Season 31 (aka Season 5 by the new numbering) has begun in the UK, and I've just finished watching the premiere episode, "The Eleventh Hour" featuring the new Doctor, portrayed by Matt Smith, and his companion Amy Pond (portrayed by Karen Gillan). This hour-plus episode was the first of the latest era of the Doctor (and since he is supposed to only have thirteen lives, inching closer to some sort of major event, I suppose).
*** SPOILERS AHEAD ***
It's not fair to try and judge the latest season ("series") by this first episode (good OR bad), so all I can say is... a nice start. I am attempting to judge it on it's own merits, since each time they rejuvenate the series with a new actor as the Doctor, "everything changes" in any case. The story has already begun to plant bits of information on some future story line, the final bit being the wedding dress and the Doctor promising to bring Amy back by "the next morning" (for her wedding, apparently). I think it would be good if they do not rely too much on (human) characters created during the past few seasons much, if at all. The the cracks in time-space, comments by Prisoner Zero about events coming up, and that dress, make it seem that they may already be planning crossover traffic with old characters. We'll have to wait and see.
The new Tardis (though we didn't see it much at all) looks to be interesting with the new multi-level design (and apparently a pool, among other amenities). The introduction of a slow "curing process" by which the Doctor's body and the Tardis had to "complete" over the course of (brief) time added slight suspense to the story, and a quick video journey from Doctor's 1 through 11 during the finale was quite cool.
I am a true Who lover, so I'll be here for the journey. I'm not going to fret like some over repeated previews showing the Doctor (GASP) firing a gun. I'm not going to cry foul if they do reintroduce old human characters (it *is* a time travel show, after all). I'm going to sit back and enjoy the ride. It's one of, if not the, best TV exports from the UK (I got quickly tired of Survivors already). It's their "Star Trek".
(loved the typewriter) ;-)
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