I like the new Doctor! While I didn't dislike Matt Smith, he wasn't my favorite. (Of the new Who Doctors, that would be Nine.) Here's an article on the new credits. [link] They were mostly part of a fan project that Moffitt liked.

I like the new visuals, but the high pitched aspect of the new theme is super grating to me.

Favorite line: "Androids and apostrophes. I could write a book."

The first five minutes of the episode had be girded against disappointment. While the dinosaur looked amazing, it didn't really do much for the story. It seemed like, "HEY, look over here...DINOSAUR!" which didn't do a thing for me. The TARDIS being a hairball just made me sad.

Did anyone think the last scene, in 'heaven' was remarkably reminiscent of the episode with Warrior Amy? I also thought Missy might be in incarnation of the TARDIS, but she is probably a baddy of some sort.

I liked the callback to Girl in the Fireplace, but called it way too early.

eta: I didn't think anyone could supplant Tennant as my Doctor. I may have been wrong.

Bonny, a good friend of mine has a similar theory about "Missy." My fear is that she's going to be Moffatt's take on The Rani. While I would love to revisit that character, I don't think I'd like Moffatt's version of her.

Huh. I can totally see that, Anne. Like you, I hope not!

I have a feeling we are in for a lot of callbacks this season with all that "I've seen this face before, it's like I'm trying to tell myself something". I don't have a theory as to where that's going, but I think it's going to be a big thing.

One thing I hated...'Dopey, Sleepy, Grumpy..."

Why? Why call Strax a dwarf? The Doctor would know better, even if he isn't fully himself. He's an alien for goodness sake!

Why is that something the Doctor knows better than? I'm not sure if you're applying taste or morals or what, but he hadn't gotten any identities down right.

I liked how not comedic that was, BTW.

Good question. It may have been both taste and morals.

It just seemed mean spirited to me and even if he hadn't totally identified himself yet, he _surely_ identified as alien. Plus, how much of a role does Disney play in the Universe that the Doctor so readily pulled that reference out of his addled brain?

Huh. I realize now that the bottom line is that I have a huge prejudice against Disney in general and I guess I'd rather they not show up in the Doctor's world!

Was anyone else aghast/amused when Strax called out the young men in Clara's subconscious? "Sport. Well, it _could_ be sport."

My eyes flew open so wide they hurt!

If I were to compare it to telling a woman she's thinking of gay porn, I'd say both equally in character, one more bothersome, but trivially. I'd rather be a person who doesn't get names of things right called a dwarf than have my sexual fantasies investigated and narrated.