Doctor Who 8.12: “Death in Heaven”

[enevarim]

Even more spoilers, obviously.

I wanted to like this as much as “Dark Water”. And I did really like it: the character beats with the Doctor and Missy, Clara and Danny, and the witty banter with U.N.I.T., were exceptional.
Kate Lethbridge-Stewart: Now that I have your attention, [gestures the Doctor forward] welcome to the only planet in the

Comments

[luckweaver]

But a second viewing reminded me that for me Moffat episodes fall into two groups. Some absolutely work on first viewing and continue to absolutely work going forward (“The Pandorica Opens” / “The Big Bang”, "The Day of the Doctor”, “Dark Water”), and some absolutely work on first viewing and continue to work on subsequent viewings provided you can let things go (“The Angels Take Manhattan”, “Death in Heaven”).
SO MUCH THIS.

Really good review! Trawling through your journal now.