Thank god we're getting rid of the teenage fangirls......lets bring back some of the John Pertwee / Sylvester McCoy story arcs....

I like him very much but I did like Matt Smith too. Very excited to see where this is going though!

Took my son to see the premiere in the theatre and thought it was pretty awesome. Smith is his favorite (he's only 8) but he thinks the new Doctor is wicked badass and I agree.
Capaldi definitely lives up to the rebellious, darker Doctor they said he would be, but I love that they still kept the humor in there. I'm pretty excited to see how the season plays out and how his Doctor reacts to some old (and new enemies). I think it's going to be a fantastic turn.

Now, if we could just drop off Clara and bring back Captain Jack for the ride.....

I wasn't a huge fan of the timey-wimey, wibbly wobbly Matt Smith Doctor, but he did well especially considering he had huge shoes to fill. As for Capaldi, initial impressions are good. I like that he's older, more world-worn than Smith, but it's the material that will make (or break) him as the Doctor.

I liked Matt Smith, but am super excited to see where they go with this Doctor.

I did quite like Matt Smith but really optimistic about Capaldi. Since the first episode I haven't really gotten a "feel" as to what kind of Doctor he is, but keen to watch him face the Daleks tonight!
Still not that overly fond of Clara though

I haven't gotten to see the new episodes yet, so I'm a bit jealous of everyone here!!

It took quite a while, but Matt Smith grew on me a bit. I had a hard time going from David Tennant to him though. I'm really excited to see how this new Dr plays out.

Robin Hood??!! Yes please! ....and like another poster mentioned - Bring Capt. Jack back!!

He's very good, not sure about the relationship with Clara, I never really liked her, she was eye candy only

I like him a lot, it's always a big pair of shoes to fill - I wasn't sure if the speech on the telephone from Matt Smith was directed at the audience rather than to Clara almost as if the writers were talking to the audience through the characters as it talked about 'liking him' and 'it's still me'. Basically subtlety in saying don't lose interest it's still the Doctor as Capaldi was milling around in the background humbly awaiting trial.

Whether I just saw more in it than it was or not I thought it was a good piece of dialogue and it emoted a lot in me from the fanbase who get upset with a new actor and also the characters and how they adjust to a regeneration.

You could see flavours of all the Doctors in the first episode coming through as well from the sagelike knowledge of Hartnell through to the zany character of McCoy and beyond almost as if the regeneration was pulling him inside out through all his previous incarnations. I liked that little homage.

Oh man I wish we could see Captain Jack again. But John Barrowman is full time on Arrow now

Wasn't as convinced by this episode it seemed to be missing something. Robin Hood didn't do it for me, though that may have something to do with just completing a 27 mile hike in ten hours.

I might rewatch it and give it another go.

Wasn't as convinced by this episode it seemed to be missing something. Robin Hood didn't do it for me.

We discussed this episode and the conclusion was its not our favourite, but it still beats Robin Hood Prince of Thieves!!!

I'd love to see what Capaldi could do with a script by Neil Gaiman or Chris Chibnall.

I have a secret wish to see Moffat step down and Gaiman become the lead writer.

I didn't understand the soldier thing... in the end she gave it to the doctor, so why did her boyfriend's clone have it?

Her boyfriend's "clone" wasn't a clone; it was implied that he was Clara and Dan's great-great-grandson. He had kept the family heirloom as a good luck charm, but he when he figured out that he was interacting with his great-great-grandmother, he handed it back to her.