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"Doctor Who&amp;#039;s two-part opener has been praised by critics and viewers alike. Penned by showrunner Steven Moffat, &amp;#039;The Impossible Astronaut&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Day of the Moon&amp;#039; - a tale centred around the mystery of The Silents - was given rave reviews by newspaper columnists. Metro&amp;#039;s Tom Phillips wrote: &amp;quot;In between the OMG drip-drop of precisely-timed reveals, we also get another twisty-turny Who episode - although, as increasingly seems to be the house style, one where the second episode feels very different in tone from the first.&amp;quot; Neela Debmath of The Independent, however, was less complimentary: &amp;quot;There was a contracted feel to &amp;#039;Day of the Moon&amp;#039; [in comparison with &amp;#039;The Impossible Astronaut&amp;#039;] with a lot of the story being told through flashbacks, along with gaps where the viewer was left to piece together the story. At times it was a challenge to keep up.&amp;quot; Lifetime Who fan Gavin Fuller wrote in The Sunday Telegraph: &amp;quot;Yes, the episode was interesting and showed just how, when the writers use their imagination, Doctor Who can tell stories in a way little else on television can. &amp;quot;But by leaving so much unresolved it is very hard to take a firm view on this episode until the series as a whole pans out, making it a distinct departure from the generally self-contained stories of recent years.&amp;quot; Meanwhile, Digital Spy readers were unanimously in favour of last week&amp;#039;s launch episode. &amp;gt; Rate Saturday&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Day of the Moon&amp;#039; in our poll here "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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