Absolutely disgraceful. I'm not talking about the latest episode of "Who", "The Time Of Angels", oh no- for reasons I will explain I thought it was the best episode of Series 5 yet. No, what I'm talking about is Graham Norton hogging half the f***ing screen in a scene which could perhaps be argued as the most tense and exciting yet this season. Did you notice him, branding his irksome grin in the way of Matt's fabulous rendition of the Doctor finally deciding to take arms and fire a gun? Well, at least the repeats will iron this out, but still! Onto business: "The Time Of Angels" was very traditional "Doctor Who", and with Episodes 2 & 3 trying unsuccessfully to branch out from this type of story, Steven Moffat effortlessly made it work, while bringing back both his major hits (the Weeping Angels & River Song) without making them seem tired or misplaced. As the opening to a two-part, Episode 4 was simply amazing, incorporating humour, fear, thrills and general excitement towards "Flesh And Stone" in just 45 minutes. Despite the cliff-hanger being very different to what we're used to, it worked great, and leaves me with a more positive outlook on the rest of Series 5.
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