Matthew's Journal

Quite the series finale, that. But I feel a bit cheated ( spoilers )

This episode of Doctor Who was different from the usual in a number of ways, notably the plot structure and the number of characters. On the whole I thought it worked, although to some extent I must reserve judgement until I've seen the next episode.( spoilers )

I was worried that the resolution of last week's plot would be too cheap. While it was a bit cheeky, I didn't feel too cheated. I'm quite enjoying how Missy keeps being evil just when you think she's actually helping out.( there may be spoilers ahead )

Due to the wonders of iplayer, I caught up with this when I got home yesterday. The spoiler-free summary is that I thought this was a decent bit of drama, but I worry about what it says about the series' direction: Moffat does like to set up impossible problems and then have the resolution feel like a cheat.( once more, with spoilers )