The Woman Who Fell to Earth

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.

I was one of the fans that was a little concerned by this series, not because of the female lead, just because of the new cast, writers production, time slot etc.

When Moffat took over from Davies there was change, but it wasn't drastic, this felt like a whole new show, everything felt very different, good for some, bad for others.

This one was very much an introductory episode, personally I didn't really care for the story, felt a bit more like a Torchwood plot, then a Dr Who episode, but it was decent, just a bit dour.

Production values, filming, music etc were very good. The main question was Jodie Whittaker any good? I enjoyed her performance, she was energetic and charismatic, I think with better material she will sparkle. Her introduction felt seemless, the radical change into a woman seemed almost not to matter. No real time yet for Bradley and his fellow new companions to shine through yet.

Overall it was pretty good, but I feel very optimistic. 7/10

Not much of a reviewer, so I'll just keep it simple:

Plot: Thank God we've moved away from the convoluted puzzleboxes of the Stephen Moffat era. This episode was easy to follow, chocked full of character moments, and was a fab introduction to Jodie Whittaker's acting chops. It's no eleventh hour, but certainly more enjoyable than Capaldi's debut.

Jodie: Although I loved Jodie's performance, I have to take issue with Chibnall's writing of her doctor. She seemed very 'Matt Smith' in the episode in her mannerisms, geekiness, etc... I hope Chibnall manages to distance Jodie's doctor from Smiths in the coming series. Aside from that, she fearlessly played the role with charisma and charm - excited to see her returning next week.

Series: My overall biggest praise I can give to the episode is the reintroduction of, well, normality. Moffat was a notoriously bad writer of families and communities, something which RTD excelled at. This episode excelled in how it presented Sheffield, and also the families/motivations behind our new companions. Let's hope the momentum keeps up, if it does we'll have some great character moments on the way.

So overall, my opinion is positive (hence over 5 stars), but the episode is more of a decent prelude to something which /could/ be fantastic. Its no Rose, but it's definitely a huge improvement.

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.

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...