The Woman Who Fell to Earth

A change is as good as a rest, let's hope Jodie is one of the best, with a new innovator, just where will he take her, new companions alongside and abreast.

Don't start as you mean to go on, this opener felt ever so slightly wrong, a new incarnation should go off like a bomb, with an episode twice as strong as King Kong. But it's still early days for the new Doctor, super fresh is the series concocter, he's conjured a curious group of companions, who I hope have the depth of Colorado's Grand Canyons. So we'll take this one square on the chin, put away our premature violin, develop some depth and thick skin, knowing Jodie will be the our linchpin (fingers crossed).

The Doctor felt all right at some times and off at others, but that's normal for a first episode. Most of the companions weren't engaging to me. Would have felt better if it was just the Doctor + Ryan or Yaz, it would've made it more personal and left more time for both the Doctor and the companion to be well established (the way 11th and Amy Pond did it). It seems like they are just doing away with the whole Doctor/Companion dynamic, which is disappointing. As it is right now it just felt like a standard mid-season chaotic filler episode. Hope it gets better from here...

Good camera work, good lighting, good sound design. Technically well made. However the characters felt a bit generic for me, hopefully they get a bit more fleshed out. Script was a bit meh, felt a little flat at times. Some good comedy bits but mostly dark stuff. Very obvious plot points and concequences.

Main question though, does it feel like doctor who? Honestly, not currently, but it is only the first episode.

How's Jodie? She's alrite. The other characters didn't stand out for me. I would've preferred one companion.

Overall just ok. While technically well made, the story didnt really do much for me.

Not the best episode I have seen, if this was in the middle of season I might tend more to a 7 maybe, but as it's a new doctor and new companies I think I it's ok to give them some time to grow together. I mean, of course the characters are not fleshed out yet, but I see potential. I also like Jodie's doctor... I like her accent and her quirkiness is something fresh again after capaldi's grumpiness, but we will see how this developes further. I'll admit that the monster was a bit generic, but I'd rather don't have an overbearing entity in an episode which mostly is there for introducing new characters. But i really hope we see something better in the rest of the season.

This first episode of Chris Chibnall's "Doctor Who" felt fresh and different, not an easy feat for such a long running show.

With high production values and utilising cinematic lenses, the new "Who" felt reassuringly expensive. The episode didn't pause for breath or opening titles, and the hour running time seemed far shorter.

Most importantly, this episode introduced the new Doctor, in the shape of Jodie Whittaker. Whittaker is an absolute delight as the 13th Doctor. Her strong Northern accent is brilliant and she's as cute as a button.

The introduction of a new Doctor can be tricky and this tale is one of the stronger first episodes in the show's history. It's also quite dark which bodes well for the future. A new generation of viewers will be hiding behind the settee.

The new ensemble cast is strong and shows promise.

The baddie, "Tim Shaw", in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" is memorable and the stuff of nightmares, with a face full of victim's teeth embedded in his alien skin.

I was hoping for a retro-Who theme and I'm very pleased with the new version by Segun Akinola.

I genuinely believe this will be a memorable series.

7 out of 10.