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I think overall a solid episode. I agree with some commentators, the SAM plot should have been the main focus (basically because that would make it a Doctor episode). The stakes were indeed low, because you know SAM won't die. I'm also intrigued in how she'll behave from now on.
The theatre plot, no idea. Why do they need Tilly to do it? Especially if all she does is ask "What do you think this line means?" Like a high school literature teacher. You'd think they bring her because she experienced trauma herself, but it's not even brought up really? Anyway, their therapy consisted of reading the lines, some drunk shouting and reconciliation. Not sure this is how it works.
The previous episode is still the weakest of the season to me, by far. This one again felt like two plots that were a bit cut short. I think the idea of dealing with trauma in these young people is a good theme for an episode, but I'm not sure what the episode is trying to tell me. I think it would have been more interesting to see the War Academy's approach to trauma therapy (I mean it's one of their cadets that died) and compare it to SFA, and then maybe we'd get something out of this. Overall, a 7/10 for me with a tendency towards 6.