Doctor Who~!

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So I've noticed on many introduction threads that many people on here love Doctor Who. So I felt like there should be a thread about it. Because it was going to happen eventually. Because it's Doctor Who.

What I'd like to know is your thoughts on each Doctor and Companion. Now, I'm mostly talking about the new series, since I am not such a nerd when it comes to the older episodes. But feel free to dicuss older characters / Doctors / episodes / whatever.


So
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Ninth Doctor (Eccleston): I think he's under-rated. Under-appreciated. He makes such a great Doctor. It's sad he only lasted one season. :C

Tenth Doctor (Tennant): The freaking best. He's just awesome. His episodes are the best ones, and it's just... how could you not like him? x3 Oh, by the way, PHYSICS.

Eleventh Doctor (Smith): Eh. He's a decent Doctor, I just think the episodes written for him weren't that great. It's just... he doesn't have that same charm that Tennant does.

Rose Tyler: I really like Rose Tyler, but that's because it seemed to change her as a person. Her mother is also awesome, I should mention. I actually cried when she left, but that could also be because I'm a huge baby who cries when characters cry and the scene has reason for you to cry and stuff. So yeah. I like Rose.

Micky Smith: No real opinion. He's funny I guess but eh.

Jack Harkness: OhmygodIlovethisguy. He's probably the best-looking guy to ever be on Doctor Who (Of course, that's my opinion)... and he's just. Such an awesome character. Not to mention Torchwood = Awesome. By the way, random fact: Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who.

Martha Jones: She was tolerable and I liked her character but I couldn't really form an opinion on her; not because she wasn't on the show that often, but because she was just an okay-ish person.

Donna Noble: Eh, I don't actually like Donna. I mean, I understand why some people like her, but I honestly don't. She can get pretty annoying and seems rather strange.

River Song: I think the idea of this character was just plain smart. Reverse Timeline = awesome. Of course, can't say anything about this "Reverse Timeline" because *~spoilers~* /shot ehehe. :3 She is a pretty neat character.

Amelia Pond: I really like Amy, although Matt Smith is my least favorite Doctor of the new series, she's one of my favorite companions. She's not like /some/ of them where she got extra-annoying or in the way of anything, but she still helped the Doctor with her smarts and stuff. I haven't watched the newest season, but I can't wait to.

Rory Williams: Who DOESN'T love Rory? I mean seriously! He's just so adorable and loveable and everything. And he's awesome. Especially as a Roman. ehehehe.


Okay, so there's my opinions on pretty much the main characters of Doctor Who. So yeah, wanted to start a DW thread, so I did.

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Doctor Who more like my life and the source of all my emotional pain and torment.

9th Doctor - Love him. Easily the best Doctor. He's not my favorite, but he is objectively the best. The show would have failed in my eyes if he wasn't the first Doctor of New!Who. The perfect mix of serious and funny, when he walks on screen, you can say to yourself, "Yes, that is DEFINITELY the Doctor, no questions asked." It's a shame he only did one season because he was absolutely fantastic.

10th Doctor - While I admit I like Tennant and I think he is funny and cute like a precious little teddy bear, he's probably my least favorite of the three. Not to say he's a bad Doctor, not at all! I just don't like him as much as Eccleston and Smith. He's great, but to me he's just the tiniest bit too human. I think he brings so much of himself to the role that occasionally it's just like watching David Tennant do funny, cute things on screen with aliens and stuff than watching the Doctor. But he's not bad at all, he's very entertaining, his episodes are wonderful, his character development is splendid - I have zero complaints with Tennant, I just happen to like Eccleston and Smith more.

11th Doctor - The things I would do to this man. Augh. Ffff. I am not allowed to say what I am thinking on this website, but oh lord. I'm sorry, I am just really sexually attracted to Matt Smith. I don't understand why either, he is literally a rectangle with a puff. But aside from that, Smith is my favorite Doctor. I love his episodes, I love his acting, I adore his outfit - honestly, I just really, really, really love the 11th Doctor. He has all the development of Ten and Nine but is still a new, unique person who brings a lot of passion to the table. When he feels something, you know exactly what he feels. It's so beautifully intense. The love he feels for others can move mountains. The rage and anguish he feels can topple them. He sells his lines so well, there's not an ounce of disbelief for a second. True, many of his episodes have flaws (specifically the ones by Moffat, IMO, but that's another story), but you cannot deny that he is a brilliant actor.

Rose Tyler - When people hate on Rose, I wonder what the heck kind of drugs they were taking, or if they were watching the same show I was. Rose is a brilliant character. She's a nineteen-year-old girl who acts and thinks like a nineteen-year-old girl. A REAL nineteen-year-old girl, not a cardboard cutout of one. She does dumb things and makes mistakes sometimes, but her heart is always in the right place. And she is quite frankly an extraordinary person. She isn't defender of the Earth for no reason.

Mickey Smith: I love Mickey, I think he's the most underrated companion of them all. There is a kind of brilliance to that, considering the Doctor himself never gave Mickey much thought or credit, but gosh. How can you not love Mickey? He's loyal, brave, intelligent, and selfless. His departure from the show was probably the most graceful one, in my opinion. Highly emotional, but with real purpose. I actually felt hopeful for him, and I hope he does well in the parallel universe. I wonder how his grandma's doing :c

Jack Harkness - Literally the only character I dislike on this show. And I'm not honestly even sure why. Barrowman is a great actor, but Jack just ticks me off for whatever reason. He was great in The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, but after that I just grit my teeth in anger whenever he showed up on screen. It might have to do with the fact that I know if we met, we wouldn't get along. He's too cocky for my taste, but even then, normally I think characters that are jerks are good because they make me annoyed. Jack doesn't even do that for me. I really don't understand my own opinion here. That's a confusing feeling.

Martha Jones - Screw everyone, Martha's great. She's funny, sweet, intelligent, and independent. I find it so sad that she was so in love with the Doctor, I really do. And honestly, I think her being a little bit selfish added some dimension and depth to her character. She's very different from Rose, which is a good thing. We can't all be Rose, and seeing a repeat of Rose as the second companion would have been dull and flat. She adds a lot to the show and I wish she got more credit.

Donna Noble - More like "total sweetie oh my goodness your ending was so unfair I'm gonna punch RTD in the face for doing that to you you innocent baby" augh. Donna. I love Donna so, so much. She had so much childish wonder and glee and love of life, and it was all so painfully taken away from her. She was so great. I miss her so much.

Amelia Pond - I didn't like Amy at first. At all. But I really started to examine her character, and the horribly emotional reaction I had to The Girl Who Waited (read: tears streaming down my face, choking on my own snot, pawing for tissues that hadn't been there for months), I realized she's such a fantastic character. I love Amy. I just want her to be happy. So, so sad she's gone now, and I hope we can see her again some day.

Rory Williams - Rory Williams, more like, "I am gonna kiss your face you sweet perfect angel my god you are wonderfully average and yet so beautifully amazing I love you Rory never change <333." He is fantastic, absolutely fantastic. I love everything about his character. I don't know what more I can say, he is just wonderful.

River Song - Everyone stop. Hold the phone. This right here, River Song, Melody Pond. This is my BABY. My sweet perfect angel baby. I will defend this character if my life depends on it. I will defend her and everything she does to my grave. She is the best thing to ever happen, ever, end of story. Her development is so wonderful, her relationship with the Doctor, Amy, and Rory is just amazing, her timeline is so great to watch and piece together, and everything she does is perfect and wonderful and amazing. Also, Alex Kingston is fricking beautiful. I could stare at her all day and never get bored. River Song is one of those characters I'm not sure if I want to become or be with. Augh. Perfect, amazing character.

Also, Eleven and River are my OTP until I die. OTP.