Up until the twist, this was a fun story—after the twist, it was fantastic. I really like the idea of filling the universe of Doctor Who with people who have their own stories and agency, and this did a good job of it.

Pretty fun story, but nothing you couldn’t have done outside of the Whoniverse. Time travel tropes galore, which I don’t mind but wasn’t particularly new either:

Meh. The TARDIS turning into a whale is a fun idea, but not enough of one to really intrigue me.

I wonder if I’d feel stronger about this if I knew Classic Who better. As is, it’s an interesting scifi concept that isn’t bad but doesn’t capture my attention as much as some of these other stories.

Doctor Who is a great series because it is vast enough to slot tiny stories of all shapes, sizes, and styles into the bigger universe. This fun story about the Doctor fixing a bike and bargaining with an alien ambassador was a great fulfillment of that potential.

Okay, now this is perfect. It feels like a high quality “Doctor lite” tv episode would. Creepy as heck, fun playing with mundane presentations of sci-fi-concepts, and a lot that I like in fiction. I really, really enjoyed this.

Interesting idea in here, but it just didn’t grab me enough to earn more than this rating.