthened Moffat's last finale. What has been a strong series, though a few pitfalls in places, ends on one of the very best episodes of Series 10.
As mentioned last week, the acting of the previous episode was fantastic. Well, 'The Doctor Falls' sets the bar far higher. Simm, Gomez, Lucas, Mackie and especially Capaldi all give their most exceptional performances in the show to date, in my opinion.
The music by Murray Gold continues to emphasise the various human emotions, their victories and their losses in this episode, with Rachel Talalay's first-class directing only serving as a catalyst to the episode's success.
I was worried the episode could fall flat yet, bar some minor grievances, it lived up to my overly-optimistic expectations. Many series finales have at times been divisive, and I expect 'The Doctor Falls' could fall flat to some people's own hopeful wishes, however I was only full of praise once the credits rolled.
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Doctor Who: World Enough and Time (2017)
World Enough and Time - a superb beginning of the end
Simply one of the finest episodes in Doctor Who's history. It contains some of the finest acting by all major characters involved, especially Michelle Gomez, Pearl Mackie and the wonderful Peter Capaldi.
The episode, to put it simply, both begins and ends with surprises. It maintains the best quality throughout, and despite Moffat's perhaps-controversial past with some stories and finales under his tenure as showrunner, he is certainly going to end that role on a high.
The entire of series 10 has, so far, been a pleasure to watch and this episode is clearly a symbol of such success. The pacing was perfect, the direction by Rachel Talalay was beautiful and the music by Murray Gold was just sublime.
I certainly hope that, with such a great beginning to the 2-parter finale, the end of series 10 encapsulates all that is fantastic about Doctor Who.