Is there a more exciting moment in the year than the start of a new series of Doctor Who?

We’re going with no – and doubly so this time because the episode was 100% awesome, with two classic Who villains returning and some truly head-turning plot twists.

Here’s what people were getting excited about during The Magician’s Apprentice. Needless to say, this is full of spoilers, so if you haven’t seen the episode you might want to move on…

1. The creepy hands with eyes

Hands with eyes? Has someone been at the extremely strong wine? #DoctorWho — Cersei Lannister: Indoors Queen of SEVEN Kingdoms (@NiceQueenCersei) September 19, 2015

Wanna get some classic Doctor Who creepiness in there from the off? How about a small child walking through a field of hands with eyes on them? Yeah, that should do it.

2. The earliest plot twist in history

Just screamed because DAVROS YES FINALLY #DoctorWho — Lauren ✨ (@lulu8bha) September 19, 2015

IT'S FREAKING DAVROS! — Daniel Hoffmann-Gill (@danielh_g) September 19, 2015

Wanna blow everyone’s minds? How about making the kid who’s walking through the field of eye hands one of the Doctor’s oldest enemies? How about Davros?

People were surprised to see Davros was quite a cute kid.

Puberty has not been kind to Davros. #DoctorWho — joanna (@jennasmanning) September 19, 2015

True dat. But would the Doctor help to save the life of a child who he knew would go on to become his greatest enemy? A classic Doctor moral dilemma.

3. All of the films

That's so Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth, hands with eyes. — Catrin 🐱🐝 (@Cat_Von_Bee) September 19, 2015

Space port bars and side wipes, Moffat must think he's making the new Star Wars film #doctorwho — Tim Senna (@TimSenna) September 19, 2015

From the weird spacey shoot-outs to the aforementioned hands with eyes to the Potter-esque snake servant – we think Steven Moffat may have joined a film club over the summer.

4. MISSY!!

YOU SO FINE HAHAHAH YOU BLOW MY MIND HEY MISSY #DoctorWho — Sara Lucy Powell (@Kimaleya) September 19, 2015

THE DOCTOR, THE MASTER AND DAVROS ALL IN ONE EPISODE

CAN I GET A HELL YEAH — abbie ミ☆ (@abbiecops) September 19, 2015

Missy is like a Villainous Mary poppins! HAHAHAHA ❤️🌂 I JUST LOVE HER!😍 #missy #drwho @bbcdoctorwho — Taylor Belle Brown. 🎀👑 (@Tbbrown742) September 19, 2015

So as if one classic Doctor Who villain wasn’t enough, who should turn up next? Only Missy! Oh, and there was something different about her…

Yeah, we love Missy. Everyone loves Missy.

5. Clara and Missy working together

Clara and missy are goals — maz (@vintagevampires) September 19, 2015

The pair got together to seek out the doctor and they formed an incredible double act. More of this, please.

6. Missy v Davros

"Davros is your arch enemy now? I'll scratch his eye out" #DoctorWho — ryan 🚩 (@ryxnf) September 19, 2015

Missy’s pained indignation when hearing the Doctor describe Davros as his arch enemy was truly glorious.

7. Classic Doctors

When the Doctor and Davros came face to face, the creator of the Daleks took him on a bit of a trip down memory lane – and that meant a glimpse of some old friends.

8. Davros v The Doctor

"I approve of your new face, Doctor. So much more like mine" DAVROS IS SAVAGE #DoctorWho — ryan 🚩 (@ryxnf) September 19, 2015

Davros brought out the zingers. We approved. Wonder what Peter Capaldi thought of that line?

9. Missy and Clara v the Daleks

missy is dead clara is dead the tardis is dead i am dead — déa (@capaldiesque) September 19, 2015

Yeah, that didn’t go so well. As Missy attempted to so pull sweet-talking moves on the Daleks, they exterminated her. And then they exterminated Clara. And then they destroyed the Tardis. So we’re chalking that one up as a win for the Daleks.

10. The Daleks in general

I'm 41 and the Daleks still terrify me #DrWho — Mark Franklin (@MarkFranklin123) September 19, 2015

Amen to that.

11. The fact that the whole episode was awesome

Oh, Lordy. That was a pretty strong opener. Well done, everyone. Totally enjoyed that. #DoctorWho — Zan Phee (@zanPHEE) September 19, 2015

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS EPISODE SINCE FOREVER AND I LOVE IT #DrWho — Tom Harwood (@tomhfh) September 19, 2015

Went into that totally unspoiled and was amazing. Best episode in a long time! #DoctorWho Also Missy = the best — Colleen Cheetham-Gerrard (@thecolleencg) September 19, 2015

This was such a strong start to the new series. After Capaldi’s debut series, which the critics liked but audiences weren’t so sure about, will this be good enough to get the ratings going back in the right direction? Let’s hope so…