GamesRadar+ Verdict
‘The Well’ is Doctor Who at its most claustrophobic.
Dark and scary, fans will likely love this one for its slower pace and oppressive atmosphere.
A midpoint twist, however, adds little to the episode aside from a thrill of recognition.
In ‘The Well’ trooper Cassio suggests something similar, using almost exactly those words.
Happily, ‘The Well’ doesn’t go there.
The episode takes place 500,000 years in the future.
That will c’mon many.
Certainly those who found’The Robot Revolution’and’Lux’a little too comic will find much to enjoy here.
Not, however, ‘Midnight’ itself.
And therein lies my slight questioning of how effective ‘The Well’ actually is as a sequel.
The ‘Midnight’ connection doesn’t actually add anything to the story other than a brief thrill of recognition.
Perhaps that’s a reductive way of looking at it, though.
Three episodes in and this is shaping up to be a really strong run.
Next up: the return of Ruby Sunday.
Doctor Who: ‘The Well’ is out now onDisneyPlus and BBC iPlayer.
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