( CNN ) -- The wait is finally over . On Saturday night , `` Whovians '' ( `` Doctor Who '' fans ) finally got their first full look at Peter Capaldi in his role as the Twelfth Doctor ( with no karaoke or mimes in sight ) . He almost literally landed with a splash , as we first saw him and companion Clara being swallowed by a dinosaur who ended up in 19th century London . Because , obviously . Here are five of our favorite moments of what was a spectacular season premiere . 1 . The new Doctor himself . The Doctor was still in a bit of post-regenerative hysteria , which led to some hilarious lines . He also , of course , took a few shots at his new look , especially the eyebrows ( `` These are attack eyebrows ! You can take bottle tops off with these ! '' ) and the fact that he 's now Scottish . That was probably one of the biggest surprises : For a Doctor who is darker than the ones we 're used to recently ( he certainly does n't have the wackiness of Matt Smith ) , there was a great deal of humor in the episode . When we saw his final costume toward the end of the episode , we 've got ta say , the Twelfth Doctor is looking sharp . 2 . Clara back how we remember her . When Clara first officially met the Doctor , she was in Victorian dress . Having ended up in the 19th century , she was dressed for the times once more . Whether it was a callback or not , the producers seemed to know that the look really suits Jenna Coleman ( In fact , a lot of the memorable parts of this episode seemed to do with the clothes - see Madame Vastra and Jenny 's battle gear as well ) . With a few episodes under her belt , Clara is the `` veteran '' of the show , and much of it revolved around her , especially with the Doctor being in a confused state for much of it . She had some trouble getting used to this new Doctor , having fallen for the last one ( see below ) , but she had instant chemistry with the Twelfth . 3 . The icky new villain . A restaurant where you 're on the menu ? The half-visaged android the Doctor met could give Hannibal Lecter a run for his money . Their face-off ( sorry ) toward the end was one of the most memorable confrontations in recent `` Doctor Who '' history as well . 4 . A dinosaur in the Thames ? ! Not much to say here , except that tyrannosaurus rex was quite a way to kick off the season . 5 . The Eleventh Doctor makes a call . The biggest surprise of them all was the Eleventh Doctor 's time-shifted call to Clara at the end of the episode , asking her to take care of the new him . ( Though he was n't a big fan of looking old . ) We 'll miss you , Matt Smith ! What were your favorite parts of the episode ?
Peter Capaldi officially begins his run as the 12th Doctor on Saturday 's 'Doctor Who ' premiere . The new Doctor is very different from the last one . Jenna Coleman 's Clara is a standout in the episode . Previous Doctor , Matt Smith , makes a surprise cameo .