It also allowed for the Vault reveal to be dealt with instead of going "oooohh i wonder what it is ooohhh" for 10-12 episodes with a reveal that 10/10 times we will have predicted already.

Oh, I knew it was sarcasm, don't worry.

I think this just shows she doesn't have enough experience. She doesn't operate on a world-encompassing plane yet. She just sees what's in front of her and act on it. It's the same reason she thought of running away first in Oxygen. To her at that point, the people still alive were just numbers.

Implicitly, asking human beings to feel one thing is impossible. They want the reason to be love. The UN SG is governed by his fear of what he just saw when he makes the decision. The generals only do it because logic dictates they should stall. But when Bill does it, the world is already safe. Putting the world in…

Ten just lived too little, so he's more justifiable imo.

But… they don't?

I realised last week you said you didn't particularly like it. I personally loved it, because it did what it was going for brilliantly. Yeah, it is a BUS episode but one that involves a really interesting concept, a believable plan from the villain (afair), compelling and well-built guest characters, great gags and…

In Orient he's not just gonna sacrifice himself, otherwise no-one will save them. But it's notable the moment he thinks he's got enough to maybe stop the Foretold he takes the chance and changes places with the woman.

I've come to the conclusion after rewatching it recently (in preparation) that my really big problem is just how the special effects portray it. It's bull. Also, it would've made far more sense for, say, the Master giving the Doctor madness or something of the sort that one could feasibly believe could be sorted by…

I thought Toby Withouse was a mostly-average kind of writer and then I actually investigated and found out I love most of his episodes. So yeah, my expectations are too high for comfort right now…

What is your opinion on the likelihood that the air filtration system didn't sterilise the air before releasing it?

They both suffered "I trust nothing will go wrong because I do it just this once" disease and… I really can't fault the episode for that one. I've been there (though not in something as potentially dangerous, obviously).

"Because I'm CLEVER" remains one of my favourite oh-sh*t-Doctor-now-you've-done-it moments.

In the middle of that scene I was suddenly reminded of the Doctor's first attempt at telling Bill the truth, "For the record I, for one, fully understand my weakness", and how the Doctor's arrogance once again, as in Oxygen putting everybody in danger, was his downfall.

Yeah, sadly I think you may be right.

I've just thought of another thing. The first time we see that final translator and learn he has emailed the thing to CERN, we think it's something to avert or something to stop, and that the guy is probably delusional. But when we find out the truth, we learn he was actually strong enough to continue living a lie…

I think it was part of the Veritas, but I could be wrong.

I love that he does gives up for a moment, because it somehow ups the monk's threat, and because the situation was truly to despair. But then he immediately recovers and gets to work.

Moffat said this in the RT interview:

She only "died" in Oxygen iirc.