One of the things I love most about new Who is the anticipation for new episodes. I know that in todays society of instant gratification that may seem an odd thing but to me Doctor Who is like a fine wine (not the best analogy as I don't drink wine... but my only other option is "Doctor Who is like a vintage cheese..." and that doesn't seem to have quite the same gravitas). The time it is off the air is not a time to spend mourning, it's a time to get excited, follow filming reports and start speculating about who lives, who dies, which random character is suspected of being the Rani this year, which villains come back, etc.
Even when the show is on the air, the week between episodes is usually filled with so much speculation that the days until the next episode is on seem to fly by. Not that any level of grand speculation ever quite matches the brilliance of what Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat have surprised us with over the last six years, but again that is all part of the fun.
Who is "Mels"? Is she a regenerated Melody Pond before she takes on the River Song persona? Is the rumour about certain characters making cameo appearances true? And do they actually kill Hitler? And that's just speculating about one episode, never mind the rest of the series.
Roll on Saturday night, but until then let's just sit back and enjoy the anticipation of it all.
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