"they've been wildly variable (though even the best have had cringeworthy moments)"
Name one Doctor where that doesn't apply.
Obviously I can't convince you that Tennant's suitably Doctorish if you're not feeling it, and besides, I suspect we may have had this one out before. But while I'd agree with your central argument - the show stands or falls by its Doctor - I increasingly find myself liking all the Doctors. There used to be a massive gap between my favourite (McCoy) and least (Fat Colin); now, there's barely a sliver, as I increasingly see them all as just...the Doctor. I think maybe Eccleston was the key to this; the first Doctor I knew as an actor before he was the Doctor, and I feared he'd be wrong for the role (Hell, I'd just seen him as Vindice, who'd blame me?). But once he was on screen, and even with the show somewhat repurposed (as it had been before, and doubtless will be again)...yeah, he was the Doctor, alright.
If you do try one from the last season, try 'Blink'. Not only is it Moffat being the best again, but the Doctor's not in it much.
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Date: 2007-10-25 06:19 pm (UTC)Name one Doctor where that doesn't apply.
Obviously I can't convince you that Tennant's suitably Doctorish if you're not feeling it, and besides, I suspect we may have had this one out before. But while I'd agree with your central argument - the show stands or falls by its Doctor - I increasingly find myself liking all the Doctors. There used to be a massive gap between my favourite (McCoy) and least (Fat Colin); now, there's barely a sliver, as I increasingly see them all as just...the Doctor. I think maybe Eccleston was the key to this; the first Doctor I knew as an actor before he was the Doctor, and I feared he'd be wrong for the role (Hell, I'd just seen him as Vindice, who'd blame me?). But once he was on screen, and even with the show somewhat repurposed (as it had been before, and doubtless will be again)...yeah, he was the Doctor, alright.
If you do try one from the last season, try 'Blink'. Not only is it Moffat being the best again, but the Doctor's not in it much.