Product Description
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Matt Smith and Karen Gillan star as the new Doctor and his
companion in an all-new series of Doctor Who. After his explosive
regeneration, the Eleventh Doctor awakes to discover his TARDIS
is about to c! After falling from the sky, he pulls himself
out of the wreckage to come face-to-face with young Amy Pond. The
Doctor promises to take Amy to the stars. But first they must
divert an alien plot that could destroy the Earth. The Doctor
makes good his promise, and Amy boards the regenerated TARDIS,
ready to take to the stars on a series of wild adventures that
will change her life. As always, wherever the Doctor goes, his
oldest enemies, the Daleks, are never far behind. They are
hatching a new master plan from the heart of war-torn London in
the 1940s. But they are not the only strange creatures the Doctor
and Amy must face--there are also alien vampires, humanoid
reptiles, the Weeping Angels, and a silent menace that follows
Amy and the Doctor around wherever they go.
Episodes
1. The Eleventh Hour
2. The Beast Below
3. Victory of the Daleks
4. The Time of Angels
5. and Stone
6. The Vampires of Venice
7. Amy's Choice
8. The Hungry Earth
9. Cold Blood
10. Vincent and the Doctor
11. The Lodger
12. The Pandorica Opens
13. The Big Bang
.co.uk Review
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Sometimes, change is good, as evidenced by Matt Smith's
assumption of the mantle of Britain's beloved science-fiction
hero, Doctor Who, in this stellar series. Replacing David
Tennant, who was arguably the most popular incarnation of the
Time Lord since Tom Baker, was an unenviable task for any actor.
But relative newcomer Smith--the youngest performer to play the
Doctor--makes the role his own within the first few moments of
the series opener, "The Eleventh Hour," which introduces his
puckish interpretation, as well as companion Amy Pond (Karen
Gillan). The pair, whose banter is a terrific mix of screwball
humor and light sexual tension, are later joined by Amy's fiancé,
Rory (Arthur Darvill), who is not quite whom he appears, as
revealed in "The Pandorica Opens." Old enemies such as the Daleks
("Victory of the Daleks"), the Silurians ("The Hungry Earth"),
and the formidable Weeping Angels ("The Time of the Angels") test
the Eleventh Doctor's mettle, as does the series' central
adventure, in which a host of the Doctor's foes, including the
Cybermen and the Sontarans, unite to seal him in the fabled
Pandorica, an inescapable prison located within Stonehenge. The
13 episodes of Series 5 are thrilling, thoughtful, humorous, and
altogether addictive--in short, as good a series of Doctor Who as
any that's been produced. When compared to the archival Doctor
Who releases, the six-disc set of the Complete Fifth Series comes
up somewhat short in the supplemental feature department, but
there are still a number of worthwhile extras to complement the
episodes. Chief among these are the six commentary tracks, most
of which feature newly minted show runner Steven Mof
(Sherlock), as well as Gillan and Darvill, and run the gamut from
giggly, lightweight chats to informative looks at the production
process. Less interesting are the video diaries by the three
series leads, which are amusing but forgettable fluff, as are the
outtakes and Doctor Who Confidential Cut-Downs. The Monster Files
provides a look at the series' key villains, including the new
designs for the Daleks and the monstrous Alliance, which Mof
reveals as being comprised of whatever costumes were available at
the time of shooting (!). A barrage of TV spots and promos,
including a US spot, round out the extras. --Paul Gaita