My thoughts on DW S5 so far:
Honestly? Not much has changed. The Doctor and companion are new, but basically, we still have silly monsters, improbable things like star whales, gaping plot holes, somewhat-mangled history, some hints at an over-arching Plot, and Daleks--this time, apparently, rebooted for good. And in technicolor. I really liked TEH and was kind of meh on the last two episodes, which, again, is kind of par for the course with me. I'm looking forward to the next episode. River Song didn't impress me much last time around; I didn't hate her, but I did start to find her annoying sooner or later. Nonetheless, it'll be interesting seeing them meet for the first time--again--and it looks kind of epic, and I like epic.
Young Mr. Smith (may just take to calling him YMS) has impressed me. I have no problems with him as the Doctor. There are bits when he's less convincing as this ancient, enigmatic, slightly-annoying being, but then, I had moments with Ten like that as well. Nine, not so much, but I think that was mostly because he was my introduction to the Doctor.
It's Amy I'm not bonding with, and that does bug me. There's nothing wrong with the character on a large scale, and Karen Gillen is a charming actress, but I still feel a bit of distance from Amy, like I don't really know what she's about. It's a bit like the problems I had with Martha. Rose and Donna, I instantly felt like I knew. Part of that with Rose might have been because she was my first companion, and part of it was down to how natural Billie Piper was; she slipped into Rose's skin so easily. Part of it with Donna might have been that she was on as a one-shot before, and I felt like I had a connection with her from the beginning of PiC; and part of it is that Catherine Tate was marvelous. And the thing is, I completely *got* why both Rose and Donna got on the TARDIS and stayed there. One reason I finally bonded with Martha was that I understood completely why she left. Haven't yet figured out Amy's motivations.
Ah, well. I haven't failed to like a companion yet, so I'm sure it'll come with Amy.
Overall, I kind of feel like the Moff has, contrary to popular expectation, decided *not* to reinvent the wheel. And that's just fine with me.
Young Mr. Smith (may just take to calling him YMS) has impressed me. I have no problems with him as the Doctor. There are bits when he's less convincing as this ancient, enigmatic, slightly-annoying being, but then, I had moments with Ten like that as well. Nine, not so much, but I think that was mostly because he was my introduction to the Doctor.
It's Amy I'm not bonding with, and that does bug me. There's nothing wrong with the character on a large scale, and Karen Gillen is a charming actress, but I still feel a bit of distance from Amy, like I don't really know what she's about. It's a bit like the problems I had with Martha. Rose and Donna, I instantly felt like I knew. Part of that with Rose might have been because she was my first companion, and part of it was down to how natural Billie Piper was; she slipped into Rose's skin so easily. Part of it with Donna might have been that she was on as a one-shot before, and I felt like I had a connection with her from the beginning of PiC; and part of it is that Catherine Tate was marvelous. And the thing is, I completely *got* why both Rose and Donna got on the TARDIS and stayed there. One reason I finally bonded with Martha was that I understood completely why she left. Haven't yet figured out Amy's motivations.
Ah, well. I haven't failed to like a companion yet, so I'm sure it'll come with Amy.
Overall, I kind of feel like the Moff has, contrary to popular expectation, decided *not* to reinvent the wheel. And that's just fine with me.