I'm a little surprised someone hasn't started a thread on this, given that the premiere was last night. (Or is everybody waiting for the theatrical release tomorrow night?)
In any case, for those who have seen it (and those who are willing to peek at the thread and possibly get spoiled as to the contents): what did you think?
I thought the story was only about average, given that it was something of a "rerun." But I enjoyed the return of Madame Vastra, Jenny, and Strax (especially Strax). I thought Peter Capaldi did a fine job as a "post-regeneration, brain-scrambled" Doctor this episode, and am looking forward to his "Okay, the regeneration confusion is past now and this is how I'm going to be playing the role" version. And there were some fantastic lines in this episode, my favorite being an outraged Clara's "Nothing's more important than my egotism!" (I think my second favorite was the Doctor's "I hate being wrong in public -- everybody forget I said that!")
I guess we're to assume that the TARDIS extended its protective bubble around the Tyrannosaurus as it brought her through time? Because my understanding that the only way Captain Jack Harkness survived the trip on the outside of the TARDIS was due to his immortality and inability to be permanently killed. (Clara recently survived a trip on the outside of the TARDIS, but only because the TARDIS was actively protecting her.)
Matt Smith's appearance at the end was a surprise.
And for those of you who watched the "After Who" special which aired after "The Intruders" (I didn't bother watching that), it was cool seeing "Dub-Dub" from "The Middleman" again.
I'm looking forward to next week's Dalek episode.
Final thought: for those of you who end up seeing this episode at the theater, there's supposed to be an extra scene at the beginning. Anybody care to let us know what that was about?
Johnathan
In any case, for those who have seen it (and those who are willing to peek at the thread and possibly get spoiled as to the contents): what did you think?
I thought the story was only about average, given that it was something of a "rerun." But I enjoyed the return of Madame Vastra, Jenny, and Strax (especially Strax). I thought Peter Capaldi did a fine job as a "post-regeneration, brain-scrambled" Doctor this episode, and am looking forward to his "Okay, the regeneration confusion is past now and this is how I'm going to be playing the role" version. And there were some fantastic lines in this episode, my favorite being an outraged Clara's "Nothing's more important than my egotism!" (I think my second favorite was the Doctor's "I hate being wrong in public -- everybody forget I said that!")
I guess we're to assume that the TARDIS extended its protective bubble around the Tyrannosaurus as it brought her through time? Because my understanding that the only way Captain Jack Harkness survived the trip on the outside of the TARDIS was due to his immortality and inability to be permanently killed. (Clara recently survived a trip on the outside of the TARDIS, but only because the TARDIS was actively protecting her.)
Matt Smith's appearance at the end was a surprise.
And for those of you who watched the "After Who" special which aired after "The Intruders" (I didn't bother watching that), it was cool seeing "Dub-Dub" from "The Middleman" again.
I'm looking forward to next week's Dalek episode.
Final thought: for those of you who end up seeing this episode at the theater, there's supposed to be an extra scene at the beginning. Anybody care to let us know what that was about?
Johnathan