This story has immediately taken me by surprise. Surrounded by stories where the Doctor lands in somewhat familiar surroundings, here we land somewhere abstract: The Mandragora Helix. It marks a return for the series to the fantastical, after some time away whilst we've had relatively mundane adventures, where we deal with invasions from outer space or alien planets. This means that we can go to stretch the limits of what the series is capable of, showing weird and wonderful settings that are unlike anything that we've seen before. And whilst the TARDIS may make a return to the norm and land in Renaissance Italy later in this episode, the opening few moments stand out and draw the viewer in to what may be an exciting adventure.
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