Doctor Who: The Eaters of Light (2017)
Season 10, Episode 10
8/10
Who is out of their league?
2 July 2017
Warning: Spoilers
And welcome back Roma Munro who wrote Survival in 1989.

Started with a mystery, near modern day Aberdeen ,a hill with known music and a rock formation with a TARDIS inscribed on it. Wait, A TARDIS?

The Doctor investigates 2nd Century AD where Aberdeen will be with the disappearance of a Roman Legion.

Nice start but how will this flow?

A bit rough.

Bill is split up from the Doctor and Nardole and is attacked by a Pict only to fall into a pit with a Roman Soldier.

The Doctor and Nardole investigates wondering why a corpse of a Roman Soldier is in advanced decay.

Bill is not aware of the ability of the TARDIS to translate everything telepathically.

Nardole and the Doctor are captured by the Picts only to briefly escape.

The Doctor visits the temple which he discovers is a portal to another dimension where these eaters of lights come from.

Bill's Roman friend is kill only to meet up with the rest of the Legion.

The Doctor stays with the Picts whom he discovers are the gatekeepers.

The eater is getting stronger to the point where it might devour the universe.

Scary, eh?

The Doctor is working with the Picts while the Romans and Bill are trying to escape via a cave network.

The Romans and Bill encountered the eaters of light and escape up a ladder to be reunited with the Doctor and Nardole and the Picts.

Initially, Picts and Romans have a standoff.

The Doctor negotiates a peace so that the bigger enemy can be confronted.

Credit Roma for this one!!

The Doctor and all forces the creature back to the portal. The big argument breaks of on who is suppose to guard the entrance.

The Doctor, I can outlive you all and fight this.

Picts and Romans gather together to fight the eaters.

This is a Pict/Roman battle not a Doctor Battle.

Great resolution.

So back to the TARDIS and surprise Missy is there doing maintenance.

Any nitpicks?

A Black Roman soldier? All right Rome did conquer north Africa.

Homosexuals and Lesbians in the 2nd century? Yes there were some.

Overall I enjoyed his.

Looking forward to the next thrillogy.
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