Doctor Who Review: Mummy on the Orient Express

You can’t go wrong with Agatha Christie. That’s the lesson of this week’s episode of “Doctor Who,” “Mummy on the Orient Express.” This week’s episode follows the nasty spat Clara had with the Doctor at the conclusion of “Kill the Moon.” We can’t blame her—this Doctor has been an asshole in general, and his forcing Clara to make a decision that could affect all of humanity was just too much. At the start of the episode, as we see Clara and the Doctor leaving the Tardis and stepping onto the Orient Express, it seems as though we’re walking right past the big, pink elephant in the room. However, we find out that it’s their “last hurrah,” and it’s immediately pretty obvious that this is still not it for Clara. Danny already pointed it out in the last episode that Clara was simply speaking in anger and probably wasn’t done with the Doctor, and fans of the show know that companions never walk away from the Tardis in such a manner. But more on that later. First off, let me just say that I loved the plot. It sits up there with “Time Heist” in a ranking of the most typical “Doctor Who” episodes of the season. Action, adventure, mystery, murder—all the elements of a great Christie novel and a great “Doctor Who” episode, and the reveal is clever and unexpected. I’m also a sucker for mythology, so the myth of the Foretold, a mysterious force or being that only appears to people who are about to die and then kills them in 66 seconds, was right up my alley. Plus, you can’t beat the costumi…