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Originally Posted by Sentai

I enjoyed the latest episode far better than the Monk Trilogy. Beautiful seeing the Ice Warriors return with a new Queen, and I think the Alpha Centarians are a return as well. Aren't they? I also think they brought back the actress who played the Racnoss in Runaway Bride for the Queen too.

Actually, it was the original Alpha Centauri, the actual character from Pertwee's Peladon adventures in '72 and '74. Of course, it's more than a bit confusing since Alpha Centauri is the character and Alpha Centauran is the species.

As for Iraxxa, she was portrayed by Adele Lynch, while the Empress of the Racnoss was Sarah Parish. I expect those prosthetic teeth probably do a lot to alter speech into similar patterns. They do sound quite alike in character.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lolita

Has it defintely been confirmed that Pearl Mackie is only starring in one season?

It hasn't been confirmed that Bill is a one-series companion, but that's been pretty much assumed since Capaldi announced he was leaving. The Mirror (and I think the Sun) have been insisting it's fact but I haven't seen anything actually definitive on the issue.


As an aside, the tie-back to Tooth and Claw was nice. It may have been 11 years for us, but only two in the context of this week's episode.