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Doctor Who – Season 1, Episode 8 Empire of Death

Play trailer Doctor Who – Season 1, Episode 8 Empire of Death Aired Jun 22, 2024 Sci-Fi Fantasy Adventure Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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73% Tomatometer 22 Reviews
The Doctor has lost, his ageless enemy reigns supreme, and a shadow falls over creation; nothing can stop the devastation, except one woman.
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Doctor Who — Season 1, Episode 8

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Closing out the season with some shaggy plotting and a reveal that will disappoint some, "Empire of Death" doesn't fully stick the landing but brings this round of adventures to a rousing enough end.

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Jordan King Empire Magazine 07/11/2024
4/5
Deftly balancing blockbuster spectacle with heartfelt, character-driven storytelling, ‘Empire Of Death’ sees Davies stick the landing with a Doctor Who finale that takes big swings and rarely misses. Go to Full Review Caroline Siede Episodic Medium (Substack) 06/30/2024
This inventive season finale is the sort of episode that works really well on a scene-to-scene basis, but doesn’t entirely add up to something more in the end. And that’s a bit of a microcosm for what this season as a whole has felt like too. Go to Full Review Michael Hogan Daily Telegraph (UK) 06/24/2024
4/5
Still, this was a wild ride with impressive scale, barrelling pace and plenty of plot twists. Go to Full Review Emmet Asher-Perrin Reactor Jul 28
The Doctor is terrible at letting people go—and that’s without taking into account that some small part of him must fear never getting this moment for himself. Never finding out where he comes from[...] Go to Full Review Connor Lightbody Movies We Texted About 12/23/2024
Empire of Death is one of the worst finales of Doctor Who. [doesn't] ruin the season as a whole – Gatwa remains extraordinary – but the minute details of each episode that pertain to this damp squib of a mystery are now tainted Go to Full Review Vera Wylde Council of Geeks 07/27/2024
In my personal opinion this is... the weakest finale that RTD has done. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis The Doctor has lost, his ageless enemy reigns supreme, and a shadow falls over creation; nothing can stop the devastation, except one woman.
Executive Producer
Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter, Joel Collins, Phil Collinson
Screenwriter
Russell T. Davies
Network
Disney+
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jun 22, 2024