August 23rd, 2014
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What Did You Think of Deep Breath?
Now that the highly anticipated first episode of series 8 has been aired what did you think? Was it everything you had hoped for or not what you expected…
When the Doctor arrives in Victorian London, he finds a dinosaur rampant in the Thames and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions.
Who is the new Doctor and will Clara’s friendship survive as they embark on a terrifying mission into the heart of an alien conspiracy? The Doctor has changed. It’s time you knew him.
Doctor Who Deep Breath DVD/Bluray
The Doctor makes a spectacular return to the big screen in the feature-length debut episode of Series 8; Deep Breath. Directed by acclaimed Director Ben Wheatley (Sightseers, A Field in England) and written by Lead Writer and Executive Producer Steven Moffat, the beginning of the Twelfth Doctor’s era stars Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Jenna Coleman as his companion Clara Oswald in a pulse-racing adventure through Victorian London.
Containing the feature length first episode from the much anticipated Series 8 of Doctor Who, the BBC One show in which Peter Capaldi was revealed as the Twelfth Doctor, a 10 minute behind the scenes feature and more.
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Series 8 of Doctor Who returns to UK TV screens on 23rd August, starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara.
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Nigel M
August 24th, 2014 - 10:00amThe episode was so-so for me. I don’t like the titles and music, the Eccleston/Tennant ones are still the best.
But my biggest complaint, not limited to this episode, is that Moffat has reduced the Sontarans to a comedy act. They now seem to exist solely to deliver a witty line when called upon and nothing else. I can remember the Pertwee/Baker era where they were brutal aliens hell bent on war and victory. RTD got them right, why can’t Moffat ?
matfav
August 24th, 2014 - 9:56amThe mannequins (robots) needed to be more menacing. left me flat. The doctor well, the jury is out and I will see how he goes. HE DOES NEED WARMTH. Also, way too much dialogue and easy explanations. 7 out of 10.
James carey
August 24th, 2014 - 9:39amVisual titles excellent but theme tune very disappointing. Lacks the emotional power, impact and energy of previous versions.
Tim M
August 24th, 2014 - 11:09amAgree with everything you say there. They seriously need to redo the theme tune, at least by the start of series 9. The theme is an iconic signature tune, and this version just felt too slight and washed out. But the titles looked great!
Jason [DOCTOR WHO ONE]
August 24th, 2014 - 9:22amNew titles are awesome, just the theme is a bit of a problem for me, they should have used the one on Billy Hanshaw’s original title sequence the new one is based on.
Tim M
August 24th, 2014 - 11:12amThey should have used ALL of Billy Hanshaw’s original title sequence, with maybe just slight alterations. Like maybe not using the Gallifrey symbol for example. But everything about Hanshaw’s titles is more epic and detailed.
Jason [DOCTOR WHO ONE]
August 24th, 2014 - 3:10pmIt’s called the Seal of Rassilon.
GeorgeD
August 24th, 2014 - 9:19amAs usual the BBC tried to cram too much into the introducing the new Dr. episode but I expect it will get better. Hated the new version of the theme tune.
Kiva
August 24th, 2014 - 9:09amI loved this show! There were some fantastic moments, I really liked the Doctor in the alley with the old man scene. The scene where Jenny tells Clara “I don’t like her, I love her” is delightful. Seeing my favorite show spotlight and normalize a lesbian relationship is so affirming. I’ve always liked Vastra and Jenny, is was great that they had so much screen time. And Strax is the bomb! Did anyone notice, or not notice, that there was Dinosaur saliva on the Tardis door from the front view and not the side view? This show doesn’t seem to miss stuff like that, so I wonder if it will be in the trivia contest on-line, or some such thing.
gordon
August 24th, 2014 - 8:24amI loved it. Probably going to look back on it being maybe too comedic. Never doubted for a second. Peter capaldi is awsome
boglet
August 24th, 2014 - 7:24amIf you don’t like my opinions – remember, they are just that – MINE – here goes:
While the writer has originated a (very) few good storylines – stone angels for one – why on earth do we have to have gay issues pushed at us (in this case lesbianism) in what is supposed to be a family show.
I don’t care about being “pc” – Doctor Who should not be about pushing the views of any group, minority or otherwise, it should be about the story namely – SCI FI.
Since David Tennant left, the series has lost it’s way and now seems to be a group of linked special effects extravaganzas with little good sci fi behind it – a triumph of style over substance.
The action has become childish – for me, reminiscent of the playground games where kids used to run around playing “cops and robbers” – fine for kids but not for sci fi fans. There are inconsistencies and dialogue that make little sense.
Typical episode – something weird happens, lots of people run around for a while being silly, the weirdness is put right and everyone goes home happy.
Anonymous
August 24th, 2014 - 9:06amMadame Vastra, Jenny and Strax are absolutely my favourite minor characters since Commander Lethbridge-Stewart (and daughter). I love the fun subtext of the relationship between Madame Vastra and Jenny, and that Vastra, Jenny & Strax continue dealing with monsters whether Dr Who is there or not. It’s a limited view, to see this as pushing minority views. Why not have a go at Strax for being short, while you’re at it? Vastra and Jenny are great characters with lots of audience appeal. BTW I’ve been watching Dr Who since 1964.
Dalek The Supreme
August 24th, 2014 - 11:02pmThis isn’t the first time Doctor Who has been criticizing society. Look at The Happiness Patrol (a wonderful, but underrated story).
i
August 24th, 2014 - 7:08ami loved the music!!!!
Gallifrey FP
August 24th, 2014 - 9:06amAgreed- Murray Gold is a genius!
gabriela balkey
August 24th, 2014 - 3:49amI really loved the new doctor! At last we are leaving behind the “baby doctor” stuff! I still think that Tennant was the best ever, but this one has a strong potential. I just hope they change the companion as well. Amy and Clara are both too young and we need a “woman” now. I miss someone like Donna or Rose (she was young but looked like 8 or 10 years older than theese 2 teenagers). She’s a good actress but that’s not the point. I accept that people who descovers the show right now love her, but I follow the series since many years and therefore I have perspective, Clara has a child face, she can’t deliver the strength that a doctor companion should give, even less with this new powerfull doctor.
gabriela balkey
August 24th, 2014 - 4:06amI didn’t like the interior of the TARDIS, too clean, clear, white, too “machine”, There is a lack of something more “organic” in there.
The story was a little bit childish. I hope some darker complex corners of the doctor will appears.
gabriela balkey
August 24th, 2014 - 6:51amI really hope to see an episode between River Song and this doctor! Ages fits perfect! If this doctor is darker as I feel he is (thank God), he needs a woman with a life behind, with common sens and sens of humor. It’s a great oportunity to take back the doctor’s daughter as well. DIffetence of age it’s great to make an encounter between that bolodie daughter and this older doctor.
Dalek The Supreme
August 24th, 2014 - 11:04pmHey, the age of the Doctor doesn’t matter. Matt Smith was the youngest yet and pulled off the weight of a thousand years of guilt and loss, just like William Hartnell was an old man, but good portray youthful eccentricity as well. And what’s wrong with a young woman as a companion? As long as it’s a good actress playing a well-written character, it should be just fine. In fact, Ace WAS a teenager, and she was absolutely amazing.
Sontaron joe
August 24th, 2014 - 3:28amOverall I thot pretty good, some things I thot unnecessary , but it’s got to start somewhere. Christopher,David, and Matt are surely hard to follow.. I’m sure I will latch on to the new Doctor also
Bob
August 24th, 2014 - 12:48amAll in all I rather enjoyed Deep Breath. I always feel it takes a few episodes for the new Doctor to bed in, and in Peter Capaldi I think potentially we may have a very good Doctor indeed – a bit of the William Hartnell and Jon Pertwee personalities combined. Good start. I just hope Clara Oswald doesn’t leave at Christmas as there’s something about the character I really like – the best companion in the TARDIS for some time
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
August 24th, 2014 - 12:20amanyone else think clara is meant to be a copy of rose? the doctor sent her home and tricked her, they were meant to have romantic connection, and they were talking about chips. totally similar
also a note on the ep, hated the innuendo between vastra and jenny. the kiss was a bit too much
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
August 24th, 2014 - 12:20ambut loved it when the doctor left clara behind. that was a sign of a new doctor
47
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:57pmHated the innuendo, completely pointless. Why ? The dinosaur was a very tenious story thread,at best. After the pathetic buffooning around of Matt Smith’s Doctor, which blighted that era, and that shown in this Post Regeneration story, perhaps this sort of thing will now become a thing of the past. Peter Capaldi is a fantastic actor, I hope, as his Doctor progresses. we can continue to see some weight, gravitas and authority back into proceedings. As an episode, it wasn’t too bad. Looking forward to the rest of the season.
TheExtremeBlueTARDIS
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:30pmDeep Breath has become my favourite series opener to date.
Peter Capaldi has proven to me that he is simply a fantastic Doctor, and I’m sure he’s got lots more to show. The clockwork creatures (Im still not 100%, were they the Clockwork Droids from the 10th Doctor era? I’m sure they were) were great and scary as well too. Loved the newspaper scene with Clara and Strax 10/10
jo johnston
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:30pmI love, love, love Mr Capaldi. We’re back to the more “mature” and crabby Doctor of my youth and he’s fabulous anyway. I thought the episode was silly though and a bit disappointing but there were flashes of brilliance. It may be I was a little too excited about the first episode so had set myself up for disappointment. True fans will stick with it. Well done Mr C
simon w
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:29pmBrillient, Calpaldi good will take time to grow on me, Theme good, But the intro not to keen on it but it might grow on me only time will tell
the astronaut of death
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:19pmThe doctor murdered some one
The Other
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:28pmOr did he?
The Half-Faced Man might have jumped, that’s why it was kept ambiguous…
cyberman2
August 24th, 2014 - 10:11amThough the doctor did give the camera a menacing look, so he could have murdered him
cyberman2
August 24th, 2014 - 10:28amI really liked this ep. When they said this was gonna be a dark doctor they meant it. Deep breath was also like f the girl in the fireplace because of the robots taking people organs and stuff (they even make a HOT AIR BALOON OUT OF SKIN) doctor who has become more adult and it is looking good. This ep was fantastic to see in cinemas. But there was a plot hole. At the end of girl in the fireplace the doctor doesn’t know the name of the ship however in this ep he knows that it is called as Madame de pompadore (think that is how you spell it) anyways fantastic ep. Ps the intro was completely weird
cyberman2
August 24th, 2014 - 10:59amSorry posted this in the wrong bit
100,000BC
August 24th, 2014 - 11:24amHe didn’t know that the tgitf ship was ss madame de pompadour, in fact he was confused as to where he’d seen the robots’ behaviour before at all. He read “ss marie antoinette, sister ship of the ss madame de pompadour” from part of the spaceship.
cyberman2
August 26th, 2014 - 4:22pmoh ok thx
The Moffat Paradox
August 27th, 2014 - 6:49pmThe Doctor’s killed before as with the Sycorax leader and on a much bigger scale if he thought it was for the greater good.The killing of Daleks alone even if given no other choice (because of their nature) would be in the billions and he did wipe out his own people originally before “The Moment” helped point to an alternative.
Phil777
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:15pmMusic: I love cats, but they can’t sing. It hurt my ears.
Story: Victorian Britain …again…we are not amused.
The Doctor: …let the dice roll, see what turns up.
A view: initial disappointment, wait until next season for a better feel and theme music.
The Other
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:25pmOr did he?
The Half-faced Man might have jumped, that was the point of keeping it ambiguous…
The Other
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:26pmWhoops that last comment was meant for above!
It’s daymon not demun
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:09pmWhat was the 5 minute dvd trailer for in the cinemas
gordon
August 24th, 2014 - 8:17amIt wasnt a dvd trailer. It was a prequel
Anonymous
August 24th, 2014 - 9:49amOh thanks gordon
The Other
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:07pmI Loved this ep!
Amazing start to Capaldi’s tenure!!!
Breakdown:
Title sequence and theme:
Brilliant! I see I’m alone in thinking this, but I don’t care –
The theme finally got back the original 1963 bassline with a nice twist, unlike the barely recognisable Matt Smith theme
And the title sequence was fresh and original, compared to endless versions of the time vortex that went before
10/10
CONTINUED
The Other
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:14pmCONTINUED
Capaldi:
AWESOME
A brilliant and fantastically different, yet familiar, Doctor
Very well acted
10/10
Everyone else:
All amazing, well done!
10/10
Story:
Well written all round, and with a slower, less crammed, yet still exciting pace – much more like the classic series
A nice transision from 11 slapstick to a new, much darker tone (which is great)
10/10
Overall:
SUPERB!
Obsie
August 24th, 2014 - 11:19amThe whole point of the time vortex is that it is endless, not a load of cogs.
The Moffat Paradox
August 27th, 2014 - 6:25pmDont think the new titles are meant to even represent the vortex.Its simply literally playing on the fact that the main character is a Timelord/Timespace traveller.
Not Happy
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:05pmNo, no, no, no…….as much as I wanted to like Capaldi he was just awful. His acting was terrible as though he was trying too hard to be liked. Matt Smith is the best doctor and Moffatt needs to persuade him to come back or the show is going down the drain. Gutted.
Anonymous
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:38pmAgree , /started silly and juvenile , got better but still very average start . Also I struggled at times with peters accent…
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:58pmlike i said at the end of the time of the doctor, his intro was too much like matt smiths entrance, confused and erratic.
Gary
August 24th, 2014 - 5:56amI would agree, the attempted humour was terrible, get another writer who can understand something funny. I feel sorry for Clara. Peter, you just don’t hit the Doctor mark. You would be better in a vampire movie?
Larry
August 24th, 2014 - 5:14pmI watched with a friend and we both thought Peter Capaldi is too old and that the acting was very bad. The plot was indeed silly, slow and unoriginal. I liked David Tennant and Matt Smith a lot and their worst episodes were better than Deep Breath.
Some bloke
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:00pmI’m not overly keen on the new title sequence or title music… I hope that over time it will grow on me. I think it’s far TOO different to Matt’s last title sequence, and although I know that it’s all about change and moving forward, I feel like they hit the nail on the head with the last one… it was the best titles and music of the 21st century series by a long shot 🙂
Some bloke
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:03pmbut yes, the show itself was OUTSTANDING. Just pure brilliance!! As I read Steven Moffat say in DWM, I did notice the little hark backs to ‘Robot’ which I liked and the little bit at the end which was like 9 and Rose talking about chips, loved it. The pace was different as well, obviously down to the longer length of the episode, much more drawn out which I loved and it had time for each character to breathe and expand on their feelings on this ‘new doctor’.
Imlookingforthedoctor
August 23rd, 2014 - 10:58pmAbsolutely brilliant! What an outstanding start to Capaldi’s era, He kept the Scottish accent, he was hilarious and so many Easter egg’s. It was absolute brilliant to see a small part that included Matt. I thought it was outstanding.. So much complexity in time travel, there’s a plethora of things that you can do in that show. for a 56 year old man, he’s very energetic. Can’t wait for Episode 2 Into The Dalek!
elaine
August 23rd, 2014 - 10:57pmI have seen every episode of Dr Who. I love it but I am so disappointed in this . Of course I will keep watching but …
Jeff Taylor
August 23rd, 2014 - 10:42pmThought it was a very childish start, though perhaps children wouldn’t get the innuendo. The end was better & hopefully it’ll get a bit darker with the new doctor as time passes. Why didn’t the Beeb keep the original concept intro by Billy Hanshaw, far superior to the messed around version. Ditch it & run with original, you’ve got time before next week.
Kobi
August 23rd, 2014 - 10:37pmDeep breath ,after all the hype and the long wait finally it’s here, what a disappointment , Victorian London that old chestnut ! All the computer graphics in the world and we get old smokey again . Please give us some decent futuristic settings I’m fed up with the same old same old locations .
Anonymous
August 24th, 2014 - 10:35pmThink it’s time for the doctor to return to his roots , the intellectual man fountain of all knowledge , a bit more serious ( john pertwee) was brilliant at this , but he could still bring a smile to your face with a witty remark
jumpywizarx
August 23rd, 2014 - 10:35pmI didn’t like the opening sequence, the tardis looked liked it had been added as an after thought. PC looks like he going to bring a new dimension but the episode felt like we kept being told its the same old doctor just a new face and its all going to be ok so don’t complain just yet, or was that just me? Great to see Matt Smith stole the show for me. Looking forward to seeing how the story goes
Mike
August 23rd, 2014 - 10:30pmMediocre, confused and slow. A pedestrian pace and a hard sell on the age thing. Put the Lizard in the Tardis she kicks ass.
The Other
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:17pmI thought the age thing was well written, and put fangirls (and boys) firmly in their place, without becoming distracting
Darren
August 23rd, 2014 - 10:22pmNot convinced yet, looks like my first thoughts might be right, peter is not the dr for me, willing to give him time but not looking good for me
Anonymous
August 23rd, 2014 - 11:48pmWell Capaldi did say it will take around Episode 6 and 7 until we get to know his Doctor