Doctor Who drops its most consistent episode of the season so far

When he returned to Doctor Who as showrunner, Russell T Davies expressed a desire to park many of the series’ most notable villains, like the Daleks and the Cybermen, for the foreseeable future. It was a smart decision. If there’s one thing that can render even the Doctor’s most fearsome enemies a little monotonous, it’s overuse.  

Yet in “The Well,” Davies has defied expectations by resurrecting a creation of his that’s been lying dormant for 17 years since its first and only appearance onscreen.