Something Old, Something New

Well there we go... Series Five is over, and what a way to go out!

Over the past 13 weeks, DWO have had the privelage to preview what can easily be labelled the best New Series of Doctor Who to date. It's a series that had to be brave, bold and refreshing, and together with a truly fantastic cast and production team, succeeded on so many levels.

The fabulous Russell T. Davies, left us with a new legacy, one which built up everyone's appreciation in Doctor Who, not to mention the BBC's own trust and belief in the brand. The question on all our lips was "Where will it go next?". Then we found out who was taking over the helm...

Steven Moffat has not only done himself proud with this series, but the entire brand of Doctor Who itself, pulling together the finest writers, directors and actors that the BBC budget can muster. It's fair to say he took some risks, but how fantastic they were, and with a CV like Moffat's to go on, sometimes there are leaps of faith that we can all grab on to, and know we're in safe hands.

Before the first episode aired, some newspapers and online sites were referring to new Doctor, Matt Smith, as 'the credit crunch Doctor', and referring to his age as a barrier to the potential success of the series. Not only has Matt proven the doubters to be utterly wrong, but he has taken the role of The Doctor, and totally owned it. In fact, by the time the titles came up at the end of 5.1: The Eleventh Hour, he had already owned it.

Matt wasn't the only Actor to be bathed in the proverbial sunlight of success, however. Karen Gillan's Amy Pond, was an inspired pairing that took the Doctor/Companion relationship down a totally different, and exciting path. Her lust for adventure, and...yes...sometimes The Doctor, together with her charmingly loyal boyfriend Rory, played so affectionately by Arthur Darvill, created a new classic TARDIS team, the likes that we haven't seen since The 2nd Doctor Jamie and Victoria.

So what if all the questions weren't answered from this series? What a great way to propel us into Series Six! You cannot help but be reminded of the way the early classic series episodes lead into one another, keeping you gripped to what happens next. Once more, Moffat has drawn upon a winning combination. Rewritten it. Redefined it. And more inportantly, relaunched it.

Call him what you will...The Grand Moff, The Mofferator, Moffer Theresa - DWO claim credit to that one ;-). However, there is one tag in particular that seems to fit the bill where Moffat is concerned...'The right man for the job'.

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