Yes, he did.

Is it possible to watch today's Doctor Who online? BBCA is the only cable channel not working for me today. Have I mentioned recently how much I hate Charter?

Man, I set up the ahem for the new Doctor Who, forgetting that I have Bbca. Silly me.

Tonight's Doctor Who:

Hmm. I don't know how I feel about that episode. I do hope they give the new companion something to do other than being arch, because she's wearing on me quickly.

Following on Dana's comment...I know it will be sacrilege but, I like Clara much more than Amy .

I take the point about relentless arch-i-tude, but I felt she had much more spark and fun in her .

I absolutely adored Strax . "Sir, I am opposed to your present apathy." Lurve.

The one thing I found a bit jarring was the Doctor's mood swings.

Oh, and the remarkable convenience of the memory worm. That was lame.

Still, I enjoyed it.

eta: Oh and, much as I love him, I wasn't thrilled to hear Ian McKellan as the big bad. It threw me right out of the story to have Gandalf the Magnetic being all threateny .

I'm also not sure how I feel about the new Ikea/Scandinavian design for the Tardis. I much preferred the organic nature of the 9/10/early 11 designs. Though I suppose it harkens back to the more angular models of the original series.

Though fairly underused, I thought Richard Grant was good in his part. His expression speaks volumes.

I like the new tardis, and the new titles (they are new, yes?). There was stuff I wasn't crazy about in the episode, but on the whole I'm gonna say it was fine. Okay.

I'm skeptical that Souffle Girl's secret will be entirely saitsfying, but I'll wait and see.

I'm in complete agreement with bonny's adoration and the remarkable convenience of the worm. As for Strax, he's like the little voice in my head. Only on screen. Fabulous. It may be simple level of humor, but I enjoy him, especially when the Doctor's giving a cold shoulder.

Watching that episode was like meeting an old friend, and slowly remembering her flaws despite past positive feelings. It had some of the charm and the sense of wonder, sure, but some things irked me, or just reminded me why I really dislike Moffat as showrunner. The mocking of "Victorian values" by telling while promoting them by showing was a bit "what, really? Are you that blind/stupid?". And yet. The ladder from the skies. Carla's red dress (so far, I like her. I hope she'll develop more depth, though.) Little magical/aesthetical things that made me smile.

Also, I really liked the snowflakes with the teeth. Made me think instantly on "frostbites". Since it doesn't get really cold where I live, I only had literature to describe really really cold weather, and I remember it being described as a bite. Never really been in such a cold weather to appreciate that, and then that lovely imagery came.

Don't need to whitefont, people. It aired in the US.

That's my bad, Jon. I whitefonted because I saw the episode before a lot of others here might.

Sorry for leading you astray, Shir...and I agree with everything you said.

Upon reflection, the bitey snowflakes were my favorite part.

(Shir, my dog once had frost bite and it is aptly named. The cold can actually destroy tissue, which can remove parts of you, just like a bite. And people often refer to a very cold wind as 'biting.')

I, too, found the bashing of Victorian values totally annoying. Say it once, okay, but that particular riff seemed to go on and on in my head. Must rewatch.

I'm actually interested to see how Souffle Girl's secret gets played out...though I hope it does not take a long as River's.

DW: In the 'bow ties are cool' scene, I think Matt was doing his best Bill Nighy impression. Seriously. It was spot on.