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Empire of Death is here, and just like that, it's all over. I don't think I'm on my own when I say that eight episodes simply isn't enough. While we sadly know it will be the same again next year, I'm still holding out hope that we might at least get hour-long episodes, because with the reduced count, we certainly could've done with more time following this duo.

Season 1 got off to a shaky start, before giving us four back-to-back bangers with Boom, 73 Yards, Dot and Bubble, and Rogue, but did the two-part finale stick the landing? Well...



ish. It's definitely a grade above Ncuti and Millie's first three episodes, but it falls short of the stellar four-episode run mentioned above, averaging out this season as 'pretty good', when it could've been among the best. Empire of Death is exactly what we've come to expect from a Russell T Davies finale, and in that respect, it seems you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Let's analyse the epic conclusion to a season of non-stop mystery box teasing, and discuss what worked, and what didn't! 12. UP - Sutekh's Gift Of Death My first up of the week goes to the villain to end all villains, Sutekh, who is played by original voice actor Gabriel Woolf. Added audio effects or not, I'm not sure many of us can hope to have such a commanding and imposing presence aged 91 - what a voice this man has.

We'll get into his defeat later, but its hard to deny that Sutekh is a more than fitting big bad here, with a cataclysmic level of power and an appea.

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