Haven't seen a discussion post for the new special, so I'll get the ball rolling. Thoughts, insights, bits you loved... let it all out.
this post was submitted on 26 Nov 2023
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The last season of Dr. Who I watched was season 9, so I'm a little behind. I liked a lot of the episode. I appreciated seeing Donna again, and I'm glad of the outcome. I thought the ending was a bit bad and I hated how the TARDIS looked on the inside. I don't know, I guess they are getting back into the flow of things, but something just seemed a bit off for most of the episode.
I did like the UNIT woman in the wheelchair. Other than the part at the very end she was great and I would hope to see her again. I'm also glad that Donna stayed on as a companion, even if accidently.
New Unit lady is great.
I loved the new TARDIS interior. It has nods to the Pertwee era, which I feel like hasn't gotten much love in NuWho.
The white rubber swoopiness feels like a call back to the 3rd Doctor's flying car. (Hard to see in the photos I've found, though.).
, and the rest of the console (and the goofy white wall plates) evokes the feel of the big grey hexagon console 
I was a bit confused that there's a new interior at all. Usually there's a crash or an implied long period of the doctor being solo, to explain the desktop theme change. Oh well.
I wish there was a bit more thought put into why the TARDIS interior changed the way it does. It would have been more of a thematic triumph had it evoked the Nobles more directly somehow. It felt a bit too clinical for this Doctor, and I'm hoping that only means it's a blank slate for him to tweak to his liking. I do like the lights, though. They at least at some occasional color.
Agreed. This time felt completely random.
Yeah. I thought the same. As loose as Doctor Who's story beats often are, it felt silly that the story didn't take a quick detour to blow up the console real quick.
That's a great point. In the Pertwee/Baker era, that TARDIS interior helped underscore how the Doctor felt like a prisoner of Unit.
Now, as you said, hopefully it's about a blank slate. I'm excited for the possibilities for growth for a version of the Doctor who habitually shares their feelings and sometimes admits to not knowing something!