The Empty Child.

[ysobelle]

I really feel right now like a kid after Christmas. All the presents have been opened, and they were all great, but there's nothing new any more. And while you'll always have that great stack of the most wonderful stuff, that's all there is. No surprises. No discoveries. No revelations.

I know, I know. In my heart of hearts, that makes me an ungrateful wretch. And I don't want to be. But in the last few years, oh, I have so very, very deeply enjoyed Doctor Who. Such fun! Such wacky, tear-jerking, over-the-top, silly, glorious fun. I've laughed, I've cried, I've thrown cats.

I loved Chris Eccleston. And I don't want to say I won't enjoy Matt Smith. I know I will. And I'm fully aware that a lot of this is simple demographics: David Tennant is in my age bracket, and ticks a lot of my buttons. Matt Smith is, if I'd been a bit of a tart, young enough to be my kid. Okay, a lot of a tart. Okay, an absolute whore. But you see from whence I come. Not to mention, is he as good of an actor? Tennant was "the greatest Hamlet of his generation," according to no less an authority than The Guardian. I flew 3,000 miles to see that production, and it was worth every penny. Does Matt Smith have chops like that? Could we be that lucky again?

I hope so. Oh, I hope so. I have faith that the man who wrote "Blink" and "Time Crash" has more of that inside-- in boatloads. I have faith that Julie Gardner left a solid enough ship that her successor can take the wheel seamlessly. Murray Gold, bless him, is staying. And if nothing else, I have my DVDs.

Still. At this point, I'd even love a stupid old satsuma.

Comments

[ibukij.livejournal.com]

I feel the same way. Having watched it in reverse order. I definatly feel like David is the best it gets and everything else is while fun, a bit of a letdown that it's not him.

He is just so delightfully quirky abrupt brilliant while still filled with a deep emotion and sorrow that radiates just below his smiling eyes. I will miss this doctor.

[ladyfox7oaks.livejournal.com]

Hon- it does NOT make you "An ungrateful wretch". It's actually a very common thing around this time of year, and affects millions of folks for whatever reason. The end of the holidays, the bleakness of the winter still ahead, the promise of Spring is still three months away and from THIS End of Time, that looks like a LONG way off!

Throwing cats?... (blink, blink...) Is that your way of saying you threw a hissy fit?

Yeah, Matt Smith could be my younger brother or my cousin. (Hey- my next sister up is 12 years older than me, so it could happen!) But remember that Peter was eyed with the same uncertainty when HE came to the role.
We'll be OK, we'll survive the next 42 days or however long it takes before our Doctor comes back.
:D :P

[tempest-gypsy.livejournal.com]

I'm with you, on that. However, I felt much the same way when Nine became Ten. Well, no, I didn't. That regeneration was almost...celebratory. Daleks completely defeated, Rose/Doctor kiss/energy transfer, Jack's back alive, etc. And he had someone there.
I just kept hoping Ten would STOP somewhere. Ten, since he lost Donna, has just pissed me off. He stopped by and said "goodbye" to all the people he loved, and who loved him (even Rose, squee!) but didn't stay. Any one of them would have been there for him, so he didn't have to regenerate alone. Hell, even Donna's Mom would have done it, at that point! But Noooooo! Ten's too caught up in his emo-angst-I'm-all-alone crap to reach out and take some help! I kept yelling at the TV, "Don't do it alone, idiot!" He didn't listen. :)
But as far as having a new actor goes, this feels just like Nine to Ten. I loved Eccleston, instantly. I grew to love Tennant. Hopefully Eleven won't disappoint.
What's really weirding me out is the new kid reminds me a lot of a friend of mine. Who does Doctor cosplay. This is gonna be a weird season.

[ocin.livejournal.com]

I loved Christopher Eccleston because he rang a chord in my nether regions. David Tennant is THE quintessential Dr. Who.

Matt Scott looks like a younger Gordon Ramsey. I hear he yells alot. I hope he does well, but he's not David Tennant. Or Chris Eccleston.