The doctor is back,and his new companion is unbelievably gorgeous and immensely talented with a flair for comedy. I'm not ready to throw Amy Pond under the bus yet (she's a redhead)but the new companion is a lot hotter than Amy and I think her hair is dark red,too. The first episode of this season played a few months ago and it showed a lot of promise for this year,and the second episode that just aired backed that up.
Lots of your favorite aliens are back,and one of them (the fireplug looking little General) is going to be a star of the show. He's hilarious,and he thinks a grenade or two is the answer to most problems.
I'm sure BBCA will air the first two episodes in reruns soon,so catch them if you can.