Oh my...
The episode was fantastic!
My thoughts in no particular order (mainly as I think of them)
Great to see the return of the Shadow Proclamation and a surprise to see that the Shadow Architect still being played by Kelly Hunter. ALSO! The judoon!!!


(Thanks to wikipedia for telling me her name)
Right....
Nice idea about Skaro being invisible.. loved how the Doctor described the predicament with on word and Missy knew exactly what he was talking about.
Still not sure why it was called "The Magician's Apprentice."
Great to see that Clara has the official trust of UNIT and worked as a bit of a "Dr. Watson" character, being a new set of eyes on a problem.
And I guess the Doctor is dying... again... no surprise there, he's been dying ever since 1963.
Michelle Gomez acts in such a beliveable way for the Mistress that I will never look at her the same way again.
I giggled (shame on me) outloud when she said the purpose of the 8-9 snipers.
Do you think the actor for Davros's manservant/slave/bitch/whatever had to act with tight strings on his face the whole time?
Whats the bet there was no acting involved when the Doctor played the guitar. I think thats just what Peter Capaldi does on his weekends and they decided to incorporate it into the story. I have to say I missed the usual clothes he wears, I hope its not gone for good...
OH MY GOD MY FAVOURITE LINE:
When Clara and the UNIT scientific Advisor (forgotten her name) were talking and science women said something about the doctor and Clara Replies with something along the lines of:
"You can't do that! The Doctor will go all Scottish!"










Best moment.
That my novel completed... such a great episode!