2013-12-26, 12:19 AM
I've been reading a lot of other forums, especially IMDB, and judging from this thread also, I feel very isolated... cause, honestly, I enjoyed the special.
...I suppose I'm sort of biased, though, as Matt Smith is my absolute favourite Doctor. I wasn't a Who fan at all up until a few years ago, when on a whim I decided to watch the finale of David Tennant's run as the Doctor with a relative... as the episode ended and he transformed into Matt Smith's Doctor, I was enamored. I started watching every new episode and quickly became a fan. Inbetween breaks, I'd watch past Who seasons and episodes, and while they were all fun and good, no other Doctor really clicked with me as much as Smith's did.
I'm at peace that Smith's era has come to an end, although I have to be completely honest: I did feel a lot of dem feels in those final moments of the special... ESPECIALLY as the music score escalated magnificently as Amy descended the stairs to say goodbye. Gah... I know a lot of people hated the Ponds, but, like with Smith being my first doctor, they were my first companions and I was attached to them.
Yeah, Moffat isn't exactly the best showrunner by a longshot, and a good number of episodes from the Smith era just completely make a mockery of Smith's talents--cause let's face it, Smith played the Doctor REALLY well; he MADE it his role--but overall, I just can't help but love it all. Here's hoping Capaldi can fill these shoes left behind by Smith.
...I suppose I'm sort of biased, though, as Matt Smith is my absolute favourite Doctor. I wasn't a Who fan at all up until a few years ago, when on a whim I decided to watch the finale of David Tennant's run as the Doctor with a relative... as the episode ended and he transformed into Matt Smith's Doctor, I was enamored. I started watching every new episode and quickly became a fan. Inbetween breaks, I'd watch past Who seasons and episodes, and while they were all fun and good, no other Doctor really clicked with me as much as Smith's did.
I'm at peace that Smith's era has come to an end, although I have to be completely honest: I did feel a lot of dem feels in those final moments of the special... ESPECIALLY as the music score escalated magnificently as Amy descended the stairs to say goodbye. Gah... I know a lot of people hated the Ponds, but, like with Smith being my first doctor, they were my first companions and I was attached to them.
Yeah, Moffat isn't exactly the best showrunner by a longshot, and a good number of episodes from the Smith era just completely make a mockery of Smith's talents--cause let's face it, Smith played the Doctor REALLY well; he MADE it his role--but overall, I just can't help but love it all. Here's hoping Capaldi can fill these shoes left behind by Smith.