Scruffy-Blessedtwinz — 9 years ago(December 26, 2016 06:18 AM)

I did not expect a masterpiece, but during the first half I was very entertained and invested in the story. I found myself thinking " wow, the year off really has done Moffat some good "
However as it went on I found myself slowly losing interest. Eventually I think I missed a good deal of the last 15 minutes because I just couldn't keep myself focused on it.
Capaldi was on form as always, he had so much energy in this episode. My sister who has never seen him asked " why did they get an old guy now, I liked him when he was young " but by the episode she admitted she found him an excellent Doctor, very grandfatherly.
I liked Nardole more then I thought I would. I just wish we had seen the moment where he actually came on board, because watching last Christmas special and this one in one go really makes for a weird transition.
He felt less like a comic relief and more like a close confidant to the Doctor which I like.
The actors were all on point. The guy who played Grant pulled both personalities off very well, as well as the girl who played Lucy. I bought their romance and I bought their friendship.
Aside from that, I already forgot most of the plot ( could be because of the drinks that came afterwards though ) some of the dialogue felt really, really forced.
The climax felt a bit messy and the villains not all that threatening.
7/10