, mˈæt hˈɪlz ɹˈaɪts, "ðə lˈɛvəl ʌv ɪnvˈɛntɪvnəs ˌɔn ʃˈoʊ ɪnðə sˈʌnz ʌv kˈɛɹʃ ɪz kənsˈɪstəntli stˈʌnɪŋ, dˌaʊn tə lˈɪɾəl ɐsˈaɪdz lˈaɪk ɐ kˈɑːmɛnt ɔnðə pɹˈɛvələns ʌv ɪmˈɜːdʒənsi ɹiːdʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn tˈaɪm lˈɔːɹd dɹˈɑːmə, ænd diːtˈeɪlz lˈaɪk sˈeɪnts ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd jˈuːs ʌvðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ˈeɪtiːn.
, Matt Hills writes, "The level of inventiveness on show in The Suns of Caresh is consistently stunning, down to little asides like a comment on the prevalence of emergency regeneration in Time Lord drama, and details like Saint's repeated use of the number 18.