thoughts on the 11th Doctor

[dbskyler]

No, this is not simply an excuse to use my new fez icon -- okay, well, a bit -- but I promise that I do have some rambly thoughts to share on Eleven, too!

If I were to come up with one word to describe the Eleventh Doctor, it would be "quirky." I think he's the quirkiest Doctor we've had since the Fourth Doctor, and in some ways he gives Four a run for his money. I've seen "Big Bang" an insane number of times now, and one of my absolute favorite bits is when the Doctor's holding the fez, pauses because he's not sure what to do with it, and then places it on his head. Then he goes forth with it staying on his head and proclaims to River, "I wear a fez now. Fezzes are cool." I just love what that says about his character -- how he just picks something up at random and latches onto it.

I also really like the fact that we seem to have well and truly left the angst behind. Don't get me wrong; I enjoy some level of angst (just take a look at how many angsty fics I've written), but in the end I prefer optimism, and hope, and happy endings, and I was very glad that we got all of those this series.

So here's to a great first series for Eleven, and may we have many more series to come!

Comments

[shadowturquoise.livejournal.com]

My favorite part of The Big Bang was the HAPPY ending. I never understood why Rusty though he always had to end the season on a tragic note. I got to suspect that he was using the writing for the show to work through personal issues - but I digress.

I first realized that Eleven was over the emo bit in the very first episode when Amelia said "all I have is an aunt" and he smiled and said "I don't even have that!" like he was happy about it. (Of course considering what he had just been through with the Time Lords, he probably was happy to get rid of them). Anyway, Ten would have used the comment to get all emo but Eleven was happy. I knew things were looking up at that point.

Yes, he is definitely as quirky as Four, but he has the mannerisms of Two, which makes me insanely happy! He even runs like him! I've wondered if that is on purpose or if it is an effect of being so bowl-legged. I also love how Matt can come across as so insanely old (even more so than David did) especially in scenes like talking to the sleeping Amelia. I cannot wait to see if he comes across as "young" or "old" when he's paired up with Jo and Sarah Jane.

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

Yep, he is a lot like Two. And I agree, Matt does not come across as young at all! It's strange to remember how young he really is, because the way he plays the Doctor is far older -- in the scenes between him and Alex, for example, I never seem to notice the age difference between them. I just always accept him as a 900+ Time Lord, and that's down to Matt's acting ability.

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

I cannot wait to see if he comes across as "young" or "old" when he's paired up with Jo and Sarah Jane.

I just can't wait to see him with them! IS IT SJA TIEM YET???????????