Some thoughts on this season of Doctor Who

My friends Sam and Claire and I were discussing it, and we all agreed that the word for this season appears to be "competent." There haven't been a lot of "oh, WOW" moments, but there haven't been essentially any "you've got to be kidding me" moments either. As a team they're way less extreme than the RTD group. And as Claire pointed out, as frequently happens with a new production team-- it's a building season. They're getting their feet under them, and next season shows nothing but the promise of awesome.

( And now, some potentially spoilery speculation about the metaplot. )