Starts on a junkyard planet - "the Totter's Lane at the end of the universe." Actor Michael Sheen is a "glorious guest villain." Actress Suranne Jones: "Somebody who may turn out to be an old acquaintance of the Doctor's with a new face." Plays with 47 years of Doctor Who mythology - takes "stuff" from The War Games and "an old William Hartnell episode I remembered."
Includes scenes where Matt is "vulnerable, disturbed and upset".
Gaiman gives a script example:
AMY: I told you to keep an eye on The Doctor.
RORY: He'll be fine, he's a Time Lord.
AMY: It's just what they're called. It doesn't actually mean they know what they're doing.
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Hiya. I see Sheen's imdb page says that his role is that of 'Biroc' in this episode. Biroc was a main supporting character in the last of the e-space trilogy in Tom Baker's last season. Notable that Romana, a Time Lady, opted to stay in e-space at the conclusion of the episode. And of course Lalla Ward, who played Romana II, was married to Tom Baker.
Curious and curiouser.