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. 
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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.
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.
. 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.
Originally Posted by saladfingers81:
“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.”
“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.
