http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015...=uk-doctor-who
Not really a big surprise, three years seems to be the norm for a new Dr.
Not really a big surprise, three years seems to be the norm for a new Dr.
Peter Capaldi Hints At 'Who' Departure
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Parts 1 & 2 have nothing to do with the performance of the series. Part 3 looks at the actual figures, then sticks it's head in the sand and ignores them.
He's probably leaving due to Moffat eventually leaving.
Time to cast a 29 year old actor as the doctor and pair him with a blondie hottie
Ratings go up 80% and youtube video's shipping them together soar in popularilty
Time to cast a 29 year old actor as the doctor and pair him with a blondie hottie
Ratings go up 80% and youtube video's shipping them together soar in popularilty
Three years is a good run. Like the last two actors, he probably feels like it's time to move on.
Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so and even moreso when you're a Timelord.
We can only hope he reconsiders.
I think it's because he's only had one companion so far, and she was a carryover from the previous Doctor.
Tennant felt like he was around forever. He had several different companions and then a whole series of specials. Matt Smith got to start fresh with a new companion and a whole new storyline all his own: Amy, Rory, River, The Time War, Trenzalore, etc.
Capaldi's tenure still feels poorly-defined. He's mostly just been wrapping up leftover storylines. I hope the next season gives him some stuff to set him apart from the rest.
Tennant felt like he was around forever. He had several different companions and then a whole series of specials. Matt Smith got to start fresh with a new companion and a whole new storyline all his own: Amy, Rory, River, The Time War, Trenzalore, etc.
Capaldi's tenure still feels poorly-defined. He's mostly just been wrapping up leftover storylines. I hope the next season gives him some stuff to set him apart from the rest.
It's not just you.
Moffat's eras -- Matt Smith, now Peter Capaldi -- feel "smaller" to me than they actually are. I think it's partly the cast turnover (or, rather, the lack of it), but mainly the interconnectedness of it all. Moffat's season arcs end up diminishing the individual episodes, making them feel like less than they are, imho.
I feel that Capaldi's Doctor has been defined too much by his relationship with Clara, something that feels like a lingering remnant from the last Doctor's regeneration 'problems'. Although I did like Clara with Eleven, I have been patiently waiting for a graceful departure for her so Twelve can move forward in defining himself on his own or with a relationship with a new companion.
That's more of the fault of the writing of his first series than his performance. Even when critical of those episodes, as I have been, there was always praise for his take on The Doctor.
I feel the same way. There's been very little singular successes with Capaldi's episodes (even Smith's although he's had some). The heavy focus on Clara and her relationship with The Doctor overall hasn't helped any.
If Capaldi does leave in season 10's finale, than he'll only have 38 episodes in his era, which actually does make him the second shortest of the modern Doctors.
Not sure about only 38 it's still three times as many as Eccleston and what, only a handful less than Smith and Tennant?
I'll just be glad he gets three series, hopefully the ratings will be good today and more people will tune in for series 10
Not sure about only 38 it's still three times as many as Eccleston and what, only a handful less than Smith and Tennant?
I'll just be glad he gets three series, hopefully the ratings will be good today and more people will tune in for series 10
It is a bit shocking when you consider Tennant and Smith each had 39 episodes in their three full seasons, and that's leaving out the Christmas specials. So Capaldi with three full seasons and two Christmas specials only having 38 is definitely coming up a bit short.
