Ooooh, I *love* your CoE-comparison! It's absolutely spot-on, especially because that is clearly how the Doctor sees it (with the talk of having to get a new name, because he won't be who he was).

It's the interplay between Doctor and Companion (Time Lord and human, heaven and Earth) that gives this show its power.
*nods an awful lot*

And Matt Smith is very, very much the Doctor! ♥