Bill is an expert on the Ninth Legion.
Of course she is. New Who companions have a thing about the Romans. Amy's obsession with Romans became part of a trap for the Eleventh Doctor, and the Tenth Doctor took Donna to see the Colosseum, or would have done if the TARDIS hadn't gone slightly off course and landed them in Pompeii on volcano day.
Bill is also an excellent student. She is prepared to argue the point with her tutor, and to undertaken her own first-hand research - even if she has make use of a handy time machine to do it. But her hypothesis about the fate of the missing legion turns out to be slightly off target. She didn't allow for the effects of a dimensional gateway and some light-eating locusts. Must try harder.
Rona Munro's long-awaited return to the series was an enjoyable and largely traditional story. The Doctor and his companion split up and gain the trust of opposing groups who eventually join together to defeat the larger threat. There's nothing wrong with that. To my mind, Doctor Who is at is best when dealing with relatively small scale stories such as this. Whilst there is a threat that could consume the whole planet, confining the action to a single isolated location makes it easier to suspend disbelief than an epic with updates from all over the world.
Meanwhile, a reformed Missy is back in the TARDIS. I have a bad feeling about next week....
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