ext_13364 ([identity profile] swan-tower.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] sovay 2013-11-16 08:41 am (UTC)

Well, there could be the further previous adventures of the Eighth Doctor. But I don't know that we'll get that, no.

Re: Eleven -- I still haven't seen the latest season, but I've heard there are annoying things about how it's written. I feel like in general, Moffat has fallen into making the show too Doctor-centric; too many of the stories focus directly on "isn't he awesome, he's just the most amazing guy ever, he's the most important person in the universe." Which is a message that works better when you let it exist in the audience's peripheral vision, rather than shoving it in their faces.

I also feel like his first few episodes came across as Tennant-lite, when I would have preferred him to be a more distinct character. Later on it the differences become apparent -- among other things, Eleven is kind of harder and angrier than Ten -- but it took a while, and they weren't the kinds of differences that I was hoping for, and I agree with what [livejournal.com profile] wshaffer said here (http://wshaffer.livejournal.com/300782.html?thread=571630#t571630) about which parts of the range Smith handles better than others.

I was not, btw, able to read the link to [livejournal.com profile] ashlyme's post; it appears to be friends-locked.

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