Not to mention "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances," which were by far the best (and most genuinely scary) eps of the first season IMO. Forget slimy aliens, that little blond kid in the gas mask will haunt my dreams forever. And yet -- what do you know? -- everybody lives. What's not to love about that?

But then I also like River Song, so clearly I am a blinkered Moffat fangirl with no sense of objectivity. :)