@confusedpolarity
How I agree with you on so many of your points.
There was a time when Tennant played it rough… when he had some rage and danger in him. I remember, particularly, in Human Nature – I think it was season 3 of the new season, where the family of alien hunters were looking for him, and he and Martha were in (I think) year 1913, and he’d forgotten who he was, and become human. The show with the pocket watch.
At the end, he gave the family what they were wanting all along – the ability to live forever – but in captivity. Remember, one of them was stuck in mirrors, one was frozen in time and made into a scarecrow. I don’t remember what he did to the others.
Smith didn’t have any of the inherent danger that Tennant was capable of bringing. Even Tennant didn’t bring it often.
Agree about the annoyance that has worked in the past. Would enjoy seeing more of that.
Yes, Clara – her personality seems kind-of modeled after Tennant’s Doctor. Chatty, gabby, smooth and cool, and really clever. They didn’t bring her any farther than the brilliant chatterbox. They could have. They may. I hope they do. Because “clever” characters are a dime a dozen in this series. And you can’t replicate Rose’s determination, or Martha’s single-minded anger, or Amy’s unbridled joy, or Sarah Jane Smith’s humor and strength…. or hell, even Adric had a thing, a thing that made him different. I disliked Donna, but her brassiness and screaming, well that made her singular. Clara is kind of a thing they’ve done before. I want them to make me love her, or at the very least, KNOW her.
I’m really excited to see a new direction here. I really did love Smith – he was joyful and wild, and reminds me of my blessed 20-year-old nephew who has ADHD. I adore that kid. So, as a result, I love Matt Smith. And my daughter is in love with him, and I approve of that wholeheartedly.
But now, something new, with an actor I really admire. Here’s hopin for good things.
