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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 392833" data-attributes="member: 8">[ATTACH=full]51800[/ATTACH]It was nice to feel sorry for myself for a few days, but the show must go on. Little did I know that the kick-off of series 8 would be one of the best episodes so far, which echoes the experience of watching Knots Landing and how each subsequent season became my favourite season - up to a point, anyway.The last parts of both the Tenth and the Eleventh Doctor dealt with the end of something big, most notably the Doctor himself, therefore it&#039;s very refreshing to see that the start of the Twelfth Doctor is all about beginnings.While the story of DEEP BREATH doesn&#039;t address the issue of the new regeneration cycle specifically, it makes perfect sense that this new Doctor is in a state of confusion after being thrown up by a dinosaur. Talk about entrances.I don&#039;t know if the DW fans are going to agree with me, but to me it kinda looks like the second revival.And yet it&#039;s companion Clara who takes centre stage as she becomes the voice of the viewers, and she&#039;s never been better.The writing is mature and clever, the balance of horror and humour is impeccable and the episode also looks great. &quot;I&#039;m a Scot, I can complain!&quot;Madame Vestra and Jenny are almost like a Holmes &amp; Watson spin-off within Doctor Who but I&#039;ve always liked them, especially Strax.Sidekicks can be the most dangerous characters. The good ones don&#039;t necessarily improve the story, but the bad ones can ruin everything - looking at you, Disney.Strax&#039; genetically murderous intents and brutal insults always put a smile on my face, and I hope it stays that way.The episode is a full-length feature (or a continuous broadcast of a two-part episode) and it&#039;s not surprising that these are often the best ones because there&#039;s always so much to do and to say.I guess it would be too optimistic to think that all Twelfth Doctor episodes are going to be as good as this one, but overall I&#039;m very optimistic about it.And because he seems so different from the younger Doctors it will also prepare me for the older Doctors in the classic WHO series (it makes me nervous and excited just thinking&nbsp; about it).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 392833, member: 8"] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1711579907138.png"]51800[/ATTACH] It was nice to feel sorry for myself for a few days, but the show must go on. Little did I know that the kick-off of series 8 would be one of the best episodes so far, which echoes the experience of watching Knots Landing and how each subsequent season became my favourite season - up to a point, anyway. The last parts of both the Tenth and the Eleventh Doctor dealt with the end of something big, most notably the Doctor himself, therefore it's very refreshing to see that the start of the Twelfth Doctor is all about beginnings. While the story of DEEP BREATH doesn't address the issue of the new regeneration cycle specifically, it makes perfect sense that this new Doctor is in a state of confusion after being thrown up by a dinosaur. Talk about entrances. I don't know if the DW fans are going to agree with me, but to me it kinda looks like the second revival. And yet it's companion Clara who takes centre stage as she becomes the voice of the viewers, and she's never been better. The writing is mature and clever, the balance of horror and humour is impeccable and the episode also looks great. "I'm a Scot, I can complain!" Madame Vestra and Jenny are almost like a Holmes & Watson spin-off within Doctor Who but I've always liked them, especially Strax. Sidekicks can be the most dangerous characters. The good ones don't necessarily improve the story, but the bad ones can ruin everything - looking at you, Disney. Strax' genetically murderous intents and brutal insults always put a smile on my face, and I hope it stays that way. The episode is a full-length feature (or a continuous broadcast of a two-part episode) and it's not surprising that these are often the best ones because there's always so much to do and to say. I guess it would be too optimistic to think that all Twelfth Doctor episodes are going to be as good as this one, but overall I'm very optimistic about it. And because he seems so different from the younger Doctors it will also prepare me for the older Doctors in the classic WHO series (it makes me nervous and excited just [I]thinking[/I] about it). [/QUOTE]

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