[Blubatt]

But if I have watched this show, and I have invested time, I remember this stuff, and it tarnishes a lot of established canon, all for the sake of 'social buzz' and 'A shocker'. I will now always live in a world where The Timeless Child happened, and a world where the showrunner nose-dived a show so much, he has to create an ill-thought out story arc and retcon to get people talking again. I too am looking forward to this episode, but moreso for the end of an era for a show that I have not enjoyed, sadly. Russell T Davies and Steve Moffatt both had their share of stinkers and things that I didn't like, but they always had more things I liked than disliked about their runs on the show. Tennant's 3rd series, Matt Smith's 1st series, and Peter Capaldi's 3rd series standing out as some of my personal favourite Nu-Who.

I have enjoyed a lot less of Jodie Whittaker's run, mostly due to the poor creative decisions of Chris Chibnall. His rather thoughtless and poorly imagined reinterpretation of The Cartmel Masterplan scuppered up any of the good he tried to do, because it influenced everything about this run. The companions I found to be quite boring, save for Graham. Flux was a good idea, bringing back the multi-episode serial format, but it was a slog that made little sense. They turned a rather threatening and unhinged incarnation of The Master into a giggling, sugar crazed loon. I didn't buy Sacha Dhawan at all, and I think he's a decent actor. All of them are, but they have been given dreck to act.

I do hope some of RTD's eccentricities are toned down in his 2nd run. He wasn't my favourite either, but at least his bad stuff is memorable (Slitheen), and his good stuff is exceptional (Midnight). I know that Ncuti Gatwa will benefit from RTD's love for this show.