So, here we are...already halfway through the new season...and there has been nothing? No discussion at all?!?!?
I though surely people would at least want to comment on...
The Master is back (with yet another new actor)! And he's a man again! And he's killing people through tissue compression again!
**And** he somehow managed to do what the Daleks failed at--DESTROY GALLIFREY! (while the Doctor wasn't looking)
All because of this Timeless Child business and a foundational lie of Time Lord society that he uncovered.
Remember the planet Ravalox from the Sixth Doctor's era, and what it turned out to be? Well, it's made another appearance, in a manner of speaking.
The Judoon are back! Captain Jack is back! And most crucially we have...yet another hidden Doctor...who is also a woman...and she doesn't know that Gallifrey has been destroyed.
It looks like Chris Chibnall is now trying to out-Moffat Moffat and is swinging for the fences with this series. Fewer preachy social issues, more action, and more use of the show's lore. I don't know if this change in tone was part of his plan, or if there was something else that happened during the year-long hiatus. But there certainly seems to be a concerted effort to return to what made the show successful under the previous showrunners.
cheers,
Gabe