Following a nearly three month long hiatus, Whovians all over the world have been teeming in anticipation for the continued saga of Britain’s favorite Time Lord. On Aug. 26, the TARDIS once again took a brief, one-hour sojourn to American airwaves with the aptly-titled mid-series premiere, “Let’s Kill Hitler.”
Head writer Steven Moffat once again proved his screenwriting wizardry with “Let’s Kill Hitler,” deftly weaving revelations and weighty, meticulous plot developments with lightning fast humor, slapstick and a heavy, sobering dose of emotional tension in the episode’s latter half.
Matt Smith’s performance as the Doctor deserves to be noted. In the episode’s final thirty minutes, he achieves a subtle, brilliant blend of the comic and the morose, displaying a range belying an actor of his age. To effectively portray a dying, time-traveling alien is no small feat, and Smith appears to be truly at ease with the prospect, embedding the Doctor with touching vulnerability.
Many questions remain to be answered by series’ end. What is up with the Silence? When and how will Rory die next? Will Stephen Moffat rewrite the actual space-time continuum in order to cheat the Doctor’s death? No answers yet, but by the final two episodes (airing Sept. 24 and Oct. 1), you can expect surprises, thrills and a whole lot of timey-wimey, wibbly-wobbly stuff.
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