We kick off our weekly look at this season of Doctor Who with a larger-than-usual panel for this larger-than-usual episode. Praise for Peter Capaldi! Condemnation for the clockwork droids plot and the extremely weird skin balloon! We also attempt to define the challenges in regeneration episodes in general, and compare and contrast with some of the most recent representatives.

Want only The Incomparable Network’s Doctor Who-themed episodes? Subscribe to this feed: http://feeds.theincomparable.com/doctorwho

Host Jason Snell with Serenity Caldwell, David J. Loehr and Chip Sudderth