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Old 05-26-2014, 06:04 PM   #751
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And yet they still had the River Song/Matt Smith ship going which IMO was ****ing terrible. I liked the tenth Doctor being a ladies man, sort of brought you back to the Jon Pertwee James Bond/hero-archetype role for the Doctor, especially with the Master being his main villian. Doctor Who told on an epic/heroic scale. That said, I like how Moffat reeled it in with Matt Smith, though I found his second season really bad with the River Song stuff.

The choice to go with an older Doctor was really the only logical direction they could have gone after Matt Smith. They took the younger/good looking/hyperactive trend that started with Tennant as far as it could go with Smith. The rumor is that the 12th Doctor will be less reliable (Colin Baker-ish?) and the style is more dark--I hope it's more absurd and creepy than dark and gritty/serious.
It's funny. I liked the River Song character, I enjoy the actress who played her and I even like the concept of the story arc. I still felt disappointed when it was over. It just didn't feel like it was done well for some reason. As for the Doctor, I'm ready for him to be a grumpy old man with a dry wit. I think it would fit perfectly with the new companion.
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