But Doctor Who does stuff like that all the time.
Yes. Sometimes they do it badly, and sometimes well. I'm only against the bad bits.
This was a good bit, to me, not just because of the words, but because it is a Trek reference. It says, "we are inserting treknobabble here, don't worry about the content," in a self-aware, slightly self-deprecating way, making a joke of it. That has artistry that a general single line of "It is Time Lord magic!" just doesn't have.