Agreed about them getting the First Doctor all wrong.
‘So why did you leave Gallifrey, Doctor?’
Well, you see my dear, really I’ve been Roger fucking Sterling the whole time. I left to drink Brandy and chase broads, of course!
That said, even the first Doctor had a few okay moments.
Everything with Mark Gatiss and the war was great. Enjoyed that it was a slower piece. Capaldi was great, and his lines well written (from someone that doesn’t buy into the ‘they don’t write well for Capaldi’ notion). Jodie’s first scene was a tease that left me definitely looking forward to her performance. Capaldi’s last moments were nice. He clearly contributed to that himself. The thing about children is from his own head canon for the Doctor’s name. that was a nice touch.
But something was lacking in general. Bringing Rusty back didn’t make much sense. His whole realm was not very interesting. Partly, perhaps, because all of the sets seemed uninspired. Rachel is easily one of, if not the, best director the show has ever had. And this was easily her weakest contribution.