In case you hadn't noticed, Doctor Who has returned to our screens.
The Doctor's new companion, Jenna-Louise Coleman, surprised millions of fans with an early appearance
The first episode of Series 7 pulled in 6.4 million viewers to British TV screens, and crashed the Australian website streaming it with a record demand.
Despite the global interest in the sci-fi phenomenon, chief writer Steven Moffat managed to keep some surprises under his hat that shocked and delighted the millions of fans waiting eagerly to jump on the new stories.
He made the Daleks human, he introduced the new companion - 'Oswin' as she was called in this episode - ages before anyone was expecting her, and he even made Amy and Rory Pond split up for a bit. All in all, he set the bar pretty high for the rest of the series.
Everything was on its head in this episode - even Amy and Rory were estranged
But what did the die-hards out there think of his efforts? Here is just a smattering of the wealth of Twittereaction out there in the universe... and some more pics of the new Companion, Jenna-Louise Coleman below, just in case you didn't get enough on Saturday...
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In case you hadn't noticed, Doctor Who has returned to our screens.
The Doctor's new companion, Jenna-Louise Coleman, surprised millions of fans with an early appearance
The first episode of ...
In case you hadn't noticed, Doctor Who has returned to our screens.
The Doctor's new companion, Jenna-Louise Coleman, surprised millions of fans with an early appearance
The first episode of ...
I liked her, but I'm praying this relationship is STRICTLY platonic. I like to think of Timelords as asexual. The only problem I had with her is that she much like the Doctor is a bit manic, hyper, speed talker, the two of them together on multiple adventures could get annoying quick. Yet I have high hopes for this.
michael10809504: I liked her, but I'm praying this relationship is STRICTLY
I really REALLY liked her character! I was nearly in tears when the episode ended lol and the Doctor seemed to fancy her so I have high hopes for the coming companion!
Shannon219: I really REALLY liked her character! I was nearly in
Was anyone else disappointed that the "Dalek perversions" were lame...? They set up a really intriguing concept: what would the Daleks put in an asylum...? And then, bleah, nothing different from an ordinary dalek (except Spoiler-Thingie, of course)... Could've had some really interesting Dalek offshoots in both form and function... Liked the new episode, though: just been spoilt by Moffat's incredible writing skillz in the past and felt a little let-down in this one...
Lykos: Was anyone else disappointed that the "Dalek perversions" were lame...?
I was a little let down too! The whole idea that the daleks were actually scared of something and did have some idea of beauty (however messed up) was something we'd never really seen before and all Moffat did was gloss over it. I would have also liked a bit more on the daleks who were in the asylum and how they viewed each other. However I though Coleman was wonderful!
(Trying to write without spoilers is difficult!)
lauralh1412: I was a little let down too! The whole idea
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The Huffington Post UK | By Caroline Frost Posted: 03/09/2012 11:02 Updated: 03/09/2012 11:40