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Doctor Who – Season 10, Episode 1 The Pilot

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Doctor Who – Season 10, Episode 1

The Pilot

Aired Apr 15, 2017

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When The Doctor has a chance encounter with Bill, her mind is opened to a universe that is bigger and more exciting than she could imagine.

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"The Pilot" successfully reboots the final season of Capaldi's Doctor Who and deftly introduces Pearl Mackie with fresh character development.

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Steven Cooper

Slant Magazine

04/17/2017

In place of the complex arc plotting and time-travel trickery characteristic of much of his previous work, Moffat presents a deliberately new viewer-friendly story that, as with "Rose," follows the point of view of a fresh companion.

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Noam Cohen

Observer

04/17/2017

The new companion, the charmingly eccentric Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie), is ushered in by Nardole, who for some reason does not qualify as a companion himself ... despite the fact that he travels with the Doctor, is privy to his secrets, etc.

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Ben Lawrence

Daily Telegraph (UK)

04/16/2017

4/5

This episode may not have pushed all the buttons, but it was a reminder of how good Doctor Who can be when it tugs at the heartstrings, and moves from pyrotechnics into a more thoughtful, psychologically ambitious orbit.

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Emmet Asher-Perrin

Reactor

01/08/2019

The Doctor is missing his buddy dynamic, but more than that, he's clearly missing his early days.

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Brittany Rae

Tell-Tale TV

11/29/2018

4/5

After 55 years, Doctor Who still finds new ways to introduce newcomers to the TARDIS, and for Bill it's all about the logistics.

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James Whitbrook

io9.com

05/19/2018

It was, on the whole, everything Doctor Who needed to do in an episode that marks its return after essentially being off air for two years.

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Synopsis

When The Doctor has a chance encounter with Bill, her mind is opened to a universe that is bigger and more exciting than she could imagine.

Executive Producer: Steven Moffat
Screenwriter: Richard Curtis, Chris Chibnall, Toby Whithouse, Mark Gatiss, Simon Nye, Steven Moffat
Network: BBC
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Apr 15, 2017