A Hospital on the Moon! Walking Rhinos! An Old Woman Sucking Off An Old Man! Lots Of Running Around! I liked it!

To be a tad more serious, it wasn't a classic episode, but I thought it was a pretty damn good one. It had a nice swift plot, I felt we got to know Martha really well during the running time, there were a couple of "Woah...!" moments (the first shot of the Hospital with the clouds circulating above it, and then it on the moon, the Rhino folks landing on the moon), and a couple of "Blimey, are they really going to get out of this?" ones too.

Random Thoughts: Martha already seems like a cool companion, though her extended family has the potential to annoy (it feels like RTD specialises in this, why can't we meet someone whose family are normal?!), I was glad to see the sonic screwdriver wasn't destroyed for good, and they carried off Martha's joining the Doctor really well.

So I'd give it a 7.8 out of ten. And a big Yay! Cause Who's back!

I have to say, i thought it was quite average, although it showed us Martha's character quite well. I'm sure my 7 year old will love it though! One thing i was waiting for was an explanation into how the old lady drained his blood, and he registered as dead - but was revived by the kiss of life and chest compressions.....

So far this is getting a decidedly solid 8. And I liked it too. For me it was "Cracking, Gromit!" . A good solid start to the new season.I liked the Martha character; it was a nice touch that she kept her head whilst everyone else fell to pieces and was quite perceptive; case in point being the conversation on the balcony of the hospital. My Mum doesn't get the time travel/tie bit. But I do, and that's a nice touch.

Can the Doctor stop his hearts?
Can he go into a deep comatose state and register dead that way?
Or is it just artistic licence?

All in all, a nice solid innings with this one RTD, let keep the character chemistry going please.

very solid and enjoyable start and IMO the best season opener of the new series so far Freema, was excelent and has clearly hit it off with David Tennent straight away. The family moments didn't really bother me to much and I actualy found the scenes with Martha's dad and his air head bimbo girl friend quite funny. As for the Judoon, every thing about them looked fantastic from their battle armour suits to their rhino heads and just loved their menacing stomping around and Ogron type intelligence. a very solid 8 for me.

Ha-ha, I just really enjoyed it, what a romp! "We're on the bloody moon" is already a classic line. And it's probably an indicator of how many spoilers I've avoided, that I didn't realise until tonight that Martha's dad was being played by matey from "Mindwarp" (whatsisname Laird who made Colin Baker laugh a lot, apparently).

Very, very impressed - for me, that was the best season opener since 1988 (and before that, 1977). A big yay to Freema first and foremost for not only making Martha instantly likeable, but also making me not miss Rose at all (sorry Billie, but for me you were so much better in S1).

Because then, they'd be less inclined to go off with the Doctor, I would imagine! Nice little nods to "Rose" actually - no pre-credits sequence (I assume and hope they will return for the rest of the series though), the repetition of the "Run!" while holding hands sequence, and of course her amazement at the TARDIS interior - loved the Doctor's miming of "bigger on the inside" as explained in the subsequent Confidential. The Judoon were excellent - design wise, more than a nod surely to the Sontarans but then you couldn't really have brought them back as a police force! They're right up there with the Ood for me as the best new monster race.

David Tennant gave a great performance too - his cheeky chappie, smiling and winking at Martha, his heroic virtual self-sacrifice in order to let the Judoon identify the Plasmavore, and good stuff while he and Freema were, respectively, coming round while drained of blood and losing consciousness from oxygen starvation. Excellent effects, excellent music - love Martha's theme - and plenty of running up and down corridors! Great stuff!

4/5 from me. That was a good series opener. It was very visual and Freema was OK. I thought she was going to be a bit wooden, but she wasnt.

I liked the some of the one liners and the little nods to the previous episodes. Like The Doctor grabbing the new companions hand and saying "RUN" as in Rose, and the reference to New Earth when the Doctor saw the shop in the corner, "Oh you've got a little shop. I love shops." The Judoon looked great and the animatronic model worked very well. They came across as ruthless one minute by executing the guy who smashed a vase over one of their heads, then the gave Martha compensation for examining her. A funny contrast, but they werent the total villians I was expecting them to be.

get Tish in a shorter skirt. or get Trevor Laird some acting lessons!

Solid switch-your-brain-off fun, really. Martha's a lot more likeable than Rose ever was and the Doctor got lots of good Doctorly stuff to do, aside from that radiation scene where I was convinced RTD had written in a "Doctor farts out radiation" joke, which mercifully didn't happen. Odd that the Judoon were such a Sontaran rip-off (clones of a cloned species - gosh): averagely intelligent, stocky, militaristic soldiers with helmets the same size as their heads and little wand thingies. I quite like them all the same. Still, as noted at least they weren't stock villains: just rather stern aliens with a job to do. Frankly I think I prefer them to the Sontarans. 7/10

a 5/10 from me. I really hope that the "family" soap story does not get in the way as much as in the last two series. It's time we got away from this type of participation in the newer series. Also really do hope that Martha turns out to be a proper companion and not a "Girlfriend in waiting" especially as I think we saw the smoke signals in tonights show, And where there's smoke there's

I agree that it was the best season opener so far and Martha is far more likeable than Rose. She's able to think for herself and is much more mature. The dynamic between her and the Doctor is looking good already. I was a bit worried at the start as the acting and dialogue seemed a little dodgy. My only real complaint is that Roy Marsden was wasted as a secondary character. And why did the Plasmavore need to wipe out half of Earth's population just to take the Judoon's ships? And how did she end up stranded on Earth anyway? Okay, that was three complaints.

And I thought the Judoon's bodies were similar to the Nimon.

The Doctor can't have a very high opinion of humans if he thinks that anyone who doesn't instantly run around screaming, and who might consider the non-airtightness of hospital windows, to be amaaaazing.

I enjoyed it, even if i found a couple of things a bit. Most notably the Doctor's kiss of life/heart massage thing referred to earlier. And i couldn't help but wonder how many more different reasons/excuses there will be in the future for the Doctor to kiss his assistant. (That wasn't a kiss, that was a *insert _ _ _ _ _ ) Not that these things bother me that much, but there's just no good reason for it, & seeing the Doctor kiss his sidekick is getting a bit boring now.

There's still some poor Tennant bits, but i think in all honesty i'm past the point of caring now about really liking his Doctor. I don't care enough to let the silly/OTT bits annoy me, If you know what i mean. My attitude towards the S3 is: so long as i like it more than i dislike it, then i'm happy to settle for that, & if they do a few episodes that i really like, as they did in the previous season, then that's a bonus.

Luckily for me, i liked Martha a lot, so that made up for it quite a bit. Despite not liking the way Rose's character was shaped throughout the previous season, i don't think that Freema is as natural an actress as Billie Piper, but i still think she did very well, & can hopefully only continue to improve.

I quite liked the Judoon, who reminded me a bit of a cross between the Sontarans & the Nimon. FWIW, I think the masks looked better then both the Slitheen & the Ood.
Viewing the episode in a 'just get on board & enjoy the ride' kind of sense, it was overall an enjoyable episode, & i'm happy enough with it as a starter, in spite of a few niggles. If the poll function manages to get fixed, i'll be giving it a healthy 7/10.

loved it, really, really enjoyed it, though more use could have made more use of the Judoon, what great monsters they were. Doctor Who is back , it marched across our screens tonight with all the sublety of a stampeding rhino. Long may it continue!

I've been having a think about this, and I do now think that the new series might be missing something that the old series had. I've been watching a lot of season 18 and 19 recently so I can have a say in the PS poll, and there aren't many stories in the new series that I would re-watch with the enthusiasm I'd give to these, and I don't think that's all down to nostalgia. What I'd really like is for the new series to give us a few historical "Black Orchid" type stories or put a bit of the atmospheeric horror element back in there and slow things down just a little bit. Maybe even a really strange story with a lot of big ideas like "Warriors gate" once in a while; get the series to stretch itself once in a while. I know this is modern telly, but I also don't really want every story to go past at break neck speed. I also don't want to see or hear anything of the companions' family. They're on board the TARDIS and they shouldn't see their families again until their final epsiode in my opinion. Companions' families aren't my favourite inclusion, even if I didn't mind Rose's.

Apart from that I'm really enjoying the series, but those are my minor grievances.

I really enjoyed this episode. I certainly preferred it to New Earth. Difficult to compare it to Rose as that will always be special to me indeed.

Anyway, I like Martha. Glad that they established early on in the series that she does not fancy the Dr. This immediately makes her quite a different character from Rose with a tottaly different agenda. I hope we see the Doctor and Martha going off for their 'one trip' with Martha wanting to return home having had enough but not quite making it. I'm surprised that nobody else has mentioned the 'Dr having had a brother line'? This had a lot of signifigance for me or is it being discussed elsewhere on PS?

Overall, it's great to have Doctor Who back and I can't wait for episode two!

For those following the Saxon references; as well as the poser in this episode, and the reference to him in the news report, there was also a 'Vote Saxon' poster in the Torchwood episode, 'Captain Jack Harkness'.

Now then. This episode. I liked it. No masterpiece, but jolly good fun all the same. Martha gets the thumbs up, as does her line about having no romantic interest in the Doctor, and her connection to Adeola from 'Army of Ghosts' - it was a link that needed not be explained, but nice that they did. The Judoon were cool, too. Nothing amazing, but they worked well in context. And I have a feeling we might see more of them in the future. Certainly an alien species that could be explored more.

So, yeah, a fun episode that mostly made sense internally, with some cool comedy moments, some lovely dramatic highs, and well performed by all.

I thought it was a very good episode. They've got a shop! :-D

That was the best bit... along with the Quizmania/Planet Zovirax lines. :-D

We all liked the early bits where he kept on popping up - first on the street with his tie, and then unexpectedly in the hospital. And after last year's continual uncertainty, I've now fully stabilised and am really enjoying Tennant's Doctor. Just wait, now I've said that he'll be announcing tomorrow that he's leaving!!

I didn't make much of the having a brother line (although I see now it's got its own thread). After all, he's explicity mentioned his family (in "Father's Day") and his son/daughter ("Fear Her") so the sense of his having been part of a 'normal' family in the past is hardly something new.

Not a bad start, certainly a better start than last year anyway. I'm starting to warm to Martha already, though whether her family are any good remains to be seen. I can see them being just as "soapy" as Rose's lot if they're not careful. The Judoon were good, it would be nice to see them back if possible (and I'm sure that Nick Briggs would too!). I was very impressed with their spaceship; The Mill did a good job there. The main problem I had was when the Judoon entered the forcefield - why didn't the air get out when they got in? At least the lack of air was addressed towards the end though.

Much as I liked the Judoon too, I felt a bit dissapointed when the leader removed his helmet and turned out not to be a Sontaran!

A very enjoyable episode for me. Good story, although as pointed not without flaws - I was wondering how he recovered after being drained, as surely he'd have needed a transfusion rather than CPR... The Doctor was back to his jaunty, genius-in-the-not-quite-sane-kinda-way self (although it does feel like he's moved on from Rose a lot more easily than the last two series would have led us to expect), and Martha looks to be an interesting companion - not too much attitude, but enough to suggest that she's going to use her head effectively around the Doctor; one thought that springs to mind is that I don't recall the Doctor having a black companion before, and whether this is going to have an effect on stories set in the past (or more precisely if that's going to be written in)... I gave it an 8, though if being overly specific somewhere around 7.5-8/10.

Very good. A nice opener to the season. I think Freema was great.

1/10, Worst episode ever! I put my foot through my tv screen when I realised RTD had thrown continuity out with the bathwater, and got rid of the 'zoom down' to Earth. The first few minutes were like an episode of 'No Angels', FFS RTD, what's with the soap?!

Seriously though, it weren't bad. Voted 8/10 (I'd give it 77% on initial thoughts). Freema was good, the music was ok, Tennant wasn't annoying, and the FX weren't bad (apart from the dodgy CSO-type stuff). Some funny lines in the script. Next week's doesn't look so good.

Am I the only one who when the dark cloud surrounded the Hospital heard the tune Darkplace, Darkplace, Darkplace...

I'm glad to see it's gone down so well, because I really enjoyed this one. I remembered today the first bit with the Judoon, which made us laugh - you know, the bit before they've assimilated the English language, and he goes something like "Hol kroll roll poll toll noll koll joll doll" and they all get their guns out.

I have visions of schoolchildren all across the land tomorrow drawing Xs on each other's hands.

Very good. A nice opener to the season. I think Freema was great.

It was generally a pretty average story, with one or two moments that were great, such as when they first looked out over the moon, but also containing some very weak elements like the Plasmavore and it's straw. Again, Martha was at times excellent, and at others a poor imitation of Rose, though I hope this will change as the season goes on. It was certainly the best of the season openers, but then again, Rose and New Earth aren't exactly much in the way of competition.

I gave this story 10 as there is now a Doctor Who character called 'Tish'.
Next week, I'm looking for one called 'Pish'.

I gave it 8 bloodsucking alien fugitives out of 10. Really enjoyable, and surprisingly hole-free plot for RTD. A promising, if unspectacular start for Freema and I REALLY took to the Judoon. I'm proud to welcome them to the ranks of classic Who monsters.

I gave it an 'average' vote. It was OK, but overall rather dull. Martha was OK but didn't grab me in the same way that Rose did. The supporting cast was excellent, particularly Roy Marsden who played the pedantic and patronising consultant perfectly. DT himself was OK in this one, too. There wasn't too much OTT-ing on his part, and thus this aspect of the show wasn't as distracting as I found it last year. I just hope the season gets a bit more exciting as it progresses and I enjoy things overall more than I did the last one.

I gave it a 6/10. Things I liked - Martha, the stuff on the moon, the Judoon (though how they could see through those helmets when their eyes are on the sides I don't know), the banter (far less smug so far). Things I marked it down for - the Eastenders style soap family bust up (I was expecting the drums at any minute), RTD's inability to not mention Rose, the name Plasmavore (let's not p'## about - she drinks blood that makes her a Haemovore at least), and the very dodgy science bits and plot holes. (as a science teacher I long for the day when DW does some science properly, and avoids all the cliched mistakes that sci-fi usually makes, if only so I can use it in my lessons. Sadly that day wasn't Saturday )

On the basis of this & New Earth I hope RTD never gets asked to write for a medical drama! Overall - a better start than last year.

It was OK, it rattled through well enough. Set up feels a bit like Stones of Blood in a way. A villain on the run with a couple of henchmen/monsters in tow and bloodsucking involved (they were even called Slabs...not that different to large stones), being pursued by some extra-planetary justices with a habit of executing people who break the seals...I mean, attack them. There's even a bit where Martha tries to get them to scan Anne Reid to discover her true species/identity as with the Megara and the Cessair in the earlier story. Anyway it was enjoyable, if lightweight.

Well I thought it was really, really good - surprisingly so, even. I'm always very enthusiastic about the new series, but I wasn't sure what I was going to make of this new relaunch. However, if I had had any worries, I needn't have, as this was an engrossing, slick, fast-paced, funny, action-packed tale with good performances all round, strong direction from newcomer Charles Palmer, brilliantly realised new monsters in the Judoon, and some wonderful dialogue and plotting by Russell T Davies. Yes, there were a lot of introductions to be made, but thankfully a good, exciting - if straightforward - storyline was not sacrificed.

Freema Agyeman was a revelation as Martha, turning in a quietly confident performance, which helped to make the character thoughtful, intelligent, dynamic and caring, and instantly likeable. There's some great chemistry between Freema and David Tennant (another great performance from the man himelf - he's well and truly made the part his own), and I have to say Martha is certainly no replacement Rose, having her own strong identity. Any fears that the series would suffer from Billie's departure soon went out the window - this girl is going to be good.

As for the rest of the cast, Anne Reid seemed to be having a marvellous time as the plasmavore Florence, making her a memorable villainess in the classic Doctor Who mould, while Roy Marsden was equally good as Mr Stoker (I didn't notice the 'B. Stoker' reference - very clever!), although it was a shame that he was bumped off halfway through. Martha's family perhaps didn't have enough screen time for the viewer to take to them properly (although Gugu Mbatha-Raw was quite good as Tish), but RTD cleverly gave us just enough information about the family to help us to start painting a picture.

The effects were typically fantastic (the Juddon ships landing on the moon were astonishingly good), and the Judoon themselves were memorable monsters, not only in their impressive visualisation, but in their (often humourous) roles as bureaucratic policemen with their marker pens and compensation forms.

This was the first new episode of Doctor Who I've ever watched in the company of other fans, and it was nice to talk about what we'd just seen immediately afterwards - I think we were all suitably impressed. I'd have to agree that this was the best series opener in a long while, and I now have very high hopes for series three and the new TARDIS crew of The Doctor and Martha.