Can't be AU surley because the history scan done by atraxi.
A history scan that showed the Ood and the Hath among the aliens that have threatened the Earth...
Anyway, as for me...
And victory it was!
Fabulous story that actually made sense within continuity, gave us cheery Quatermass and Where Eagles Dare refs, and some good stuff for the already-cemented-as-the Doctor Eleven. And the Star Wars movies must definitely be on a permanent loop at Upper Boat- I'm amazed nobody said either "Use the Force" or (this being Gatiss as the pilot voice as well) "They came from behind..." during the big spectacle.
Direction was good, and the score great, but there were some shabby-looking shots. I dunno if the fact that the extermination effect this time looked like the Remembrance version is deliberate, but it was cruder than the previous Nu Who ones. Also, I don't think we've seen some many shots where light shone through the gauze in Daleks' neck sections since the mid-80s, urgh.
Ian McNeice was great as a very well-handled Churchill, and Bill Paterson was good too.
The new Daleks' colours are fine. They actually looked good when viewed from the front at a low angle (a shot which really reminds me of the tunnel chase shots in Destiny), but when seen side on or from behind - urg. Utter shit. They have fucking *bustles* for fucks sake - that makes them look like the granny from Sylvester & Tweety! They'll be back, shouting "I tawt I taw a Doctor." And they wobble, which isn't unusual for any Dalek prop - but they do it deliberately - what's the point of that?
I'm assuming they'll be back in the finale or sometime soon, cos there seems to be some piece of equipment on the back of them, and I guess that's planned for something.
Other spoilerific bits - the crack again, which I was expecting. (I'm assuming we'll see it at the end of every story until the finale.)
Why does Amy not remember the Daleks? Obviously something's going on - I suspect that she's from a timeline that split off when she met the Doctor, as a child. Either that or it's all in her head. (if she's actually still a kid, then it may be the mid-90s and Rory's nurse ID has the right date on...) Either way I'm more and more certain that the TARDIS sound playing for little Amelia at the end of Eleventh Hour is actually a scene to be relived and expanded upon in the finale.
Anyway, great stuff apart from those issues related to the Dalek props. 10/10 and I'll probably watch it several times this week...