Now it's all over (kinda)

[andrewducker]

[Poll #1584929]

Personally, I'm torn between Ecclestone and Smith for favourite Doctor.

I've had an odd feeling from this season - it's seemed less dramatic than the previous ones, and part of me has felt less excited. But I've also enjoyed it a lot more. I think that part of me has been confused by NOT BEING SHOUTED AT ALL THE TIME, and has been wondering if that means the show isn't as good any more. Clearly not :->

Comments

[spacelem.livejournal.com]

Is that all the choice of Doctors I get? I wanted to answer Tom Baker (or none of the above)!

[momentsmusicaux.livejournal.com]

Ecclestone was great, and now it's come out about how he quit because of backstage drama (RTD perhaps?), I'm even more disappointed that we didn't get more of him.

He was a quite unusual Doctor though. Smith is much more in line with the tradition, despite the age.

[communicator.livejournal.com]

I have been to some extent reconciled to the new season and doctor by the finale. Overall it has not convinced me. It seems shallower than RTD - no, I mean it seems to be imitating the shallower aspects of the RTD seasons, as if that is now defined as what the public wants. I think the final two-parter to some extent overcomes this.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I would have loved to have seen Ecclestone get to be the Doctor in some more Moffat penned episodes.

Tennant was wasted in the RTD years.

[dapperscavenger.livejournal.com]

I love Rory. I think he's brilliant.

But I'm still warming up to 11. Not quite there yet. I do like him, I just don't adore him yet.

[erindubitably.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF_R5UJGt-g&feature=player_embedded

This season/Doctor has done a lot to bring the show around for me... I loved Ecclestone but couldn't really get on board with a lot of the epic silliness that never quite fit together. I used to dislike watching it a lot of the time because I didn't have nostalgia coloring it for me and thus found it hard to suspend my disbelief and keep plugging along with a show that just wasn't that solid when you got down to it. This season has been a lot tighter, a lot better written, and overall more enjoyable than any of the others (of which I still haven't seen everything, granted).

[d-c-m.livejournal.com]

However I would like to add that I am thoroughly enjoying this season very much and enjoying the interplay between the characters. :) You bet I'm getting this on DVD.

[ipslore.livejournal.com]

I'm only up to 'Vincent and the Doctor' so far, but it seems like there's been a little too much 'Hey, remember that thing we showed you before? Turns out it totally doesn't work like you thought it did!', which is kinda bad for an arc-based show.

[draconid.livejournal.com]

I'm on the fence with Amy, but I ticked good because I think she's more good than bad.

I do agree that this season was less dramatic and the weaker episodes felt particularly flat. But the ongoing plot, the return of the angels, and the finale made it all worth while.