The Doctor Falls

As a continuation of the previous episode, "The Doctor Falls" concludes the first televised multi-Master story of the show, as well as the origin of the Mondasian Cybermen.

In the episode, the Doctor must save himself and the remaining human population of a gigantic colony ship from Mondas, while also dealing with two different incarnations of the Master at once.

The episode was watched by 5.30 million viewers and received much critical praise, with many deeming it a satisfying end to the tenth series.

Aspects of the episode that were met with the most praise were Moffat’s script, Talalay’s direction and Capaldi’s performance.

Continuing from the previous episode, the Master and Missy capture the Doctor, but he had earlier surreptitiously reprogrammed the Cybernet to target Time Lords as well, forcing them to flee.

Bill initially remains unaware of her transformation, her strong mind acting like a perception filter, until one of the children inadvertently reveals the truth to her.

The Doctor instructs Nardole to lead the human community to a solar farm on another floor and remain there to safeguard them.

Surrounded, the Doctor ignites all the fuel pipes, engulfing the farm in a fireball and destroying the Cybermen.

[8] Michelle Gomez had previously announced that she was exiting the role of Missy following the conclusion of series ten.

[24] The episode holds a score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the site consensus reading "'The Doctor Falls' offers a dramatic and satisfying end for this iteration of the show's ever-evolving hero.

He complimented how the multiple storylines of the series were wrapped up and brought to a satisfying conclusion, as well as respecting the reality of the character's emotions, which were performed with only a couple of small missteps.

He stated that Capaldi was as magnificent as he had been through the series, and that "The Doctor Falls" was an episode dedicated to him, and how he "stands tall" among the competition of Simm's and Gomez's acting.

He stated that the episode was an "immensely satisfying, packed, heart string tugging" conclusion to the series, that was the result of "clever storytelling and tremendous acting".

[22] The episode received a nomination in the Best Special and Visual Effects category at the 2019 BAFTA Cymru Awards.