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Doctor Who – Season 9, Episode 8 The Zygon Inversion

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Doctor Who – Season 9, Episode 8

The Zygon Inversion

Aired Nov 7, 2015

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When shapeshifting Zygons take over, both in the U.K., and in the U.S., UNIT is neutralized, and the Doctor must find a way to save his friends.

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While "The Zygon Inversion" isn't the most compelling conclusion to a Doctor Who two-parter, it allows for a stirring performance by Capaldi while hinting at Clara's fate in the episodes to come.

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Noam Cohen

Observer

11/09/2015

On the basis of "The Zygon Inversion," I'm now ready to call it: Series 9 is the best season of Doctor Who yet. Hands down.

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Steven Cooper

Slant Magazine

11/09/2015

"The Zygon Inversion," the best episode of this season of Doctor Who thus far, is a powerful conclusion to the story started last week.

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Ross Ruediger

New York Magazine/Vulture

11/09/2015

4/5

For all of its desires to hearken back to the 50th anniversary special, this serial's ultimate win is in reaching back even further, all the way to 1970, and twisting around a piece of 45-year-old drama that remains fresh today.

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Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez

Tom & Lorenzo

06/19/2018

In fact, it was a very thoughtful, interesting hour that gave us much to ponder and gave Capaldi a chance to really shine.

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Charlie Jane Anders

io9.com

05/19/2018

I'm not 100 percent sure if "a series of electrifying Peter Capaldi monologues" is enough to be an entire TV show in the long term. For now, though, it's working.

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Morgan Jeffery

Digital Spy

11/18/2015

'Inversion' grows bleak as it strains to make its point, but it should be forgiven that. Because ultimately this is smart, powerful science fiction - a television drama that educates and entertains.

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Synopsis

When shapeshifting Zygons take over, both in the U.K., and in the U.S., UNIT is neutralized, and the Doctor must find a way to save his friends.

Executive Producer: Steven Moffat
Screenwriter: Richard Curtis, Chris Chibnall, Toby Whithouse, Mark Gatiss, Simon Nye, Steven Moffat
Network: BBC
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Nov 7, 2015