Just watched the new season opener. I thought it was a pretty average episode, but fun enough to introduce a new companion and with a nice kitsch 1950s sci-fi vibe.
It almost felt like RTD trying to do a Moffat-style episode, with some knotty time-travel logic as well as a couple of examples of clever-clever wordplay.
The new companion is decent enough and the setup of the big series arc is OK as far as it goes, but I’m not going to be investing in that at all after how last time panned out.
Overall I don’t think this is going to win over anyone who hasn’t enjoyed Gatwa’s run so far, but I enjoyed it well enough.
