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Old 12-04-2014, 17:15
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I think peter's doctor will have a tough time following on from Tom baker that's for sure. Hopefully the familarity of Adric, Nyssa and Tegan will help him have time to settle into the role. .

I joke, but the point is, there are two peters now.



In all seriousness I think Capaldi will be awesome. Hoping the 'darker' rumour/speculation turns out to be true.

How would being dark 'weaken' the character? If anything it would strengthen the Doctor. Enough with the whimsy and wacky clothing and heartthrob status. Time for a bad bastard Doctor who doesn't mess around. Of course he shouldn't just be 'dark'. You need light and shade otherwise its just a lazy 'thing'. But whereas Ten and Eleven were mostly quirky and kind with occasional moments of darkness I would welcome the reverse of that. I don't think for a second they would have the guts to do it. Especially in these days of instant opinion being beamed world wide by everyone with fingers and a point of view its a sad fact they wouldn't take such a risk as the minute viewers dropped fandom will be crying out that its too dark and Colin Baker all over again. In these knee jerk times there's no time for *shockhorror* character development. Its a shame. I'm really hoping for a definite sea change in Doctor Who with season 8 otherwise I fear I might start to love it a little less. But hey. Its not made for me. Whatever keeps the viewers as a whole happy.

Couldn't agree more. Ten and Eleven were great, but after two happy go lucky doctors in a row, it's time for change (and not a moment too soon ). Really hope they've taken that 'risk' with the character, because ultimately the bigger risk is the character and by extension the whole show becoming stale.
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Old 12-04-2014, 17:41
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Ten and Eleven were great, but after two happy go lucky doctors in a row, it's time for change (and not a moment too soon ). Really hope they've taken that 'risk' with the character, because ultimately the bigger risk is the character and by extension the whole show becoming stale.
Its interesting how two people can watch the same show and come back with two completely different opinions about its tone.

I agree that David Tennant's Doctor could be considered happy-go-lucky, but I disagree with Matt Smith. I feel his tenure was completely doom laden from start to finish, with the show moving towards his (apparent) death pretty much from his first episode. And then there was everything that happened to Rory and Amy too!

I think going even darker with Peter Capaldi would be a mistake because I think the show actually needs to lighten up again. I think his Doctor and Clara could have a really smart, comedic relationship that would carry the show to new heights. I think a 'dark' Doctor would weigh the show down.

Just my opinion of course!
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