11 tweets that perfectly sum up the reaction to this week’s Doctor Who

This week’s episode of Doctor Who saw the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and companion Bill (Pearl Mackie) head back in time to 1814’s great frost fair on the frozen river Thames, and viewers were loving the period setting.

Absolutely loved #DoctorWho Thin Ice represented a more real Victorian setting, they really went over & above with that, very well done!

— MorgulVortex (@MorgulVortex) April 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/lastjellybaby/status/858402491637125120

Especially if it means getting Peter Capaldi into the most appropriate of headgear…

https://twitter.com/frankcottrell_b/status/858408096577855493

The Doctor and Bill discovered that under the ice there was a chained-up sea creature, who was feeding on unlucky fairgoers – including one young pickpocket, much to the surprise of viewers.

https://twitter.com/Aliyah_The_Bat/status/858488777626578945
https://twitter.com/nickcbrent/status/858474639311482880

Whoever thought we’d be applauding Doctor Who for killing off a child before 8pm? What strange people we are.

Anyway, the whole thing was building up to two hugely satisfying moments, which set the internet alight. Moment 1 – the Doctor punching out the lights of baddie Lord Sutcliffe (Nicholas Burns), who was feeding people to the creature AND had a sideline in racism.

https://twitter.com/ChrisJonesArt/status/858585414650793984
https://twitter.com/cielamisseh/status/858400710173618176
https://twitter.com/17dmitri/status/858496527181983744

And then came moment two – the Doctor making a powerful speech about the value of human life, which seemed particularly relevant in troubled political times.

https://twitter.com/Whoscaper/status/858401323812884484
https://twitter.com/SarahThrawn/status/858497344865800192

In the end the Doctor and Bill saved the day, some lovable street urchins were rehomed and everything worked out just fine (except for Lord Sutcliffe) – and fans were happy to see the series continue in its purple patch of great episodes.

https://twitter.com/McLeanAmy/status/858609068122021888

Here’s hoping next week’s spooky-looking episode makes them four for four.

Doctor Who continues on BBC1 on Saturdays at 7.20pm