I was in immediately myself. Of course I could not get into Tennant as the Doctor.

remember though he didn't abandon her on purpose. he was just too high on regeneration energy and didn't remember how to properly use the tardis

And she'd never actually met Karen Gillan until she was cast as her younger self!

@@StarManta they knew each other but had never met personally

Based partially on Pat Troughton in "Tomb of the Cybermen". Now ties are cool

Well, she wouldn't be the first actor/actress to be "recycled" if she's put to greater use in the future. Not the least, Chibnall knows her quite well from Broadchurch. Alas, Doctor Who has a "talent" for underutilizing actors. They've had the likes of Derek Jacobi, David Suchet and other legends, and while at least Derek Jacobi came back reprising his role in other media, that's difficult for Suchet's role.

I feel the opposite.

I think Eccleston pulled it off pretty well. I agree with Tennant though. He's my favorite actor to have played the Doctor, but I'm not a huge fan of how he was written. Almost all of the ancient alien feeling was gone and they pretty much just made him an action hero.

@@piggyintheshadows It also didn't help that Tennant's Doctor kind of went out like a bitch. His first episode, he spent the entire episode trying to convince Rose that he was the same man as the Ninth Doctor. His last episode was him whining through the last 20 minutes about how he was going to die and another man would be replacing him. Honestly, that last 20 minutes or so soured me on the Tenth Doctor for years.

@@KthulhuXxx Same. I have a hard time watching that era now. It soured me to Ten's character and it soured me to RTD's writing because it seemed like borderline sabotage. He was leaving so all he cared about was going out as dramatically as possible, having all the talk about him being dead and some stranger taking his place didn't help the transition whatsoever. If you look at the ratings almost two million people didn't tune in for Matt's first story. Some of that I'm sure was just the people who only watched for Tennant, but I have to think that exit made people hesitant as well.

@@piggyintheshadows Well, the writing makes or breaks a lot of things. I was sceptical about Matt Smith's ability to convey the age of the Doctor, given he was very young at the time, but the scene on the rooftop was not just badass, it was spot on to deliver the idea that this was a guy who was hundreds of years old, had thwarted scores of threats and wasn't going to be intimidated.

8*

Twas ever so. Another podcast (Decorative Vegetable) has this as a feature at the end of each of their Classic Who reviews--listing the actors who have appeared before in Who (a surprising number are 'recycled' in different roles) and the other roles/shows in which guest actors have appeared.

Is the most annoying thing you can say

Agreed, and Smith and Capaldi are my favourite NuWho Doctors for that very reason. They both convey "quirky", "weird" and - importantly - "alien" in ways that the others don't quite manage.

I personally believe that this was intentional. David Tennant's doctor was so human that he didn't want to regenerate at all - he felt too deeply and got too connected to his companions. Whereas, Matt Smith's doctor is quite removed and very alien-like; weird and quirky and totally crazy. And then 12 was really serious and almost the opposite of eclectic because 11's alienness and nature was, in the end, his companions' and his downfall.

When did you finish Series 4? Because it can't have been during their airdates

After Ten’s regeneration I was firmly against a new Doctor but I decided to give Matt Smith a chance. From the moment he threw a plate out the door I was hooked on him. He’s now my Doctor and nothing will stop that. You have to give every Doctor a go to see how they do. It’s just the nature of the show.

@@thepandorica1660 I finished it sometime summer 2020 haha I’m still a pretty recent whovian 😂

@@Sentient_Zee wholeheartedly agree 👏

I for one am always excited when a new Doctor starts, and look forward to finding out what they bring to the role. Every Doctor is different, and yet the same. But I've been watching this show since I was a little kid more than 50 years ago, so I've gone through quite a few regenerations 🙂.

Agree. I have turned on a few people to Who and I told them to either start with Rose or The Eleventh Hour to jump into the show because those are the two perfect beginning episodes for a person taking over the role as the Doctor (Spearhead From Space for Jon Pertwee’s debut would be third but I wouldn’t push people onto the classic unless they want to take the deep dive)

Even as a hard leans Classic Who fan...I think this is a top story and definitely the best premier new Doctor story... but then again I’m very partial to Amy ❤️

It can be stabalised tho which why they can navigate it

YAAAAAAAY!!!!

hahaha, yes the era of the Doctor taking on Satan, throwing him a collapsing star and escaping with his girl, then floating and glowing as he no longer is an aged elf to give forgiveness for all past sins of the Master are over. Now the show crosses the line.... hahaha, I love perspectives on shows, there is such an emotional, tie in, to it all.

@@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829 The Doctor didn't defeat Satan, Rose did. The Doctor didn't cause himself to change, Martha, the Master's Archangel network of satellites and all the people of earth did. Why shouldn't the Doctor forgive his last friend on Gallifrey for attempting to kill him and his friends?

@@daffy8995 hahahaha, okay... hahaha

I thought that era ended with Tennant. At least Smith and Capaldi didn't hover in the air and shoot lightning from the palms of their hands.

@@ftumschk stop that is someone else's fault... there is a reason of course for why it is cool when he did and not cool any other time.

he does a lot more than just flashes of genius and clever things than the previous doctors. no doctor before was given so many clever and outside of the box solutions so consistently. what is interesting about him is the double side of his persona and perhaps his true personality behind the silly. he is far more than just childish. the wisdom of the character is far beyond that of others before him.

*My initial response was not meant to be mean, just an observation, everyone has validity, when it comes to an opinion piece, we are all allowed to disagree and we don't have to agree, that is the beauty of all of this. I am not meaning to be disparaging of your opinion and did not wish to make it seem like you were wrong. I am just pointing out my thoughts. I am an Engineer, by schooling, so it is difficult sometimes to human speak to humans, sorry if I come across as kind of a dick: I meant what I wrote, it states, what I mean, I wish I were a better person who could describe it in a less attacking fashion* I will keep the comment the same, but I realize, there was probably a better way to get there and that is my bad.... This is typically what happens when a person ages, the things that they enjoyed as a younger person, tend to take on a nostalgie kick and everything in the past, becomes so much grander, then it really was. When we are confronted with those things through the eyes of a younger prism, it then becomes childlike and less, because we are seeing it through the lens of "been there, done that". For many this was the 1st Doctor, childlike was a brilliant way to go... imho It is why every generation talks about how their period of music was a great one and the new one is just noise.... It is the inability to let things go, the inability to share with others and the inability to suspend disbelief and fold into the story., that tend to leave us as we age (Part of the allure of "The Chronicles of Narnia", kids aged out, when they stopped dreaming big) The great thing about Moffat is that his stories are such a rich tapestry to unfold, that this initial showing of the Doctor, means the vast majority of people will enjoy the hell out of this run, left to their own devices, most people have to first get over their "fear of change", because Tenant was in every season thus far, so he is the constant. But because not everything is for everyone, we are all allowed our opinion, we just have to remember that they are only opinions and not facts. Like this is all my opinion (except based on the concept of "sharing", that is a real trait, with real studies)

@@somedudeontwitterstalkedme3829 while nostalgia certainly plays a part in how we remember the past--those rose tinted spectacles are as effective in real life as they are in remembering TV shows--age does not preclude us from forming rational judgements about what are largely subjective matters. Without being too explicit, for the sake of spoilers, while the Ninth is my favourite among the new era Who that we have *so far* shared on this channel, it is 13 that I have most enjoyed overall (another far from universally accepted opinion). I don't purport to speak for other viewers, whether old or young, but I am content to express my views as someone who has been with the show since '63 while clearly marking them as my own subjective opinion and reflecting where these views are not in line with what I recognise to be the majority view in the fandom--at least so far as I can ascertain from what is certainly a diverse audience.

Oh dear, wait for Jodie Whittaker ruin the show.

@@dutchman8887 Perhaps I need to rewatch the 11th, it's been a few years. It might be a while yet though as my current rewatch is still early in the 4th Doctor...