The day has finally arrived, after months of waiting, new Doccy Who is here, and let me tell you right now, it doesn't disappoint.

To start off with the positives of the episode, I feel very confident in declaring that the brand-new companion, Miss Belinda Chandra is the star of the episode (pun intended). The energy she brings to the episode is spectacular, she's confused, frustrated, and doesn't want to be here, and she makes her thoughts known! Having a companion willing to push back against the Doctor is important to remind us that not everyone is a willing participant in the Doctor's wacky adventures, and at times the Doctor can (unintentionally or intentionally) stomp over the wants of others. Belinda calling out the Doctor for testing her DNA is such a great moment, while some of us may not care about having our DNA tested, it is privileged medical information and the Doctor had no right to violate that right. Now it's not all fighting and arguing, there are some happy moments as well, it's good to see Belinda and the Doctor bond over their mutual interest in alien anatomy, and the ice just melted away when the Doctor revealed he had two hearts, and Belinda got to listen to the sound of drums I mean a Gallifreyan heartbeat.

Now onto the Doctor, while he plays second fiddle to Belinda in this episode, Ncuti proves once again that he is the 15th Doctor and that he can rock it. While I can't really point to many specifics that stand out to me, since frankly the Doctor isn't the main character of this episode, overall he adds a lot both to the plot and also as a "companion" to Belinda, glad to have you back Ncuti!

The episode gave me plenty to think about in terms of mystery, I was constantly trying to come up with ways that the certificate ended up in the past, how did the robots manage to rebel, and the whole speaking in code every 9 words bit, loved it.

Now, what I'm about to say will either make perfect sense to some of you, or sound utterly deranged, but I think Polish Robot adds so much to this episode, and I cannot explain why. I just love him so much, a precious bean of a character, I want more of him so much.

Now onto things I didn't like, Sasha should have been given more screen time, she was such an interesting character that I was looking forward to seeing more of her in the episode. When she died, I got the distinct impression that RTD wanted me to feel sad, but I was more just unphased, she had good potential, but I felt it was wasted. Following on from this, I also felt as if the rebels didn't add much to the story, singlet guy (whose name I cannot remember) was only there to look cool and create artificial conflict with Belinda, replace him with Sasha and you can kill two birds with one stone.

Overall I would say I enjoyed this episode, while it's not my favourite season opener, it does a fantastic job at starting the season off with a bang, and has officially hyped me up for the rest of the season!

There are very few pieces of Doctor Who media that I would call an "artistic masterpiece", Blink and Heaven Sent come to mind as examples, but I would say The Daleks Chase Walter the Worm join, or dare I say even surpass this upper echelon of art.

While the simplistic presentation might imply a straightforward and overt story, The Daleks Chase Walter the Worm is anything but. Our hero Walter the Worm is being chased by the three evil stepdaleks, as Walter is running away, they have what at first glance appears to be a scared expression on their face, but what I believe is actually an expression of excitement. What Walter is trying to express to the audience is that even when faced with dangerous foes and trapped in a life-threatening situation, one must endeavour to always maintain a positive outlook on life.

Next I will discuss the environmental storytelling of The Daleks Chase Walter the Worm. The first thing everyone will notice when they begin watching The Daleks Chase Walter the Worm is the lack of sound, this indicates two possibilities. The first possibility is that Walter is deaf and thus just as they are deprived of sound, so are we. The second possibility is that this world in which The Daleks Chase Walter the Worm is set on lacks sound at all, how this is possible is never elaborated on, the writer clearly leaving the reason open-ended in order to give the viewers something to think and discuss on. Another key aspect of environmental storytelling is the ever-smiling sun high in the sky. Even while Walter is facing certain death at the hands of the Daleks, the sun is still smiling, this indicates to me that the sun is sadistic and enjoys the suffering of those below it. The sun in combination with the possibility of the world being a soundless place shows that Walter's world is truly a cruel and inhospitable place, which reinforces Walter's strength and moral character and Walter always remains positive even when faced with such cruelty. If I may be so bold, I would say the environmental storytelling of The Daleks Chase Walter the Worm would rival that of beloved video game developer FromSoftware.

The Daleks Chase Walter the Worm really speaks to my soul, and I feel as if I am a better person for having watched it, this is a must watch experience.

As the first ever serial, it's pretty decent, the very episode is spectacular and offers an amazing introduction into Doctor Who. Unfortunately, the rest of the episodes in the serial aren't nearly as good, and can drag at times. However, the premise and acting are good enough to keep interest.