All that stuff about Moffat phoning it in? I take it back. I take it all back. That was one hell of an episode, from beginning right to the cliffhanger. There's something I realized during this episode about this whole season: it was a lot less about the adventures and more about the character development. Because despite my complaints about the episodes in general, I have loved the characters and actors involved.
If I had one complaint about this episode...
If I had one complaint about this episode...
It was the build up of this fantastic concept of the afterlife...only for it to all be a trick by The Mistress/Master. Instead of being an actual afterlife, it's just a big globe of downloaded people and a bunch of Cybermen in London. Fortunately, all the build up, characterization, and acting helped soften the blow considerably. I'm still very much invested in the finale for this, either way.
Either way, I guess this FINALLY makes it canon that time lords can change genders in regeneration. Funny how they used The Master to reveal it because the mystery behind Missy was hilarious.
The only thing I still don't understand - and maybe in all the excitement, I missed the explanation - but what did 3W stand for? I feel like it was supposed to be a big reveal, but then they never actually spelled it out. I don't think, anyway.
Either way, I guess this FINALLY makes it canon that time lords can change genders in regeneration. Funny how they used The Master to reveal it because the mystery behind Missy was hilarious.
The only thing I still don't understand - and maybe in all the excitement, I missed the explanation - but what did 3W stand for? I feel like it was supposed to be a big reveal, but then they never actually spelled it out. I don't think, anyway.