Doctor Who - Deep Breath
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Ben Wheatley
First thing is first - the new theme and title sequence are going to take a while to get used to. So far, not a fan of them.
The episode itself was great. An interesting opening episode for Capaldi's Doctor.
The Clockwork Droids haven't been used in eight years so getting another story with them was fine by me. They managed to be even creepier in this episode, especially the Half Face Man. I think the Doctor pushed him by the way.
Not sure what the promised land/paradise stuff is all about but Missy was definitely confirmed as the woman in the shop, definitely seems to want the Doctor and Clara to remain together and also referred to him as her boyfriend. I'm intrigued to see where this one goes as well.
Clara went through the gamut of emotions in this one but she's starting to become a better fleshed out character and that's a good thing. I liked that she got a reality check from Vastra about the Doctor's appearance and that she had his back in the episode and he hers as well when it counted.
The cameo from Eleven wasn't needed but it did add to the episode without taking anything away from Twelve. I like that Twelve and Clara ended up in Glasgow as well at the end of the episode.
Vastra and Jenny's relationship got a bit more depth in this episode too, and the kiss between them was overdue and nice. Strax is still a bit one note but amusing enough.
Alas, poor T-Rex, we hardly knew thee.
Do I need to point out how excellent Capaldi was in this episode? It was pretty obvious and I already know the show is going to be in safe hands with him but this was a great start for his reign, 9/10
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