Maius Intra Qua Extra

Maybe I'm expecting (or wishing for) too much. After all, this is considered a family show, and a lot of people think that "family" or "child-friendly" means obvious and direct, so that children will get the point on first view. What I really want is something that I can think about and draw my own conclusions about, and something that, on rewatch, shows me something new. A good example is Neil Gaiman's Sandman graphic novels. I've read them countless times, and yet on each new read, I see many new themes and connections I didn't notice before. Your recent meta is another example - things that you don't see until you've really digested the material.

I've also found, in the twelve hours it's been since we watched the episode, that the more my husband and I talk about it, the more the plot just falls apart.

Maybe I need to just stop hoping for complexity and subtlety in Doctor Who, or coherent plots. Maybe I just need to squee along with the rest of the audience about the Doctor playing guitar on a tank, to try to enjoy this.