While I was one of the skeptics of this new young fella (Smith is the youngest ever doctor at 27), I quickly found myself enjoying his nutty and a bit clumsy take on the role, especially after the beautiful, but bleak episodes that capped David Tennant's run on the series. There are no tears to be shed watching this episode, in fact, it most closely resembles some of the more lighthearted episodes back when the Doctor and Rose were first setting off on their adventures together. There are aliens, time travel, a broken-down TARDIS and the looming destruction of earth that the good Doctor has to stop at all costs.

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it, and I think it is also a good intro episode for folks who want to dive into the series. Check it out for yourself tonight on BBC America at 9 PM.

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