[quote=Palindromatic]
I haven't gotten around to watching the new season yet, but what you said about it really makes me regret not watching it sooner. How's Peter Capaldi? I've heard from a few people that he's great, but not great as the Doctor. [u]I feel for the most part it's people just comparing him to Matt Smith, though.[/u]
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I agree completely with this last part. People will always compare the new Doctor to the one that came before, saying they're not as good - only to (generally) develop a fondness for them over time. People don't seem to grasp the concept that as the Doctor regenerates, he truly becomes a new man, and so we get a new take on the Doctor's personality. :/ Comparing him to Matt Smith just doesn't work since he [i]isn't the same Doctor[/i]. 

But yeah, I think Capaldi's great. He is, as we were told he would be a long time ago, a much darker Doctor (in fact he kind of reminds me of Jon Pertwee, the Third Doctor), but I like that. I'm already really starting to love that face, too, because hot damn can that man [i]scowl[/i]. He knows how to glare at the camera in just the right way to deliver all the intensity of the Doctor in a single look. It really is impressive. @_@ I can see why this was the feature they chose to showcase of him in Day of the Doctor. 

As for his episodes, I like what I've seen so far. Deep Breath was great as far as post-regeneration episodes go. Not a perfect episode overall, but it was a fun ride with quite a few amusing callbacks to older episodes. Oh, and a lot of Fourth-Wall-leaning moments which seemed to be responding to a lot of fan reactions regarding Capaldi's reveal... :hehe And Into the Dalek, well, I already gave my opinion on that one. Though I will add that the first two episodes together make a much better introduction for Capaldi than the first episode alone - he was still in a post-regenerative haze for most of Deep Breath, after all. Into the Dalek gives us a much better look at this new Doctor's character, I think. 

Oh and holy balls do we get an intriguing overarching season-long plot this time. o.o I mean so far we've seen very little of what's going on, but, based on what we have been shown? Yeah... this is definitely interesting. o.o

[i]Oh oh oh[/i] and the new opening animation. Wow. Just wow. o.o It's gorgeous and outside-the-box and a real breath of fresh air. I heard that it was originally fan-made and found its way to Moffat, and he just had a few minor tweaks made for the final version. And if that's true, then that just makes it even more amazing.