Gotta say, I wasn't a fan of this one, especially as a season premiere. Weird (and honestly, unnecessary) uncanny valley babies and a literal snot monster? Ugh. The pro-life and post-birth abandonment thread was a bit forced, which is a shame because that could've been a powerful theme if it had been written more maturely. Instead, it felt like "Kill the Moon" all over again.
That all said, I did like the cool ability of the station manifesting memories and thoughts, an idea I would've enjoyed far more if it didn't then led straight to literal snot monsters. I do wish the episode had focused more on this element than what we got, but I guess if I want that, I'll go read Michael Crichton's
Sphere yet again (which I'm way overdue to do...).
Still loving Ncuti's Doctor and his dynamic and energy with Ruby is a lot of fun, but I hated the final scene with The Doctor worried and confused about the very nature of Ruby. It's exactly the same thing with Clara, right down to an episode (I forget which) ending with The Doctor running a covert scan on her in the TARDIS.
I did like the "stepping on a butterfly" joke at the beginning of the episode.
I liked that moment a lot, too, and considering the look on The Doctor's face as they returned to the TARDIS, I can't help but wonder if it's part of the larger season arc's chaos of reality changing.
Either way, even though I knew it was coming, it's a shame the dinosaurs were indeed just a quick scene. Alas.
Where's the thread for Devil's Chord?
I had no idea they were doing two episodes, so that review thread is up now.
Dude! Harsh. There's no way Space Babies can be considered that bad.
I would say it's worse. I kind of liked "Fear Her" (from what little I remember of it and it's been years since I've watched it). And since I compared this episode to "Kill the Moon"...
