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Doctor Who - Season 9 Episode 2 The Witch's Familiar
The Doctor and Clara have established a dynamic as a partnership of equals, they’re relishing the fun and thrills that all of space and time has to offer. Tangling with ghosts, Vikings and the ultimate evil of the Daleks, they embark on their biggest adventures yet. Missy is back to plague the Doctor once more, the Zygons inspire fear as they shape-shift into human clones, and a new arrival moves in cosmic ways.
Speaking of comedy, the Doctor ripping Davros out of his chair (albeit offscreen), taking his seat, and pushing the buttons of a horde of Daleks was something we've never seen before and will likely never see again.
There's some meaty material in this episode, some of the best character stuff we've ever seen in Doctor Who, in fact, the two old foes seeming to share a moment of real connection before it's all revealed to be dupe and counter-dupe.
It's gratifying to see some of the themes explored in The Witch's Familiar are firmly grounded in Doctor Who's humanist and ultimately optimistic worldview.
"The Witch's Familiar" provides a more than effective conclusion to this season premiere, crystallizing the kind of clever scenarios Moffat does best while still taking the time to introduce some new corners of this already well-explored universe.