Forget alien planets and deepest, darkest outer space; in Doctor Who, the real great undiscovered land is America. Apart from dabbling visits in the 90s TV movie and 2005's Dalek episode, the show has on the whole shied away from the US. But as this brilliant prequel to the new series shows, all that is about to change...
'Hello, this is the president...' - the sheer gravitas on offer in just those five simple words rachets up the excitement for the new series to whole new levels. As for mysterious voices on tape recorders coming down a phone line, this kind of thing is all very familiar territory for the show. But it's that awful, horrible drop in your stomach as the alien behind the president is revealed that really gets you. My God...
Steven Moffat always was the show's master at sending the chills right to your heart, but this is simply sublime.
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