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Eight years ago we saw a new side to the Doctor and his companion, who reached stratospheric levels of self-satisfaction. Was Queen Victoria right about what awful people they were? Are a smug Doctor and Rose worse than, say, a Doctor trying to brain a caveman or strangle a companion?
When I think about this episode, what stands out most is the Doctor seeing the werewolf for the first time. That wonder and delight of all there is in the universe–that's what speaks to me.