Doctor Who: Face the Raven (2015)
Season 9, Episode 10
9/10
Tear dropping, pulse racing, just another day at the office
21 November 2015
Warning: Spoilers
I've never liked ravens, and now I hate them, for taking the best Doctor Who companion in history.

Doctor Who has its exciting days, its funny days, but then come its sad days that every fan dreads. Back in the day, when a companion left it was just oh see ya, but now it's waterfall of tears.

This week the Doctor and Clara investigate alien streets in London, but the road they ahead is not good at all. We have the return of the pudding brain Rigsy, to make nonsense of the Doctor and Cara's adventure, but also to be the source of Clara's death. We also have the return of Ashildr played by the brilliant Maisie Williams to bring darkness into the story but also out of the Doctor.

Again what's great about Doctor Who is when apply real life paranoia to the science fiction universe to create something awesome. So next time I'm walking down the road, I'm gonna think and walk carefully so I don't enter an alien street.

What's great but sad at the same time is how Doctor Who gets rid of its companion. Years ago it was huge plot development that would lead to their death or some form of departure, but today we just have simpler and normal ways of departure which just show the realism of the easy danger that travelling round the universe.

We also have now a huge cliffhanger leading us to the big finale that has absolutely sold me, and has got the heart pounding. This episode is a high 8/10, with strong emotion, and excitement.
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