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Going back over the scene, it's confusing. The Rani says it was the genetic bomb, but earlier she said she'd flipped her DNA to avoid it. She says their species as a whole is infertile ("a biological dead end"), which sounds like she's talking about more than just the two of them. If the genetic bomb was a slow, lingering extinction rather than an instant death, why did she only have a split second to avoid it? Maybe that means that others survived the genetic bomb as well, but the Doctor already knew about the infertility despite not knowing about other survivors. Add to that the Rani's disgust at Mrs Floods comments last week about the new Rani being her child, and the whole thing feels like two different ideas squashed together and not quite fitting.

I don't think it was very clear if that was a side effect of the genetic bomb, or if it was something else. I may have been a little distracted by the thought that they were making Looms canon, but I would love it if that's where they go with this.

Edit: It might just be a coincidence, but I just realised there may be another link to the Looms. In her Cameo, Jodie's Doctor says there's a "great big time Schism on it's way". That article on the Looms? "devices used by the Great Houses of the Time Lords to perpetuate their race after the Great Schism."

It's probably not going to happen, but I can dream.

Also, UNIT did arrest a group of people who basically just dressed up and flicked the lights on and off. It seems like the real reason for arrest was UNIT were embarrassed and their friend Ruby was scared. Not good behaviour for people in power (it was a horrible “prank” to play and definitely morally wrong, but I’m not sure it’s worth being arrested by heavily armed police, or whatever UNIT are).

It was a co-ordinated effort to draw out a military response. Pulling a similar 'prank' on police or other emergency services is absolutely a crime (maximum penalty of up to six months in prison or a fine of £5,000), so the fact that he got arrested for it isn't that much of a stretch.

For me, the disconnect is in how this is supposed to 'prove' that it's a conspiracy. They fake an alien invasion, and the people who deal with alien invasions show up to deal with it. That doesn’t disprove aliens in the same way that a hoax call to the fire department doesn't disprove house fires. But I guess that's kind of the point, if you're in these kinds of echo chambers then logic gets ignored and replaced with whatever the face of the group is shouting.

Yeah. Your main combat level is on the player/companion, so it's much easier to change up your team and try out different beasts. Individual beasts do have levels, but that's more about when you can 'remaster' (i.e. evolve) them and to unlock moves (which you can swap out at will). Also, elemental type effects are so much more interesting than just a flat damage bonus, and the music is really good. So in summary, yes, I would highly recommend.