Rate & Discuss: The Bells of Saint John

March 30th, 2013
Warning! This article and its comments may contain spoilers...

The Doctor’s search for Clara Oswald takes him to modern day London and wi-fi is everywhere. Humanity’s living in a wifi soup. Something dangerous is lurking in the signals, picking off minds and imprisoning them and Clara becomes their target. Will the Doctor lose her all over again?

If you’re reading this it means the Doctor’s back and about time too wouldn’t you agree?

The Bells of Saint John rang across the land this evening as our beloved Time Lord had his long awaited return to the small screen, bringing with him big action, big drama and big… spoons? Also in tow was Jenna-Louise Coleman as the enigmatic Clara Oswald who will be taking us on a “mystifying but exciting” journey over the next 7 weeks as we learn the truth behind the woman twice dead. But let’s get back to tonight first, shall we?

In the Doctor’s first adventure of 2013 he found himself in modern day London, and wi-fi was everywhere. He’s been on a mission of his own since we last saw him at Christmas – his search for the mysterious soufflé girl, as searches for mysterious soufflé girls often do, landed him in a spot of e-bother when an insidious menace unveiled itself to be an ancient enemy, with Clara caught in the middle. It was down to the Doctor to defeat the baddies in order to save the world wide web from cyberspacial harm. Hashtag pressure!

Throw in a motorbike, a few London landmarks plus the return of the Fez and you’ve got yourself a humdinger of a series opener, and one that’s left us with plenty to talk about…

Now the wi-fi is safe again, you can rate and discuss tonight’s episode in the comments!

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(26 Votes, Average: 4.31/5)
22 comments on this article
  1. River Song
    April 2nd, 2013 at 9.24pm | #1

    I loved it! I thought the introduction was great. Another catchphrase to be used: “I don’t know where I am”. The little nod to Amy- Amelia Williams- loved that. Had a little tear in my eye. The chemistry between the Doctor and Clara made me smile… snogbox, ha ha! Yes, overall, it was a great episode and I cannot wait till next week!

  2. Froagon
    April 6th, 2013 at 6.59pm | #2

    I really like Clara as the new assisstant: she is smart and witty. Also the story to “The Bells of St. John” was sinister and wholly enjoyable. Great fun!

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