Finally the Eleventh Hour of Doctor Who

So finally the Eleventh Doctor has arrived, debuting well with his first full Doctor Who episode, 'The Eleventh Hour' over the Easter holiday in the UK. The hour-long first episode of Doctor Who series 5 was written by new series runner Steven Moffat, and if it's a good example of what's to come with this new sequence, then followers of the longest running science fiction program in history are in for an amazing ride. Matt Smith is instantly likable as the Doctor, who, despite his youth, carries with him a substantial amount of that all-necessary genius and gravitas that this character consistently needs.

Matt Smith is instantly all over the character, and commands each scene he's in. Amy Pond, performed by Karen Gillan, is going to take a little more getting used to, and I'm already a little tired of everybody talking about how engaging she is. With a bit of luck the focus will move to her acting and the stories as soon as she's not running round in a policewoman's outfit. This first tale in the new Doctor Who series is a fairly standard earthbound SF story, but it is in how the action is brought to a climax that the great skill of Moffat's writing lies.

The way in which by which the Doctor triumphs over the most recent menace, and rescues the earth in simply 20 minutes, is excellent. The episode is superbly put together, and whereas the effects are a bit of unwieldly now and again, it's probably the most effective 'New Doctor' episode we've had since the series got here back in 2005.

The direction and editing are great, but the music lets the episode down in a couple of parts, most particularly the new rendering of the famous Doctor Who theme tune. I do like the new title sequence however. The new TARDIS is superb, the new Doctor shows potential and Amy reveals promise. In all, it's an incredible start to what will with a bit of luck be a significant run of this rightful establishment of genre television and bring with it some great new Doctor Who merchandise focusing on the Eleventh Doctor.

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