Doctor Who Flux: The Halloween Apocalypse Review - 6 Ups & 3 Downs

Doctor Who Series 13 kicks off with Jodie Whittaker's best opener yet.

by Danny Meegan
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Doctor Who is under a lot of pressure to deliver right now. Coming off one of the most controversial episodes in the show's history and an underwhelming Dalek special - not to mention the low ratings, behind-the-scenes controversies, and divided fanbase - the BBC is in desperate need of a hit.

Enter Series 13 premiere The Halloween Apocalypse, an episode that, we're happy to report, is a solid start to showrunner Chris Chibnall and star Jodie Whittaker's final year in charge.

Is it perfect? No. Are some of the Chibnall-era problems still present? Yes. But while we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves - remember, the promising two-part opener to Series 12 was immediately followed by the dreadful Orphan 55 - the third time might just be the charm for Chibnall and Whittaker's Doctor Who tenure.

So, let's run through the ups and downs of The Halloween Apocalypse, starting with the things we liked...

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Danny has been with WhatCulture for almost nine years, and is currently Doctor Who Editor and WhoCulture Channel Manager, overseeing all of WhatCulture's Whoniverse coverage. He has been writing and video editing for 10+ years, and first got a taste for content creation after making his own Doctor Who trailers and uploading them to YouTube (they're admittedly a bit rusty by today's standards). If you need someone to recite every Doctor Who episode in order or to tell you about the making of 1988's Remembrance of the Daleks, Danny is the person to ask.