You know, maybe part of the problem is having the producer and script editor be the same person. Yes, I know, it's the modern way for a TV series to have one show runner who does everything, but that's not the only way to do a series. If there was someone with almost equal power to bump heads with Moffat, we'd probably have a better show.

So, Time Heist.  Co-written by Stephen Thompson and Stephen Moffat.

If this is the result of co-writing episodes/bringing guest writers, then I am all for it.

To be honest, going into this one I was a bit unsure. The alien design looked pretty cool but I guess I didn't like the premise of it.

After watching, I rather liked it! I think it holds up as one of the stronger episodes of this series so far. As far as heist plots go, it's not the most elaborate but it's a fun enjoyable plot with some nice twists and turns. Even the ventilation shafts have a bit of meta humour applied to them.

I found the cast rather interesting, I wasn't bored at all and it made me care about our temporary additional companions for the Doctor. Certainly makes me hope that the two make a return at some point later in the series.

Cinematography felt different from previous episodes primarily due to Douglas Mackinnon directing (previous Doctor Who episodes include"The Sontaran Stratagem"/"The Poison Sky", "The Power of Three" and "Cold War". Set to direct three more episodes in this season)

Like any heist film/tv show, a slow motion scene has to take place in some form or another. I'm glad that it was gotten out of the way relatively early, the staging of it jarred with me. It didn't really try anything new with it and I felt it was executed a bit shoddily.

Outside of the story, set and costume design, what I found quite interesting in the cinematography were the scene transitions. Quite styled and I felt it worked rather well!

I felt like it was a step up from the mixed bag of "Robots of Sherwood" and "Listen"