Tonight is the final regular episode of Series 6, so I thought I'd do a quick review of "Closing Time" before heading out to work on a student film project.
The Doctor is on a trip to visit old friends one last time before meeting his end in Utah, and his last stop involves dropping in on Craig, whom we last saw in "The Lodger" (Series 5). He and Sophie now have added an infant son to their relationship, but the little tyke is more than either of them can handle. Sophie is sent off on a much-needed holiday out of the house, setting up the events to come. The Doctor and Craig save the world from Cybermen, and Craig gets a helping hand with his son, Stormaggedon, Dark Lord of All — okay, his name's actually Alfie, but he's a cute baby and he has his Stewie factor going on, so we'll forgive him his silly choice in self-naming.
What I liked about this episode was pretty much everything, including the running gag of a co-worker of the Doctor's at the local department store in which he's taken a temporary job misconstruing the relationship between Craig and the Time Lord. The redesign of the Cybermats was pretty cool.
The only part I didn't like was the unexplained presence of the Cybus Cybermen. How is it that they managed to crash a ship into Earth, in England, centuries before? Time storm? Maybe. Crack in the universe from Series 5? Probably, knowing Moffat. I just didn't care for it. I would like to see the Mondasian Cybermen meet the Cybus versions. It might make for a really interesting clash of classic and new series.
Anyway, that's it for this review. I'll write one up of "The Wedding of River Song" tomorrow after I've watched it.
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