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Wow, now wasn’t this fun…

If not a little bit odd.

Kinda glad I’m a fan, else I’m not sure how accessible this would have been. Saying that, the episode did manage the great trick of kinda explaining itself as it went along, so maybe the non casual viewer would have been ok with it.

Some gorgeous moments from the episode include:

• “Shut up Hitler”
• The doctor facing down Hitler! “The English are coming”. Great stuff!
• “Shut up Dad, I’m focusing on a dress size”

I Loved the idea of a time lord assassin fighting the Doctor. Yes we’ve has The Master… This is a different level of crazy. If “A Good Man Goes to War”, was the birth of Melody Pond, the brain washed assassin, then “Lets Kill Hitler”, is the birth of Riversong. 

How much of a treat is the Tardis voice interface scene? For just a moment… I could have sworn Steve Moffat pulled of a spoiler free coup - and we would have Billie Piper back for a moment. Didn’t have her back, but nothing wrong with little Miss Fish Fingers and Custard.

Rule 1: The Doctor lies.

Let’s face it. Hitlers barely in it. Let’s face it not much really happens. And at the end of the day, the Tesselecta is just a massive plot device used to explain some of the madness, and make it clear that the Doctor knows he is due to die… 

…doesn’t mean it wasn’t all a damn fine watch…