As a season finale, that was pretty underwhelming. Old tooth-face really didn't come across as that much of a threat. (I get the part with the compressed planets - last seen (and better done) in the Fourth Doctor's "The Pirate Planet" - but he himself was more or less crippled and on life support. The fact that he couldn't even fight off Graham and Ryan kind of says it all.) And I'm still trying to wrap my head around the Ux and the fact that they're a two-person race. Like, a whole race comprised of only two people? Ever? That seems like a concept that could have used some working out (or abandoning) before going to production.
All in all, this was a pretty mediocre and disappointing season. I'll hope for a decent New Year's episode, and that with an extra year to work on the next season Chibnall will get his act together a little better. Have we heard how many episodes the next season (in 2020) will be? With an extra year to work on them, I would hope he'd manage to get back to the standard 13 instead of giving us another truncated 10-episode season.
Johnathan
All in all, this was a pretty mediocre and disappointing season. I'll hope for a decent New Year's episode, and that with an extra year to work on the next season Chibnall will get his act together a little better. Have we heard how many episodes the next season (in 2020) will be? With an extra year to work on them, I would hope he'd manage to get back to the standard 13 instead of giving us another truncated 10-episode season.
Johnathan
