Russell T. Davies was a fantastic show runner; he brought back the show from the dead. And he introduced a whole new generation to Whoniverse and I’m eternally grateful for that. His two doctors – Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant – were like 이전 Doctors, brilliant in the role. So, Steven Moffat and Matt Smith had a tough act to follow when they were made show runner and the Doctor respectively. And did they succeed? Well, read on to see what I think…

EPISODE ONE: The Eleventh 시간 의해 Steven Moffat
Considering that Russell T. Davies practically used up most of the budget on the 2009 Specials, the massive behind-the-scenes change up with the production team and cast, I think that ‘The Eleventh Hour’ was absolutely brilliant! Matt Smith was phenomenal in his first outing as the Doctor, he had me from “Can I have an Apple?” he was fantastic in this episode. Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill were also introduced as Amy Pond and Rory Williams respectively. And although not as good as Smith, they were still good considering the episode focused on the newly regenerated Doctor. Steven Moffat, I salute 당신 for this episode because this is without a doubt my favourite series opener to date.

EPISODE TWO: The Beast Below 의해 Steven Moffat
I’ve got to say, this episode is probably my least favourite of Series 5. As it was a Steven Moffat episode, I was unimpressed. Considering that Moffat had blew me away with episodes like ‘The Empty Child’, ‘The Girl in the Fireplace’ and ‘Blink’, I was really disappointed with ‘The Beast Below’. Matt Smith was once again, brilliant as the Doctor and so was Karen Gillan as Amy. But about three quarters of the way through the episode, I was checking my watch because I have to admit…I was bored. I don’t hate the episode, I just dislike it.

EPISODE THREE: Victory of the Daleks 의해 Mark Gatiss
Although I’m not a big 팬 of ‘Victory of the Daleks’, I can’t see why people dislike this episode. The only problem I have with the episode is the spitfires in space. Because I don’t accept that we could send them into 우주 in a matter of minutes…during World War Two. I just think it could have worked better as a two-parter. But 사무용 겉옷, 전반적인 I really enjoyed the episode. I thought the cast was great, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan were on 상단, 맨 위로 form, Ian McNeice was perfectly cast as Churchill and Bill Paterson was great as Bracewell. The effects were also great, although I don’t like the idea behind the scene, I fought the spitfire fight in 우주 was spectacular. I think Mark Gatiss is great at setting the tone of episodes set in the past, the only time I’ve never felt like I’m in a certain time period in a Gatiss episode is ‘Cold War’ and that’s only because it wasn’t mentioned a lot. And no, I don’t have a problem with the Power Ranger Daleks (but I do prefer the Time War Daleks).

EPISODES FOUR & FIVE: The Time of Angels/ Flesh and Stone 의해 Steven Moffat
I think I speak for almost everyone who enjoyed ‘Blink’ and ‘Silence in the Library’, when I say that I was really looking 앞으로 to this two-parter. I was looking 앞으로 to it for three reasons. 1, it was written 의해 Steven Moffat. 2, it featured River Song and 3, the enemy of the story was the Weeping Angels. And did it live up to the hype? Not really. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy it but it’s not as strong as I wanted it to be. On one hand I think it was a great reintroduction to River Song but on the other hand, it kind of ruined the 천사 for me. The 연기 all around was fantastic, so was the setting. And I completely understand why the Weeping 천사 could snap people’s necks, because there’s 더 많이 than one way to kill someone. That’s just another way for the 천사 to kill someone. But I don’t like how we saw the 천사 move. But the one thing I hate about ‘Flesh and Stone’ is Amy – she tried to seduce the Doctor on her wedding night. That is one of the reasons Amy isn’t my favourite companion.

EPISODE SIX: The 뱀파이어 of Venice 의해 Toby Whithouse
I don’t know if I’m in the minority here but I really enjoyed ‘The 뱀파이어 of Venice’. I seem to enjoy every Toby Whithouse episode. Although it’s not my favourite episode of Series 5, I have to say how I feel about this episode. Matt Smith was on 상단, 맨 위로 form as the Doctor, Karen Gillan was great and this is the episode which I took a liking to Rory. I thought the fight between Rory and Francesco was hilarious, I think this episode has a lot of great humour (there is certainly a joke aimed for adults/teenagers). I loved the 연기 in this episode 의해 the guest cast; I loved Helen McCrory as Rosanna Calvierri. I thought she was a great character – she just wanted to save her race from extinction albeit at the cost of another species.

EPISODE SEVEN: Amy’s Choice 의해 Simon Nye
Like I said in my Series 4 Retrospective, the Doctor works best in situations which he’s never been before and there is not one episode of Doctor Who where the Doctor and his companions are trapped in a dream realm. There isn’t any that I know of in any sort of media. The Doctor and his companions where certainly pushed in this episode especially Amy, she had to choose what world was real - either the TARDIS 또는 Leadworth. And the great thing is – she’s not just picking between the worlds, she’s picking the Doctor 또는 Rory. And that’s something that I loved in this episode. The Dream Lord was a great villain in this episode; Toby Jones was perfectly cast in the episode.

EPISODES EIGHT & NINE: The Hungry Earth/ Cold Blood 의해 Chris Chibnall
Right lets get the 코끼리 out of the room here, yes, this episode is literally a modern take on ‘The Silurians’ but does that mean that its bad? No, I happen to think this is a great two-parter. Sure, I would have preferred a less humanised version of the Silurians because lets face it, although the production team use great prosthetics for the Silurians, I can honestly say that to me…they aren’t the Silurians, I just think that the classic look is 더 많이 iconic. Anyway apart from that, I really enjoyed the episode. Unlike some episodes in New Who, this episode seemed more…grown up. Sure it has its moments of fun but it was kind of dark, such as Ambrose killing Alaya and Rory being erased from existence. Chris Chibnall, I salute 당신 for 글쓰기 this great two-parter.

EPISODE TEN: Vincent and the Doctor 의해 Richard Curtis
Okay, I know some people who hate this episode. But I 사랑 ‘Vincent and the Doctor’, it isn’t afraid to delve into the mind of (in my opinion) the greatest artist who ever lived, as well as give us a dark and realistic portrayal on how the world used to view mental illness. Matt Smith is as wonderful as ever in the episode but the shining performance is 의해 Tony Curran. His performance is as beautiful as the paintings 의해 봉고차, 반 Goth himself. Although I 사랑 ‘Tooth and Claw’ and ‘The Fires of Pompeii’, this is without a doubt in the world, the best historical episode in Doctor Who History.

EPISODE ELEVEN: The Lodger 의해 Gareth Roberts
Like ‘Love and Monsters’ and ‘Midnight’ before it, ‘The Lodger’ finds itself in the category of “low-budget episodes” which has become a tradition in the show since it returned in 2005. These low-budget episodes have been either hit 또는 miss in my opinion and unfortunately in my opinion, ‘The Lodger’ falls into the latter category. I can definitely say that it isn’t as bad as ‘Love and Monsters’, but at same time I don’t enjoy it. I can’t say it’s unoriginal, because the Doctor has never before had to act human for a period of time. One of the only reasons, I watch this sometimes is because of Matt Smith; he was brilliant in the episode. I’m all for 사랑 in Doctor Who, but when it saves the 일 like in ‘The Lodger’ and ‘Closing Time’ it just makes me cringe.

EPISODES TWELVE & THIRTEEN: The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang 의해 Steven Moffat
I know I’m in the minority here but I 사랑 this two-parter, I think this is Steven Moffat’s greatest episode to date. What makes this two-parter easily the best series finale since the show came back is the sense of scale. And not in the RTD style (but I do 사랑 his style), where a huge alien invasion automatically means it’s amazing. I mean amazing in the way that every episode in Series Five has been building up to this finale in some way, shape 또는 form. Sure in the RTD era, we had recurring themes throughout the series, but they were just sprinkles of the arc in a few episodes. In Series 5, something from the arc appeared in every episode. ‘The Pandorica Opens’ and ‘The Big Bang’ takes characters, threats, concepts and a whole lot more. Yet it seems to be an epic confrontation between the Doctor and his enemies in the first part, whereas in ‘The Big Bang’ it turns out to be so much 더 많이 than that. This finale proves that to be epic, a story doesn’t have to be a massive invasion; it can be a personal story about characters we have grown to 사랑 over a portion of time. The great thing about this two-parter is that it could have failed so hard, yet it didn’t thanks to the great production team in BBC Wales.

At the beginning of this 기사 I asked whether 또는 not Smith and Moffat could successfully take over after RTD and Tennant left. And I’m certain 당신 know my answer to that 질문 now that you’ve read this article. If not it’s a definite yes 의해 the standards of Series 5. 사무용 겉옷, 전반적인 I really enjoyed Series 5, with the exception of ‘The Beast Below’ and ‘The Lodger’; I think every episode was brilliant. So now that I have wrote this 기사 detailing my views on the episodes, I have put my order of preference below and I would like to know what 당신 guys thought on my 기사 and 더 많이 importantly what 당신 thought on Series 5.

1, The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang
2, Vincent and the Doctor
3, Amy’s Choice
4, The Eleventh Hour
5, The Hungry Earth/ Cold Blood
6, The 뱀파이어 of Venice
7, The Time of Angels/ Flesh and Stone
8, Victory of the Daleks
9, The Lodger
10, The Beast Below

I just thought I’d ask that if 당신 disagree with any of my sentiments please don’t bash me as this is my opinion. I would not bash 당신 if I disagreed with your thoughts. So 의해 all means disagree if 당신 want, but please no bashing. Anyway thanks for 읽기 my article, Series 6 will be coming soon.