Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered

Saturday saw one of the most ambitious Doctor Who episodes since the anniversary Five Doctors special all those decades ago and what a stunning episode The Stolen Earth turned out to be!

I’ll be honest, there were flaws in the episode which I will come to in the spoilery segment and yet I’m still going to do that one thing that many people hate about me…I will say that this has well and truly lodged itself into my list of favourite episodes, despite it’s flaws. I know, I’m illogical but there’s the truth.

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It’s taken four series of New Who for this to happen but with the Daleks done to death and the Cybermen having their own run of fame, it’s nice to see that Mr Potato Head has returned! Sorry…I mean the Sontarans.

It’s also interesting to see more elements of the classic series seeping in so far, currently I’m of the opinion that this is a good thing as it’s the more entertaining elements such as a hint of pantomime to proceedings, however let’s hope it isn’t a sign of the show slipping back to McCoy era stupidity and inanity.

So, without further ado…spoilers!
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Saturday was the night for me, much like everyone else I’d been anticipating the return of Doctor Who for a long time. I’ll admit that in advance of the show I wasn’t particular taken with the plot for the season opener but then hardly any of the first episodes have grabbed me beyond Season 1’s Rose and even that hasn’t stood up to repeat viewings due to it’s new nature and the actors finding their feet.

I’ve already read the majority opinion, over 8 million viewers, an 88 appreciation index…for those wondering, yeah, these are good figures to have…and many diatribes from long term Whovians slowly getting bored of the new style formula. I’m a long time Whovian myself, my favourite Doctor was Jon Pertwee, I wasn’t a fan of the movie, I know the Doctor can only regenerate thirteen times before he won’t be able to again, I’m well aware that the Daleks are actually genetically engineered Kaleds from the planet Skaro and that the Cybermen actually converted their planet into one giant mothership that roams space, much like the Dark Angels in Warhammer 40,000.

Yet I loved this episode. In fact, I much preferred it to other season openers, it certainly floated my boat.

Warning, there be spoilers beyond the cut.
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