Gotta say though, the Daleks mustve been hella confused when one of their own suddenly started ranting about some old egyptian god before killing them all.

I like how their search for rubys mother across time and space, turning the church into a fixed point, wove her into a legend, because Sutekh couldnt comprehend why Ruby would be so desperate to know the truth. Plus Osirans seem rather obsessed with plots, games and puzzles.

Everyone is saying it like you> But the exact wordes for it - - is that he disrespected us.

RTD2 has dungoofed badly and I had such high hopes 😢

I was prepared to be underwhelmed by the defeat of Sutekh because how can there be a satisfying solution to defeating what was the most powerful creature that ever lived. The fact that Rubys mother was an ordinary person to me was a plus it was certainly a twist no one saw coming. There are so many people that are deemed to be more than they are in real life. The one thing that made Sutekh the God of Death was is fear and paranoia that someone would take his thrown and to have it be some one that was no danger to him that he ended fearing most was brilliant IMO.

You literally had the same reaction as me with the ‘grand’ reveal of Ruby’s mum all that build up from Christmas till now only to be some random normal human which than begs a bigger question why couldn’t Davina find her in the Christmas episode when they used Ruby’s DNA Also Sutek was massively underused in this episode and was than taken down to easy when you consider The Toymaker refused to play his games with Sutek Russel has has completely dropped the ball and I’m sick off these constant attacks at original Doctor who episodes

Yeah compared to the other RTD finales this is the weakest one

I think it was better than series 4 finale

They didn’t stick the landing at all - Sutekh was defeated with a whistle & dog leash and the reveal of Ruby’s Mum was so disappointing - shame after last weeks excellent build up

See my expectations of New Who have been rock bottom for well over a decade, so this episode was just fine to me. But I can understand if people were hyping it up they'd be disappointed. Personally I see this as a very typical RTD finale, rubbish conclusion and all. But I enjoyed the lead characters and it had a few nice scenes.

I enjoyed the episode but the resolutions were so lame like how Sutekh got defeated so quick and Ruby's mum reveal

I think most of your criticisms are valid. I wasn't quite as disappointed as yourself but I do think it was a very weak episode.

Am I the only one not bothered about the cloak? I'll be honest, I never gave it a second thought, beyond it being an unusual piece of clothing. Does a cloak necessarily signify a supernatural entity, or were people simply investing too much thought into something so innocuous? Regardless, the other idea that Ruby was her own mother is a very silly one, and one that was done a lot better in Red Dwarf. Personally, the fact that Ruby's mum is an ordinary woman is perfect, as a super-special companion simply isn't that interesting; in my view, at least.

Enjoyed your reaction. I sadly thought it was mostly garbage!

I think there's more to the story. Maybe it's a big fake out. Ruby could be the 15th doctor story arch....

100% everything you said. So many holes and questions. So unsatisfying. Really lets what was otherwise a decent season down.

I'm a bit sad to say I really didn't like this episode. It kinda flopped everything for me.

This episode was amazing up until the doctor said death plus death is life. Then from that point, the dog leash (ok intelligent molecular bonding rope) then the doctor being a "monster", then rubys mum being ordinary. Just no... Hated it. As you say rubys mum being ordinary is actually really nice twist, but innthe cobtecf of the series it diesnt work. I guess its the opposite of clara, the twist is that ruby is just nornal. I feel like ive been trolled, it's too meta witn sutekh representing the fans, and the episode saying haha f u.

To your question, which I keep hearing, Why did the mother wear a cloak? Because there were CCTV cameras and dropping a baby off on a doorstep is abandonment and it’s a crime.

Basically, the entire season was garbage. Storyline was full of holes, and the acting was, at best, wooden. Gatwa couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag full of holes. Having watched the Dr since the mid 60s, this season has seen Dr Who thrown of a cliff into a bottomless cesd pit.