And with that, Peter Capaldi truly is the Doctor. Theres still some way to go before he finally steps out of the shadow of his predecessors but, as with those who came before him, it only took one episode for him to absolutely nail it and become the Doctor in the eyes of the audience. As well as establishing the new Doctor and his dynamic with Clara, Deep Breath set up the new story arc of a mysterious Promised Land overseen by a gatekeeper named Missy. And as youd expect from an episode that is both a series opener and introduces a new Doctor, its left us scratching our heads about a few things. When compared to the last few series, Deep Breath was a refreshingly straightforward episode (particularly for one written by Steven Moffat) but still raised some questions both from the new story arc and from other moments throughout the episode. And since its still a few days until the next episode and the Twelfth Doctors first encounter with the Daleks, were passing the time by having a think about some of the questions from the first episode. And in keeping with the darker tone that the series is laying down, well start with a pretty grim one...
JG Moore is a writer and filmmaker from the south of England. He also works as an editor and VFX artist, and has a BA in Media Production from the University Of Winchester.
