Spoilers for last week's episode, 'World Enough And Time', in the post below.
This has been a very good series. The episode set in Scotland was excellent. And this looks to be a brilliant finale.
Capaldi really holds things together. His Doctor is very 'big', but at the same time very understated. One twinkle of his eyebrows and he really does seem like a mega-powerful space alien. He really does.
(I really do think that "No, no, noooooo!" as Twelve's last words don't really fit, however. I'd prefer it much more if Capaldi's Doctor accepted his fate instead, with a smile. That would be much more fitting for this Doctor rather than a re-hash of David Tennant's regeneration.)
Nardole has been the surprise hit of this series, for me. He's slotted in effortlessly, providing humour but also a couple of serious points in previous episodes. For me, he's been worth the price of admission alone.
And then we have Bill. Bill never really gelled for me in a way. In the same way that Rose was "BadWolf", and that Clara was "The Impossible Girl", Bill is "The Girl Who Nearly Dies Every Episode". But I'm warming to her. I did like her first outing (it just became a bit predictable after that with "He saves people!" and stuff like that, but much of that last episode was a Bill-and-Razor single-hander, and she struck me as affable. I think she handled it well - though her highlight of the series was nearly killing herself in the Monks' pyramid. I actually thought she was going to die then.
John Simm doesn't even have to do anything, really. I see him on screen and I'm immediately feeling "It's John Simm! This is going to be an amazing episode!". I'm glad he doesn't hate the show yet (at least enough to turn his back on it).
And Missy. This is where Missy is no longer just 'The Female Master'. This is where Missy becomes Missy.
Because Missy had also been a revelation. Her battles with her - well, less-dark - side have been very well acted by Michelle Gomez. I'm really looking forward to seeing what Missy does next.