You know, I still sort of have trouble believing that the new series of Doctor Who is for kids, because as you said, it is so very dark sometimes! If I had watched it as a child, I would have been freaked the fuck out (of course, I was also the kid who screamed her head off when I saw a Sesame Street skit with Burt and Ernie exchanging face parts when I was two years old).

Anyway, I found your comments to be spot-on and I would completely agree with how you've resolved the different seasons.

Now I'm wondering even more how different the show is going to be under Moffat.