Doctor Who - The Return of Doctor Mysterio Review

Doctor Who - The Return of Doctor Mysterio Review
The 2016 Christmas special, introducing a 'superhero' into the Doctor Who universe. An interesting story, but it wasn't executed as well as it could have been. However, that doesn't mean it wasn't enjoyable. The fact that it follows up on the previous Christmas special (in that it is acknowledged that the Doctor is missing River Song) is appreciated. More on that later. The teaser, where Grant gains his powers via the Doctor's misunderstanding, is well done.
It leads well into the rest of the episode. Harmony Shoal is an interesting group of villains, but I don't think their plan was well thought through. I wouldn't think that the world's leaders would go to their local Harmony Shoal, rather than their own bunkers. They'd be suspicious of why Harmony Shoal New York survived when the rest of the City didn't. So their plan would fail right there. Of course the Doctor had to save New York (with Grant's help), it would be uncharacteristic if he didn't.
.Of course, that's not everything that this episode involves. There is also Grant and Lucy's interaction. (I could call it a relationship, but I'm not sure what that would imply about other interactions, including real life ones.) Certainly, the fact that Lucy is oblivious is reflective of the inspiration provided by a certain DC Comics property, but it doesn't work as well here. She seems to spend a lot more time with Grant than Lois does with Clark. The resolution at the end works, but not as well as it should.
There's not much to say about Nardole. He seems to be helping the Doctor not to be alone, but I'll have to wait for the upcoming Series to be sure if he works as a Companion or not. Overall it is a good episode, but far from the best. 8/10.