Ah, yes, the Wilderness Years... still feel jinxed by them. lost_spook might remember my expressing fear about falling so hard for Capaldi as the Doctor, because the last time I was that engaged with DW, the Seventh Doctor and Ace got put on hiatus. So, you can understand how well I reacted to the year's hiatus, Capaldi leaving earlier than he really needed to (and the persistent feeling that the BBC pushed him), and the feeling I get that #12 and Bill will remind me of #7 and Ace (especially since Ace called him Professor and #12 has somehow become a university professor), so another (possible) favorite TARDIS team for me gets cut short...

Too much spoilery stuff I want to debate, but will shut up. No one needs to stumble across spoilers they've somehow avoided until now.