So that was the first episode of Doctor Who I've ever seen (my parents' cable is able to receive BBC 1 ), and I loved it. Great humour, great ideas; I think I'm going to catch up on that series.
How was it for you to follow?
I did think while watching it that it was a lot more complex than most opening episodes. I imagine it hung together pretty well, though?
I don't have any other episodes to compare; it was a bit confusing (maybe because of it), especially the idea of
SPOILERS! a time-travelling, 200 years younger version of the Doctor. Since I haven't grasped the full concept yet, I think I have to catch up on the earlier seasons. But it's very interesting, and I think that I'll like this series a lot.
Afterwards, I watched the documentary (DW Confidential) on BBC HD and I was kind of relieved that apparently, not much knowledge about the Doctor and the rest of the cast was needed, and that most things would be answered in the following episodes.