I really loved this episode! I’ve loved ncuti’s run so far and I felt like this was him at his best yet! I went into it expecting the Xmas ep to be quite feel-good, but minute three you’re hit with the doctor realising he doesn’t need two mugs anymore, I literally had to pause at times because it was packing quite the emotional punch - it all felt very raw and vulnerable, and even more so when paired with the hypersaturated tones of the hotel. i could see it becoming a comfort watch in an odd way.