Totally bonkers, not one false note or flabby segment. I love Amy -- she's not a blank-slate ingenue, but an actual character. And Matt Smith plunged right in and took over and simply was the Doctor. Raggedy Doctor! Absolutely so much to love, and so much to look forward to. I thought SMoffat did a particularly elegant job in paying homage to what's come before while subtly charting a new course and tone.
I thought SMoffat did a particularly elegant job in paying homage to what's come before while subtly charting a new course and tone.
Talk about paying homage: as near as I can tell, there were explicit shout-outs to (almost) every single previous Doctor's debut stories. I haven't yet gone to the forums to see how others think, but...
"An Unearthly Child" -- Little Amelia's a bit of a mystery herself, discovering the TARDIS in a misty yard with a flashlight
"The Power of the Daleks" -- some odd behavior with food
"Spearhead From Space" -- a semi-rural hospital, a shapeshifting alien
"Robot" -- final standoff vs. a giant adversary out in the open
"Castrovalva" -- a getaway in an emergency vehicle, a cricket bat (delivering a helpful post-regenerative blow to the head; cf. Five's need for adrenaline in that story)
"The Twin Dilemma" -- slimy aliens, a dialogue-driven wardrobe scene
"Time and the Rani" -- fighting back with a giant brain of geniuses (metaphorically in this case, but still!)
"Doctor Who (TV Movie)" -- clothes found in a hospital locker room (see also "Spearhead"), a looming deadline + countdown
"Rose" -- crashing into a girl's mundane life, meeting her family, battling shapeshifting baddies
"The Christmas Invasion" -- global alien invasion crisis, rooftop showdown, explicit declaration of Doctorness
Wow, that's massively impressive -- you're either a walking Whovian database or suffering from acute apophenia! I'll be very cross if your comment propels me to spend the entire day immersing myself in Doctor-debut serials....
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Talk about paying homage: as near as I can tell, there were explicit shout-outs to (almost) every single previous Doctor's debut stories. I haven't yet gone to the forums to see how others think, but...
"An Unearthly Child" -- Little Amelia's a bit of a mystery herself, discovering the TARDIS in a misty yard with a flashlight
"The Power of the Daleks" -- some odd behavior with food
"Spearhead From Space" -- a semi-rural hospital, a shapeshifting alien
"Robot" -- final standoff vs. a giant adversary out in the open
"Castrovalva" -- a getaway in an emergency vehicle, a cricket bat (delivering a helpful post-regenerative blow to the head; cf. Five's need for adrenaline in that story)
"The Twin Dilemma" -- slimy aliens, a dialogue-driven wardrobe scene
"Time and the Rani" -- fighting back with a giant brain of geniuses (metaphorically in this case, but still!)
"Doctor Who (TV Movie)" -- clothes found in a hospital locker room (see also "Spearhead"), a looming deadline + countdown
"Rose" -- crashing into a girl's mundane life, meeting her family, battling shapeshifting baddies
"The Christmas Invasion" -- global alien invasion crisis, rooftop showdown, explicit declaration of Doctorness