Doctor Who series 8

On Sunday it was the final of Doctor Who series 8. This series was the first with Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, and I thought he was excellent. We have returned to the darker personality, similar to that of Christopher Eccleston (who personally is my favourite doctor); at the very beginning of the series he even asks whether he is a "good man."

This series is very much about this new doctor discovering himself as well as understanding the people and worlds around him. When talking to my friends who watch the show, all of them have been impressed with how Peter Capaldi has taken on the role after Matt Smith. However, I feel like I'm one of the only ones who really liked Clara as the assistant. My favourite assistant of all time would definitely be Donna, because the chemistry she had with David Tennant was "brilliant" and she has so much charisma and attitude, showing that humans are just as good and as important as everything else in the universe. However, I would actually say that Clara is my second favourite, because I think that she has matured and developed greatly as a character; when she was with Matt Smith doctor, there was an 'older brother and younger sister' relationship that was going on, with her being amazed with everything that time and space had to offer. In this new series with Peter Capaldi, they behave as absolute best friends, being loyal to each other and being each other's strength. Clara is so human and I don't understand why so many people have found it hard to warm up to her. (As a side note, I also really like Clara's wardrobe)

The episodes themselves this series, as a whole, have really strong ideas however the endings to many seem to have become simplistic. By this, I mean that many of the endings just seemed rushed and I felt that the reason for many of the events that happened in a particular episode, weren't explained completely. And I thought it was the only downfall for this series, however, many of the stories were really interesting and enjoyable, for example "Listen", "Mummy on the Orient Express" and "Flatline", the concepts were really intriguing. But I thought the strongest of the series were the two final episodes, which I was happy about.