 Ben Lawrence , writing in The Daily Telegraph , gave the episode four out of five stars , saying that it had much to " enthral " a present @-@ day viewer and showed how Doctor Who was constantly reinventing itself . A similar statement was made by Euan Ferguson of The Observer , who also wrote that the episode was " splendid " with good villains , though he felt that the plot was " insanely complicated " and hard to understand . Digital Spy 's Morgan Jeffery also rated " The Bells of Saint John " four stars , feeling that the threat " leaves a little to be desired " and the Spoonheads ' physical appearance was not memorable . However , he said that " practically everything else here is wonderful " , especially Clara 's new characterisation . IGN reviewer Mark Snow rated the episode 8 @.@ 2 out of 10 . He praised the Wi @-@ Fi concept but was underwhelmed by the Spoonheads , and felt that it was more low @-@ key than it was promoted . 
