Flux: Survivors of the Flux

"My friends are never lost."

Writer: Chris Chibnall

Format: TV

Broadcast: 28 November 2021

Series: 13.05

Featuring: Thirteenth Doctor, Yaz, Dan

Synopsis

As the forces of evil mass, the Doctor, Yaz and Dan face perilous journeys and seemingly insurmountable obstacles in their quest for survival.

Verdict

Survivors of the Flux was an excellent episode to continue Flux and I can't quite believe we're already at the penultimate instalment! It has absolutely flown by but I'm very excited for the finale now after what happened here. The incredible cliffhanger at the end of Village of the Angels was presented once again here which was brilliant and I'm still in adoration of the way the Doctor was turned into Weeping Angel form. It looked tremendous and having her surrounded by a farm of Angels was a startling image. She was recalled to Division and learning more about this mysterious organisation was magnificent. I loved the idea of it being outside of the Universe and the Doctor's reaction to discovering that fact was tremendous. The Flux being engineered to wipe out the Universe is a startling idea but now finding out its true intentions and place of origin was great. Taking the Doctor out of the Universe to prevent her from saving it was brilliant but I loved that she still had confidence of being able to fix it. Tecteun made quite the return and having her encounter the Doctor was sensational. The idea of the Doctor meeting someone she would know as a mother was exciting and there was so much potential there for emotion and just information! Her description of the Doctor being a virus that was let out into the Universe was outstanding and I loved how she challenged the Doctor about her companions being her own experiments. I was a little surprised by the Doctor's anger regarding the life she could have had, but the potential now with the fob watch and the Doctor's lost memories is incredibly exciting. It looks set to be quite the finale! The episode was an incredibly fun one for Yaz, Dan and Jericho and seeing them globetrot in 1904 to try and decipher when the world would end was marvellous. The date being when next week's episode will broadcast was a nice touch too. Their help coming from Williamson came in humorous fashion and I thought he had a stellar showing. His reaction when Yaz explained what they were looking for was great. I thought the return of the Grand Serpent was very good indeed and the little journey down memory lane and the history of UNIT was just lovely. Seeing its formation, the appointment of Lethbridge-Stewart as Corporal after they missed the Post Office incident (an incredible reference to The War Machines), and then coming full circle to Kate in 2017 was terrific. It was fantastic and I really liked Kate standing up to the Serpent. His plan all being to open up the planet to the Sontarans wasn't something I expected, but I really liked it! I'm all for the Sontarans gaining credibility and out for revenge and all out war. Their boarding of the Lupari ships was good and I really liked that Karvanista and Bel met in unceremonious circumstances. The cliffhanger was stellar once again with Swarm and Azure arriving at Divison as it prepared to transfer from one universe to the next, this one containing the other end of the wormhole that the Doctor apparently came from, but Tecteun was laid to rest and it seemed the Doctor was next. Overall, a very good episode indeed! 

Rating: 9/10