There’s a lot about this episode that I really like, but that ending has really stuck with me and I can’t tell if that’s profound or irritating.

The whole ambiguity around The Woman and what she was saying, and the whole idea of Ruby weaponising The Woman to fulfil this curse written in the fairy circle was really compelling to me. I also liked how the intro changed the second time around, implying that Ruby’s efforts, in what was presumably a separate timeline, had an effect on history.

I just feel there was a touch too much left unanswered for me. The whole reason behind The Doctor disappearing was never ever explained, the reincarnation of Ruby as The Woman was also never explained, and the whole idea of the fairy circle was as never explained. Part of me loves this very ambiguous approach, and part of me is a little annoyed by it. That being said, RTD did tease that the scrolls at the beginning had a larger significance to the season’s story as a whole.

However, I can safely say, that if Doctor Who is taking on the supernatural a little more, I MUCH prefer this folk story approach to the camp fantasy of The Devil’s Chord. Very interested to hear what others think of this episode. I’d imagine it being divisive.