docwebster | I'm not ten minutes into watching the episode yet

It's him. He really is The Doctor.

I have held off saying this for the past two Doctors now, but this is the first time (for me, anyway, and yeah I know some serious YMMV applies here) since Colin Baker the Doctor has really felt like The Doctor. Sylvester McCoy's Doctor was an annoying little nit with an umbrella (although I think that was because JNT wouldn't have known a good story if it was tattooed on the end of his unit), McGann never really got a chance, and under RTD The Doctor felt more like just a couple of blokes with a TARDIS and oodles of Dramuh.

I know what I just said will be considered blasphemy by some, and again Your Mileage May Vary, but a few years ago the show came back. Now, for me at least, The Doctor is finally back.

Welcome to the TARDIS, Matt Smith, and for smeg's sake stay a while!