“There you go you have another playmate”

—Clara to the Doctor when the TARDIS phone rings

I was a tad spoiled about the episode so I knew about the barn.

That’s the sound of Moffat reaching back in time again to give himself a congratulatory blowjob.

The story was decent overall, and there IS something in Rupert’s past. But there’s other elements that have been done in recent DW (The Silence comes as a strong example, but he also did imprison the Daughter from the Family of Blood in “Every Mirror”) anyway.

Just a bit too much ado about bigness here. Clara somehow accessing Gallifrey may or may not be explained. But the subplot with Danny and Clara’s courtship was good. I just am not a fan of “Clara’s Theme" 

Always rewriting what the sonic screwdriver can and can’t do.

Of course now I’ve got the ballad of brave, brave Sir Robin in my head from Holy Grail

It’s a little less dramatic when the central column doesn’t pump