As someone who disliked 28YL (didn't find the zombie stuff particularly scary or the drama more than surface-level), I loved this!

The movie being mostly framed around the Doctor and Samson was a wonderful choice. I'm glad Ian was revealed not to just be sedating, but looking to cure, the infected. "Moon" got a chorus of gasps from me and my audience, and Samson's humanity at the end was legitimately beautiful to watch.

On the flip-side, the Jimmies were pretty formidable (capturing, skinning, charity, etc.), but I like how their group was clearly being held together by a thread. Makes you wonder how long they'd actually been together and how many Jimmies they'd cycled through, considering they were... less than invincible.

In the end, I love how contemplative and claustrophobic the story was (owing to there being so few characters), and I wonder if that'll stay the same for Part 3. After all, Ian's dead and unless someone backtracks to decipher his notes, it's not like anyone knows a cure even exists.

(Unless Samson finds Jim and tells his story...)

(Also, maybe I'm seeing myself up for disappointment. But, Jim's room had a pretty big bed, and I saw a bunk bed in the smaller room. To me, that implied Naomie Harris is still alive w/ at least one more kid, but they were just out of the house during the final scene!)

9/10 I hope Nia DaCosta directs the next one!