TiSSC was a fun but sark episode , was a refreshing change to see Ncuti doctor go dark as we don't see this from the doctor often, shame it turned out to be the only instance we ended up getting, the Rylan character seemed so believable of something Rylan would actually do if he could 🤣🤣 the ending I personally wouldn't of stuck it mid credits with it having such a huge impact on the next episode would of been very easy for a casual to miss, overall a great episode in a run of great episodes

56 Lux

Season 2 Episode 2

Doctor: 15th

Companion: Belinda Chandra

Also featuring: Mrs. Flood

First aired: 19th April 2025

Writer: Russell T Davies

It's a Fifteenth Doctor threepeat as we lose another season 2 episode. As the Doctor tries to get Belinda home, he takes a "vindicator" reading in Miami 1952, and in doing so, convinces Belinda to stick around so they could investigate a locked theatre at the centre of fifteen missing people. Lux is undoubtedly one of the most memorable episodes of season 2 and it's not hard to see why - Mr Ring-a-Ding was a genius concept for a villain! The idea of bringing a cartoon to life was actually pretty eerie, and I love the shot of him climbing through the screen at the start. There's just the right amount of camp and lightness to the character despite that, too, and the animation is brilliant throughout. I enjoy the episode playing with the format - the Doctor and Belinda becoming cartoons was a little bit cringe, but it's a bold idea, and then breaking the fourth wall (literally) and talking to fans made for a surprisingly heartfelt moment. I'd read rumours of it beforehand and really hoped it wasn't true, but it surprised me! I don't think it even upsets the pacing of the episode, either. The final showdown with Mr Ring-a-Ding (aka Lux Imperator) was fantastic, too, and the different animation styles looks fantastic. I also like how the episode approaches the idea of racial segregation like the US had at that time - not being defined by it, but unfortunately a relevant thing to bring up for our first entirely non-white TARDIS team.

'Don't Make Me Laugh!'

Torn between , Mr ring a ding and Dugga Doo as to song of season so fitting they are back to back 🤣🤣

LUX was definitely an interesting concept enjoyed the miami setting and it's partially education tale of 1950s, the 4th wall break was done well and didnt seem overkill considering all Mrs floods 4th wall breaks herself, the "fans" were a cool touch and the blink fan service moment was definitely played for laughs you know RTD is secretly bitter about that 🤣🤣 overall a great episode again in a run of great episodes

55 Planet of the Ood

Series 4 Episode 3

Doctor: 10th

Companion: Donna Noble

First aired: 19th April 2008

Writer: Keith Temple

I surprised myself by ranking this episode so highly, despite being a huge series 4 fan, but this episode is a real unsung hero of a series where there's so many headlines to talk about. The Doctor and Donna land on the Ood Sphere, to find the headquarters of the native race's slave operation. As business executives arrive for a pitch, the Ood turn rabid and rebel against their captors. I'm really glad the Ood's story was picked up on, as a slave race didn't sit right in The Impossible Planet and they deserved to be given a proper focused episode. The real shining star of this episode was Catherine Tate, as Donna's empathy was the driving force in this story, particularly when meeting the natural Ood in the cage. Some of the CGI is dodgy (the huge brain didn't look great at the time and it really doesn't now) but the story is a touching one of good triumphing over evil, and Mr. Halpen's conversion to Oodkind was grotesquely brilliant! Also Solana snitching on the Doctor and Donna just minutes before the Ood kill her is karma in action x

Enjoyed POTO more for its simplicity, wasn't too plot heavy that it could be watched as a standalone but also planted huge seeds at the same time, I do agree that it's a nice touch that the Oods were redeemed and went on to be some of the better recurring characters