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Just in case you haven't watched the Christmas special yet....spoiler

I liked it for the most part, but it was a bit of an abrupt change in the tone and pace of the episode when he stayed in the town and got old. Capaldi was a bit of a change of pace himself, too. He'll take some getting used to I have a feeling. But the new ones always do.

Yeah. That part felt a bit forced. I didn't care for the way they narrated the episode to move the story along through centuries like that. But the Tennant exit was so drawn out that I was a bit annoyed, so I don't know if I would have been happy with the story being drawn out more.

I was hoping that Clara would jump back into his timeline thing and pull it into an infinite loop.

Yeah, pull the thingy...

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Oh, absolutely. She's pretty much bumped Rose off the top of my list. Rose and Sarah Jane must fight it out now for second place. Let's say Jello wrestling at the age of 25.

Meh Capaldi is really going to take some getting used to. I actually liked the pseudo sexual tension between Matt Smith and the companions...that's going to be much harder to do with Capaldi without him seeming like a creeper.

I did like the reveal under the truth screen that she "fancied" him.

I think Capaldi will be a good change, because of the potential that it does get away from that sexual tension, since you had so much of it with Eccleston, Tennant and Smith.

(Although there's always the potential that you could introduce an older companion. Not to mention an older male companion, although I think they'd hesitate to open that particular can of worms).

There are going to add a male companion from what I have read recently.

When I mentioned a can of worms, I wasn't referring to the possibility of a male companion, but rather to the possibility of a male doctor having a relationship with a male companion...

I watched the special twice. Enjoyed it more the second time around. Everything was happening so fast (as far as tying up loose ends), it was a little easier digest on a second viewing.

I'll miss Matt Smith. Gonna be a long wait 'till August.

They really got away from the friendly male companion role. All of the recent males have been semi-adversarial including Mickey and Rory. We need another friendship like Jamie or mentor relationship like Adric. Heck even a Harry Sullivan would be a bonus. It was never a sexual relationship before. I don't think Sarah Jane even considered getting together with the Tom Baker Doctor. Even Peter Davison treated them like a little sister. The can of worms was opened in the Peter McGann movie.

Awesome (spoiler if you haven't watched yet...)