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1	* AssPull: Apparently only 30-40 people work at CERN, they all decide that suicide is the best option upon finding out the world is a simulation, and they somehow have access to large quantities of (not particularly convincing-looking) dynamite.
2	* BrokenBase: As a DarkerAndEdgier shift into the remainder of Series 10, this episode split the fanbase down the middle.
3	** On one side, there were critics/fans who felt that Series 8-9 were too grim, broody, and "clever" and liked the simpler, straightforward storytelling and lack of Doctor angst in the first few Series 10 episodes. They were thus upset by yet another Moffat-era "puzzle box" story that came off as {{Filler}} since the Missy scenes just confirmed TheUntwist and ThePresentDay scenes (aside from the FramingDevice) were just a simulation, with the ''only'' plot development being the Doctor learning about the Monks' forthcoming invasion of Earth, making the whole thing the first part of a TwoPartTrilogy. To make matters worse, part two ("The Pyramid at the End of the World") didn't advance the "Monks Trilogy" ''that'' much further because it was entirely focused on the Monks getting humanity to ''consent'' to the invasion. The conquest and undoing weren't depicted until the conclusion "The Lie of the Land". And woe to those who didn't know in advance this was a three-part story to begin with and kept getting the rug pulled out from under them [[HopeSpot every time the denouement looked near]]. On the other side, those who felt that up to this point Series 10 was, while entertaining, lightweight compared to the previous two seasons of Twelfth Doctor adventures rejoiced to see the complexity and stakes raised and mood darkened with this episode. Not much of plot importance may have happened, but the exploration of the Doctor's morality via TwoLinesNoWaiting was moving and compelling in and of itself.
4	** A different broken base exists in the shipping fandom: River Song has a strong, though unseen, presence in this episode between the reveal that Nardole made a promise to her to look after the Twelfth Doctor, her diary coming back into Twelve's possession, and its contents reminding the Doctor of his best self in both the real ''and'' virtual worlds. Coming on top of the references to her in the 2016 ChristmasSpecial and previous episodes of Series 10 (i.e. her picture on his desk), fans who prefer the Twelve/Clara Oswald ship were frustrated it was only referenced with the use of "Clara's Theme" in the denouement of "The Pilot" as Bill begged him not to mind wipe her and unintentionally reminded him of the climax of "Hell Bent". (There ''was'' a DeletedScene in "The Pilot" in which he performed it onstage with a bar band as Bill and Heather first connected with each other.)
5	* FanficFuel: The confirmation that it was indeed Missy in the Vault, the reason ''why'' she was in the Vault, and how ''long'' she must spend in the Vault was the stuff of Twelfth Doctor/Missy shippers' dreams!
6	* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: For all the drama over whether the Doctor would actually execute the helpless Missy, was it really that surprising that he would choose not to, given that A) it would not reflect well on his morals B) she has JokerImmunity and C) the thing in the Vault was clearly alive? This one is so obvious that Moffat said in the "Inside Look: Extremis" mini-episode that of course this would never happen.
7	* ParanoiaFuel: Your entire world is an artificial construct created by hostile aliens, you yourself are artificial and the only thing you can do to spite them is to commit suicide.

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