I have to admit it: this episode is of the best ones in the latests few years of the show. Chris Chibnall could have bring a better contribution in the period he was a writer and a showrunner, but the combination of his story and Jamie Magnus Stone's directing was good. They could have done some things better but I don't want to complain (too much): I enjoyed the episode.
Outgoing Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker is set for one final outing in the TARDIS in the upcoming BBC centenary special The Power of the Doctor, it seems to be an epic adventure, and BBC has confirmed that the special will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday 23rd October.
Go behind the scenes and meet our star-crossed lovers, Vinder (Jacob Anderson) and Bel (Thaddea Graham)!
Its story was a battle for survival and brings with it floating Daleks, Weeping Angels and talkative Cybermen, all among the familiar foes in the show. This episodes is introducing a new character, Bell, Vinder's lover, and their unborn child. The lovers are trying to find each other in the Universe broken by Flux, and they will probably succeed. Probably, but that's another story that we are going to watch.
In the middle of Crimean War (the year 1855) the Doctor and her companions cross paths with Mary Seacole, considered by some to be the first nurse practitioner, an istoric figure that helps the wounded from both sides in conflict. Historical speaking, in that war the British fought the Russian in the peninsula because the Otoman empire was collapsing. Mary Seacole was supposed to be there and then, but the several space ships full with Sontaran warriors were new and out of place. Especially that they were already ruling a big territory (as Russia and China together - and I think that's not a mistake, considering the tension the two countries have been provoking lately).
The issue contains an exclusive preview of the first episodes of series 13 with contributions from Chris Chibnall, Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop and Jacob Anderson.
You can see the whole panel discussion later on this post, but here’s a little snippet: Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop and Chris Chibnall share some of their highlights from the set of Series 13.