Dark Water

We finally find out about the strange Missy, she's certainly no innocent sissy. She seems to be harvesting spirits and souls, to be rehoused and homed in familiar moulds. Clara has a bit of a nightmare to be fair, and the Doctor should really decide how to style his hair (long 70s style like his Time Lord presentation I feel is best). Just when you think Mr. Pink is coming out of his shell, he begins a journey to a place that resembles (quite closely) something like hell, especially with the Seb character casting no spell, but it's all set up for the final episode spectacularly well (reminding me I should revisit The Ring, the original Japanese version that's actually called Ringu).

Absolutely loved it. A truly magnificent episode showing us how far Who has traveled since 2005 and how much it has matured and improved. Hard to believe that a show featuring farting aliens and burping rubbish bins is the same as this dark, rich and sophisticated masterpiece. Moffat has let the show breathe and let the story lines serve the series arc rather than being showstoppers for the Doctor. Peter Capaldi is subtle and magisterial but doesn't hog the screen and is generous in supporting the other actors. He doesn't need grandstanding speeches to show us he is the Doctor - his authority and command oozes from his portrayal - great stuff!

I'm so glad Moffatt decided to revert back to the format of a two Part finale, the last few have been good, but being single episodes both felt rushed and messy. This showed what can happen when a story is allowed to develop.

I'll say it, I don't think the show can get any better then this, it was totally mesmerising as an episode, FABULOUS. I can't even begin to say what worked, who was good, it was just all amazing.

I love the utter darkness of it, Doctor Chang's explanation of the white noise, that when you die you're not really dead etc, and that the dead can still feel, just genius, literally the stuff of nightmares. The show cannot get any darker then this. 'Don't cremate me!' Shudders.

The recreated scene of the Cybermen walking in front of St Paul's Cathedral too, brilliant.

Missy, she was sensational, what a fabulous performance from Michelle Gomez, pizazz, energy, craziness, just a bubbling ball of brilliance, her reveal at the end, one of the best moments of Nu Who, it gave me chills, Gomez played off Capaldi so well. Great too that Chris Addison got to appear with Capaldi again, he's a joy too. Danny's choice at the end had me near to tears, the music was beautiful, so bleak.

10/10 Epic perfection.

There was a peacefulness and quietness that marked the beginning of Dark Water with Clara and Danny picking up where they left off from Forest of the Night with Clara finding a way to tell Danny the whole truth. this peacefulness is promptly ripped away from Stephen Moffat. We then witness a Doctor Who companion n go properly mad and begin a treasure hunt throughout the Tardis for the seven keys with the mission of destroying the keys. Clara implores the Doctor that time can be rewritten. The Doctor replies that there are consequences and tells Clara that she should go to Hell. She replies that she probably deserved that and starts to exit the Tardis. The Doctor inquires of Clara where is she going because they are taking the Tardis to Hell.

We are greeted upon the arrival of the Tardis in the Nethersphere by Missy surrounded by skeletons. Moffat pulls at your emotional heart strings to figure out what happened to Danny Pink. We also want a resolution to who exactly is Missy and the purpose of the Nethersphere. We receive a chilling revelation about what happens to humans when they reach the Nethersphere.

Moffat being the master of misdirection occupies our attention with the Danny/ Clara drama. We also find out too late about the true nature of the Skeletons which turns out to be an old menace. Finally, the Doctor and Clara discover the true identity of the mysterious Missy. The viewer is left at the end of the episode by Moffat in a place of mortal peril and many left hiding behind their couch.

WOW! This was amazing! I'm looking forward to part 2. Wooooo!