Most enjoyably though was rather than play outright 'wibbly wobbly timey wimey' games, Moffat has set up devious ones. His new companion was unexpectedly introduced this episode but just as quickly dispatched. The ominous question which was to trigger 'silence' falling was asked by the memory-wiped Daleks, their hive memory having been wiped by said companion. Moffat clearly has a series long thread (or series of threads) he wants to pursue, but isn't over playing his hand.
The three leads were uniformly excellent, Karen Gillan again making a quantum leap between series, leaving me quite frustrated by her imminent departure. She, Darvill and Smith gelled better than ever before, and it was a sublime start to what promises to be a great series.
