This might be the only episode that I will go full white knight defensive about from criticism. Not to say that I don’t get said criticism, but there’s quite a bit about this episode that I personally think doesn’t get its fair due. I’ve seen arguments that this is the worst episode of the entire show, classic and revival, but quite frankly, I wish the worse episodes fascinated me as much as this does.
Reposting from a different thread, because I stand by every word of this and I doubt I’d be able to recreate it effectively here otherwise. What is your favorite Mark Gatiss script? - #10 by Mahan