Day 254: Spearhead From Space Episode 1

Different. That's the major thought that I had after watching this episode. This is not really like anything that we've seen before. The story is set in the modern day, filmed in colour, and introduces a new Doctor. The new Doctor is different, something that we'll look at more once he gets into the swing of things. But one of the important things that I noticed is the freeness with which they discuss the alien nature of the Doctor. After years of hiding away in the shadows of the true nature of the Doctor, suddenly by revealing his race we now find out more details about our mysterious protagonist such as the fact that he has two hearts. But not only that, but there's also the fact that the series is now suddenly set in the modern day, and we aren't encountering science fiction premises at every corner, instead seeing mysteries that are to be solved. It's reminiscent of Quatermass, and shows how the series will be for the forseeable future. Tomorrow, we'll have a look at some of the characters that we'll be encountering in this series.