At of 7pm tonight the latest series of Doctor Who, the first under Steven Moffat's watch, came to an end. The first part of the finale ending with a huge cliffhanger (well, it can't get any bigger than the end of the universe, can it?) and tonight we saw the big resolution with the man in the 'cool' bow tie struggled to save all of time and space.

After the era of the energeticus dramaticus Russel T Davies reviving the series with an adrenaline shot, and David Tennant starring as one of the most popular actors in the role, Moffat was going to have a hard act to follow.

But now it's all over and I can try to grab my bearings on the experience. And it did feel like an experience. From the first episode it was clear this was not our childrens Doctor Who. This was the Who we grown ups remembered when we were young. It had an old school vibe that the RTD era never really captured, it looked more magical, there was a Doctor who seemed uncomfortable in his own skin. It felt… right.

With all the fan concern and general outcry and this young, strange looking man taking over the role and the Daily Mail concern and male overjoyousness over Amy Ponds skirt, Smith seemed to really understand all the different layers of the role. He wasn't an adventurer or a traveler or a hero. He was a flawed, self loathing man who was on the run from himself. He thinks he's cool but he's always off the mark, not quite fitting in wherever he goes and really struggling to grasp humanity even though he spends most of his time with them.

Karen Gillan was a strong female companion who wasn't afraid to have a voice, do the right thing, oppose the Doctor or make mistakes and Rory, well… he was her bitch but he was far from the Mickey Smith we've seen before. He had his own voice and stood up for himself, and he fought for Amy.

The opening episode was brilliant. Brilliantly paced, wonderfully written and a great introduction to the new Doctor and his lovely legged companion and it kept going. There was a few low points, but some really great high points. Mainly the Doctor meeting Vincent Van Gogh, the return of the weeping angels and the Silurians and finding out who the Dream Master really was.

Then there was the end. After a light and jolly episode with James Corden, who wasn't as irritating as he seems ot be in reality, we saw the Doctor chasing a mysterious fairy tale, the Pandorica, after his friends over time made him aware of Van Gogh's vision that the TARDIS would explode. The strongest nations of the universes united together, the Sontaraans, the Daleks, the Cybermen, the Judoon and more all came together to lock the Doctor away so that his ship won't explode and cause the end of time.

But……

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