New Who Review for Deep Breath

So New Doctor, New Adventures, Redecorated TARDIS. Let’s dig in.

For those of you just joining our story, this is how I have NWR set up. Above the cut is spoiler free. Below is not. Comments are not spoiler free for that episode. I ask for no spoilers for things to come like what is happening in the next episode. All episodes of Doctor Who that have aired can be discussed within the context of this episode

Wow. What a way to introduce and re-introduce the Doctor. It had both the excitement of some excellent chases and fights. It referred back nicely to previous Doctors and situations/episodes. It had the right balance of talking and moving.

The first episode post regeneration is a tricky one. We have had some of our best loony Doctor scenes from those and this was no exception. It takes a while for the Doctor to settle in to his new body. Capaldi played it brilliantly between giving us a glimpse of what his Doctor will be to playing it like previous actors have played the Doctor.

Jenna Coleman did an excellent job as well. Her actions and reactions to this new Doctor were fascinating to watch. And how she deals, or doesn’t deal with, what has happened in front of her was great both by the writer and the actress.

Overall I was quite pleased with this outing with the Doctor and I look forward to the next episode entitled Into the Dalek.

I am grateful that this episode made me want to see more.

( Geronimo! )