[Flux]

So it’s back. Last night felt like a big reset after the show’s last era - both in content, tone and presentation. Lovely new title sequence, in the vein of Eccleston/Tennant and Smith’s early series, though I do think it does lack a bit of punch in comparison to the series 1-4/5 openers. Smiths original titles especially had a real violent, erratic pace to them which always built excitement.

The new TARDIS interior is largely as rumoured, and again such a step up from the junk room in the last era. Great to see so many different levels, and the scale of it really gives the show a worthy central base. Lighting already seems very versatile too, so I can imagine it being adapted to suit the mood and tone of individual stories in a way that hasn’t been possible on this scale before.

The episode itself was good IMO. Not the best, but certainly a return to form and a strong reset which immediately made me appreciate how much the show had faded under the previous regime. I’d tried to stay positive about the last era, but The Star Beast showed it all up with a perfect example of what the show should be and made me glad to have the show I love back after drifting away from it since Capaldi’s exit.