Board Thread:Whoniverse Discussion/@comment-24121492-20150920184007/@comment-15395126-20150921031258

I shall rate the episodes of Series 9 from least to most-anticipated:
 * 8 - Sleep No More - I hated the "home video" look of Series 8, and a collection of clips from a space rescue mission that looks like it came from a cell phone seems like a step down from that. I don't see how a coherent plot can be drop from something that looks like it'll be very hard to follow.
 * 7 - Face the Raven - I was not a fan of Flatline last year, so I'm not excited about Rigsy's return. I also am not a fan of this episode's premise. It seems to me like this will be boring "filler" and nothing more.
 * 6 - The Zygon Invasion / The Zygon Inversion - While I would like to know why Osgood is back and I enjoy the Zygons as enemies, I do not think these episodes are needed. The Day of the Doctor wrapped itself up nicely in my opinion, so I don't see why this "sequel" needed to be made. I feel it lessens the 50th Anniversary Special's impact. I've also never really been a UNIT fan and find an episode focused on it will be both boring and, again, irrelevant "filler."
 * 5 - Under the Lake/Before the Flood - I'm interested to see what the new, fishlike villain is in the second episode. However, I feel like the "Doctor versus undead people" plot of the first one has been used too many times in the past.
 * 4 - The Woman Who Lived - Should feature Ashildr again and reveal more about her. I'm interested to learn more and find out who the "Nightmare" is.
 * 3 - The Girl Who Died - We will at last see Ashildr debut and learn why Peter Capaldi was cast as the Twelfth Doctor. Should be epic, though I'm also nervous as a fanfic writer what this will mean for my projects…
 * 2 - The Magician's Apprentice/The Witch's Familiar - This is the first Doctor Who premiere I've ever anticipated as a fan, and let me tell you, the wait was MURDER! I was so excited when the first episode aired last night, and it set up an excellent season! Episode 2 looks like it will be even better! I just love big, story/lore-relevant episodes like these.
 * 1 - Heaven Sent/Hell Bent - Is it any surprise that the series finale is my most anticipated episode? I can hardly wait to see what it brings about; given his lack of screen time last year, I'm happy we get an entire episode of just the Doctor. We'll finally get rid of Clara in this pair of episodes, it seems; while I liked her initially, I got sick of her after the "Clara Who" that was Series 8. New companion, please! Again, though, nervous as heck for these episodes as a fanfic writer…Praying that they don't ruin my own ideas!