Is This Why David Tennant is Back as Doctor Who?
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- The emergence of the Fourteenth Doctor, The Bridge Doctor, Tentoo (again), whatever you want to call him, has caused a lot of emotions and discussions. I'd like to talk about the reasons he might be back, and why it's a good move that benefits Ncuti Gatwa, the fans, and the series as a whole.
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It’s worth noting that, in the months since this video came out, some more information has been made available about the sequence of events that led to Tennant’s return. While the conclusion I came to at the time isn’t fully accurate, the broad strokes of “it was never a case of Tennant sidelining Ncuti” remain true.
What’s less true is that RTD was forced to bring Tennant back to fill this slot, we now know it was just something he wanted to do anyway.
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They need the audience injection that DT will bring as they launch on Disney+
It still does seem like a way to bring fan back after they left🤔
I can't be the only one to think that this is his Christopher Eccleston for one season gimmick all over again.
I REALLY don't think the vast, vast majority of Doctor Who fans who have watched and continue to watch the show are upset at Tennant's return. Not even remotely.
best thing to happen to DW since Capaldi left
Well, I think he pretty much explained perfectly why a majority of fans, while being really really happy to see Tennant, ARE upset though. BUT!! Hopefully they will manage to make it work. If they just randomly kill him off when "the real" 14 comes, I will be pretty upset though. I hope there's more to all this than that. 😁
@@stevegleeson5445 feel like I need to stick up for Capaldi. I skipped his first season. He asked “Am I a Good Man?” 🙄 If u don’t know after TWELVE Lifetimes!!.. So I took a break. Once that storyline ended he hit his stride. I went back to watch his first series. Still bad. But Im telling you Capaldi had a good two series as the Doctor.
@@DrVenture42 Mate I LOVE Capaldi, one of my fave docs... I have literally watched hell bent and heaven sent like 10 times or more such powerful episodes
On the contrary, this has saved my year
I could honestly watch David as The Doctor for at least the next 10 years. I couldn't get enough of him when he was originally The Doctor as he is my Doctor. And because RTD is back as the showrunner, I am confident that the show will get back on track and be more like it used to be when he brought it back originally.
He'll either bring it closer to the old day, or do what he actually did in the old days which was majorly evolve it to fit the times. I wonder if it's more likely that he'll do the latter, rather than return to 2006, or if 2006 is his standard that he's trying to recapture
I too would not be bother for 10 series of David Tennant as the 14th doctor, at all, it's indeed the best doctor. I agree that it looks like the show is getting back like it used to be but modernized or course, I hope so.
Let’s not forget that having a doctor leave the show after 1-3 seasons, regenerate inside the tardis, and spending their first episode fixing the damaged tardis and figuring out who they were got pretty tired and predictable. I give rtd respect for actually surprising me. At least some of the specials will attempt to explain why it happened.
@@Joe_Brennan_ I agree , a lot off new fans don’t remember just how unloved the program was by the general public back in 1989 , so a lot off the modern criticisms is nothing new. I’ve seen videos saying that it’s too late and that we are past the point of saving the show. But as you say Russell reinvented the show once before and he will do again. I think the return of Tennent will be a nice last hurrah before moving on to the new ears. The power of the doctors the first time had watched a program in about three years I never made a conscious decision to start watching it I just wasn’t that keen to watch and I kept putting it off.I’ve always felt if I’m watching it I don’t enjoy it anymore it’s not necessarily that it’s bad it’s just it’s not being made for a 40 odd year-old guy anymore.
No i disagree why go backwards I've been watching the show since Tom Baker and it's always been a new production team new Doctor new things it's a show about change. David Tennant was a great Doctor for his time but that time has long since past its not 2005 anymore i'm looking forward to see what Ncuti Gatwa has in store.
It's not complicated. A lot of people stopped watching during Jodie's run, and bringing back a fan-favorite Doctor is a way to reel people back in. Whether those people will stick around once Tennent himself leaves again is the real question.
I would have like to have seen Jodie given some halfway decent scripts to work with...
@@beerbear81 I gave her the first season I think, or most of it anyways and whenever the bondesque episodes were, those were tolerable fun but i stopped after those. trying to decide now if one should watch any of the stuff before the new specials release or not.
@@Dzugashvili to me it had nothing to do with her, it was the writing. I've seen her in other things and she's a really good actor.
I wish we'd had a season of her without Chibnel so that we could see what she was capable of in the role.
I’m definitely tempted to get back to the show now. I stopped watching after Matt Smith. It was just too sad to see him gone. I liked David Tennant too, so this got me excited
well, it definitely worked on me. after one season of Jodie, i gave up. the scrip was just terrible, and while i kinda liked Jodie as a doctor it was definitely not to a point where she could salvage a bad scrip and carry an episode. but now i will definitely check out new episodes with David Tennant.
I don't think Tenant coming back is disrespectful at all to Ncuti. If anything, this is phenomenally helpful. Tenant could possibly revitalize the fanbase that might have felt disenfranchised and give the biggest viewer base possible for Ncuti to step into.
Especially considering his recent work on Good Omens which is a huge favorite at the moment.
Imagine changing a white doctor who into a young black guy 😂😂 that would be SO STUPID.
David gonna revitalize it for sure... the question is, does Ncuti have what it takes to be THE DOCTOR? As neither Jodi nor Chibnall were a match for the role and story...
well based on one whole line from ncuti saying "what the hell is going on here" tells me hes going to be better than jodi/chibnall era as a whole tbh@@Uzishan
@@chapmanimagen well... it's not hard to beat that era... the worst capaldi season was ages above
When I saw David Tennant back on the screen I literally jumped to my feet and cried and screamed with pure joy David has always been my favorite Dr and even if it's just for now I'm still happy to see him back as the Dr and I know he's happy to be back in the roll too
completely agree. adding Donna to that makes me even happier.
I was already angry at the show for Jodie's incarnation (my problem being her era's bad writing, such bad writing that she isn't canon and honestly I can say the same about all her successors now), but Tennant 2 is a lazy marketing scheme and Gatwa has just been ruined. I also see this as Jodie and female Doctors in general looking worse thanks to this.
My wife did the same lol
I know I'm late to the comments, but when David left, I stopped watching it. I cried for weeks and I'm not ashamed to admit it. But when Jodie took over I started watching it again. She to me is the female version of David's doctor. I'm absolutely over the moon David is back, not bothered by how long for. Just so so happy he's back
@@maisiewheeler5658 You do realise that Jodie was written very badly and the lore was broken so hard
David was one of the few doctors that EVERYONE loved i doubt any of the whovians are mad about it
right? Not true ones.
Early 10th was decent, not so much the latter parts.
@@soulsurvivor8293I'll take the later days of the 10th Doctor over all the seasons 13 was in
@@soulsurvivor8293 100% agreed. After Rose left he was basically in permanent mope-mode. It got old fast.
He's the absolute best.🥰🥰🥰🥰
When I heard he came back, I LITERALLY binged 3 seasons only to see him again. And when he finally came back, NO JOKE. I cried of happiness. He is my doctor. And if this beautiful fantasy of mine became real, and THIS doctor broke my living room with his tardis, and offered me his hand, I would leave in a flowering heartbeat.
@@SupportGay I respect your opinion 😊
You watched all of those crap seasons? Lol. DW died a long time ago.
@@huntsman528 It's defenitely not the same, thats for sure. It feels like they are Rønning out of ideas. But I have hopes for my doctor. And she didn't do too bad in my opinion😊
@@SupportGay Matt was okay, I didnt like him at first but he definitely grew on me.
However he couldn't extract the range of emotions from me that tennant could, tennant brought me to tears on several occasions but smith just felt more like light entertainment.
Granted a lot of that is down to the writing but if you're going to compare two doctors you have to compare what they were not what they could have been if all things were equal, just objectively Matt was not a better doctor by any measurable metric
BWAHAHAHAHHA you know he's only temporary right? They offered the job to an UNKNOWN who was doing a movie and NOT AVAILABLE... Tennant is back for 1 SEASON MAX.
The BBC needed Tennant to come back: a LOT of fans have checked out because the Capaldi years were very hit or miss, while the Whitaker years were awful. But everyone recognizes how great the Tennant years were. Getting the fans to come back will show that they once again have a decent writer/showrunner in charge, and will literally bridge between the stuff most people didn't like to Tennant (who everyone loves), to maybe giving the new Doctor a chance.
The Tennant years were great, and I thought only one story during that time really failed. However, I can't figure out why so many people hate on the ensuing Doctors. Things change and evolve, and there's nothing wrong with that. Every time there's a new Doctor we have to get used to that person; long-term Whovians should be accustomed to that by now. That's the nature of this incredibly long-running story. And I loved Jodie Whittaker.
Who the hell didn't like capaldi yo
Bingo.
THIS is the kind of history Doctor Who needed to recapture it's buzz, the return of a previous Doctor, specifically David Tennant's.
No one gave a shit about "the first female Doctor!", just like no one cared about "the first minority Doctor!". Believe it or not, people watch shows because they're telling good stories, not pushing weird social narratives that have been wholesale rejected by the majority of people (see the epic failures of recent - Star Wars, Amazon's Lord of the Rings, the entire MCU since the all-female Endgame scene and many other shows or movies that don't even deserve to have their names remembered)
David Tennant's return is basically retconning out Capaldi and the female doctor, as if they never happened, while returning to the literal perfect incarnation of Doctor Who in David Tennant, as well as the last time the show really felt *GREAT*.
Instead of jumping from the terrible last Doctor to the new actor, this new guy actually has a chance to earn fan's endearment, while sharing the screen with Tennant - unquestionably the most popular *and* most successful incarnation of Doctor Who.
No one who isn't already watching was going to give the new Doctor a chance just because it was another self-proclaimed "historic" first.
But with Tennant back? The buzz has returned, IMMEDIATELY, like the last decade hadn't even happened.
There's literally a 10ish minute piece on the show/Tennant on BBC right now, getting as much coverage as anything besides the Gaza War.
This is the best possible thing to happen to the show and Doctor Who, the character, other than maybe David Tennant returning full time and just completely dropping the whole "the Doctor regenerates all of the time and becomes a new actor" schtick, completely.
Completely forgot Matt Smith's Doctor, mostly because he's so terrible in House of Dragons lol.
For all I care, they could retcon his entire run out of the series too.
Matt Smith was pretty good, but he wasn't David Tennant and his face is honestly just too weird to not constantly make you break the third wall by noticing that he looks like a mannequin come to life.
Tennant is prime Doctor.
Calpadi was great but it got kinda political when they did the fake news episode then you know they got political
I started with Classic who when it was current. Tennant is absolutely the doctor in my opinion. And the answer came from the 50th. "Some day, you'll revisit some of the old faces, but only the favorites eh?" It would even explain how River knew his face but she said she had never seen him so young. A 60th anniversary like none other!
Most people probably forgot about that line from the 50th, I certainly did
Tom Baker, being my favorite DW until David, made such an impact with that statement...and that commanding voice of his!! "You know, I really think you might!"
:o
@@WhackingJam You're in the minority then, because that's one of the most famous lines from the 50th.
I love this comment, only real fans appreciate this move
No one is upset that David is back. He's the best doctor!
Far from "driving me away" this actually keeps my interest.
Tom Baker first then David best Doctors.....certainly not Jodie or her hyped replacement
@@ElsieJoy39 no Christopher ecclston is first david tennett second matt smith third
This is literally why I'm coming back to Doctor Who, because they brought the best there ever was and will be back!!!
True
One thing l loved about David's Doctor is that, they weren't afraid to also show his dark side. He got quite scary at times when the antagonist of the episode really pissed him off.
Always remember the waters of mars when reading this comment, when he says 'tough' after saving them
@@jdwleeds2574 Or the Family of Blood when the voice over explains that Ten was hiding to protect them from HIM! 😱 The fury of a Time Lord indeed! 🥶
DT does scary extremely well.
Or the first christmas special wotg him, where he says "im not a man of second chances. Im that kind of a man"
A whole episode of evil David Tennant after The Waters Of Mars would have been great.
I will say as an oldish fan who stopped watching when chibnalls writing bored me, this whole Bridge Doctor with David Tennant truly is drawing me back in, I’m definitely going to watch the 60th special and even onwards to the new Doctor. Something about it all feels fresh to me, like a reset or a palette cleanse, for the first time in years I’m excited about Doctor Who again
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your mostly in the minoirty tho, people dont want a new doctor, the drop off since tennant left makes that obvious lol the highest they had was jodies first couple episodes then it went back down instantly to normal levels, no one is interested in what they had, i dont think people will be with the new doctor either and viewership numbers after the specials are over will prove that.
@@siggybuttbrain7026 It went down to way below normal levels after Jodie’s first few episodes. It hit lows only experienced by the 7th Doctor’s run - which was when the show initially got canceled.
@@roguexxrenegade exactly, just proves my point even more haha
bet you feel silly now with that cbeebies bullshit they made lol
If he says 'I'm ready now' when he regenerates, I will be incredibly happy.
Same
That would give me chills 😂
That would be the best
Tears!
But also tears alot of tears 😂
When Matt Smith originally took over for David Tenant I was like "who is this guy" then Matt became my favorite doctor. Infinitely curious and infinitely wise. But I have great memories of watching Tenant and I think it is a good way to draw people back in who honestly stopped caring after Matt Smith's run
This! 😂 i stopped at Smith run. I should try watching Capaldi and the new gal maybe.
@@zephyrias honestly capaldi grew on me a lot after my second watch threw of his run. I still can’t into Jodie’s, she’s not even a bad actor they just gave her such shit scripts compared to Chris,David, Matt and Peter.
Yeah 10 & 11 are the best!!! They are both #1 for me, offering equally intriguing interpretations of the Doctor.
Same!!!!
@@zephyrias Capaldi is my favorite doctor ever. You really should give it a try.
David Tennant is the reason I’m excited to start watching Doctor Who again. And hopefully these few specials we’re getting are well written enough to keep me watching.
A lot of people forget that in "The Day Of The Doctor" the 4th doctor returned and told Matt's Doctor that he'll see a few old faces, at least some of the favorites. So maybe he's going based on that to bring back David.
EXACTLY! That comment by Baker's Doctor foreshadowed a possible return for Tennant (in my mind anyway), who is the best Doctor of them all. John Barrowman should be cast as a Doctor, too -can you imagine an episode with him as both Doctor and Harkness flirting with him (as usual)? My first line would be "Doctor, you just keep getting better looking each time I see you"
@rickderrig9835 Maybe as a dream/hallucination, it'd be too awkward for afull series.
@@volkgames3041 Barrowman would still be good as Doctor...certainly far better than the last two
That line also predicted her season, too, the one after Capaldi. In it, it was confirmed they are not a Time Lord, they are a Timeless Child, aka literally just God of Gallifrey. They created the Time Lords, and the Time Lords have only 12 regenerations, while they do not. They also do not have to change appearance, they choose to. Which is why we have Tennant back. Not only because of an easy business venture, but also because it is factual to the lore of The Doctor.
I do hope they do more with the Master's facts, though. He is two, not one. He is natural, a born Time Lord who can only regenerate 12 times. He is also unnatural, and undead soul capable of possession bodies of others to continue living past his 12 regenerations. If they're running with the recent lore of The Doctor, they absolutely should return the original old lore of the Master again.
@nyxnightmare3542 i dunno that whole religion bit was cringe as fuck. One of Tennets worst episodes, if not the worst one.
When the Doctor re-generated back into Tennent, I, (for one), was very excited about the new stories. Like Tom Baker, he brought fun to the role as well as a serious side.
In watching Doctor Who, repeatedly, I felt that Tennant's series' were usually sad episodes, where Smith's were not. So, with Tennant returning with my beloved Dr. Donna, is an relief and joy! 😍 I would also love for Smith to come back, he is fabulous also! Doctors coming back and working together always gave me excitement! 🤩
I'm confused why people don't like David's last line because I'm so in love with how perfectly bittersweet that was, it also outlines how human that doctor was which I thoroughly enjoyed seeing explored
I didn’t want him to go either!
I think a lot of fans felt sad at that moment and I agree with you it was perfectly bittersweet but added to this watching the extra footage ( not sure if it was on the DVD) where David was taking some videos as well showed how sad he suddenly felt leaving Doctor Who, I think this combined with those words made people feel that he should not have left.
It was interpreted by a lot of fans that this was Tennant being kicked from the role against his will. He's been one of the more enthusiastic actors for the role who had previously stated that he wanted to stay in the role as long as possible.
They have no heart...just thinking of that scene makes me cry...
That line is the single greatest moment in the entire history of the show.
I think it's a great idea. It reboots the show so Ncuti doesn't have to do ALL the heavy lifting for himself, I think Ncuti deserves a really good introduction and Tennant can certainly lay the groundwork. And hopefully get ratings up a bit.
This is a nice point, takes a bit of the burden of “saving the show” off Ncuti and let’s him have the more standard level of immense pressure
Well, as one who dropped the show in the middle of Capaldi era, I'm excited now to see new episodes. RTD and Tennant obviously got my attention
@@pointofnooo I also dropped the show at that time (actually it was near the end of capaldi). Agree with you 100%
I haven’t seen Sex Education and have never heard Ncuti speak before his first line in Doctor Who…. And as soon as he barked, “What the HELL is going on here?!?!” I was sold. That’s all I needed to know. He’s going to be a great Doctor.
@@Joe_Brennan_ Tennant is now playing the role Eccleston played for him way back in the day, in a sense. kinda poetic.
I haven't watched since Capaldi. I haven't seriously watched since Smith. Where I enjoyed both of these two enormously, DT told us he didn't want to go and I literally cried when he regenerated. Having him back to finish his story and give the series the rebirth that it needed will be an absolute joy to me.
Exactly how it played out for me. I didn't see a single Whittaker episode. No interest in that Dr. And I had given up on the series altogether when I saw Who was announced next. This is a refreshing surprise that they actually didn't want the Series to go into hiatus and did the only thing they could.
@@WRAYTHE187 same here
I cried when DT regenerated. Stopped watching after Smith. My son called me when he saw the regen knowing DT is MY Dr. I’m so excited!
Yeah.. I tuned out at Capaldi as well. I came back in his 2nd season but Chibnall and Whittaker drove me away! Gotta be honest. If they went straight from Whittaker to Gatwa.. I would be done. Just move on to another fandom. Tennant brought me back. I’m sure I’m not alone.
@@DrVenture42 fandom would be great without people like you honestly
David Tennant is amazing, and I've been a fan for years. I'm truly excited about his return as I believe this will fix what happened with the most recent issues of Dr. Who which turned a lot of people away
RTD never forgot who the first and lifelong fans are: young people. The Chibnall seasons were so convoluted and abstract that it no longer appealed to the family watching together. Bringing back DT is brilliant because mummy is going to be all “ooooo…David’s back!” Dad will be “RTD is a damn fine writer “ and the kids will get to experience a childlike doctor who is part brilliant actor, part doctor who fanboy, and part cartoon character. I think it’s brilliant!!!
Are you sure its not because the show cant stop beating the audience over the head with its increadibly simple, black and white message about morality every episode?
@@madnessguy1300 nah its fan bait to lure fans back into watching doctor who again. It only took the bbc and its show runners having greatly devalued the brand to get to this point. Logically most of the old fans will come watch David Tennant for the 3 episodes he’s in than dip out. Think about it even nostalgia baiting won’t save doctor who at this point anymore. Apathy has already set in for this franchise.
@@BladeMasterIcarus They saved it the moment they got the RTD back as showrunner
if RTD had done the jodie whittaker episodes then her series would be great. Jodie's a great actor, but the writing was just... eh....
It’s all obvious that because they are doing Gay Doctor Who next to appeal to absolutely no one like Female Doctor Who…Tenant is here to draw eyeballs again. Just stop with all the agenda BS. Didn’t watch the female. Won’t watch the gay.
Story-wise, remember that Ten's last words were "I don't want to go" and out of all the Doctors he seems to have the most regret, so maybe the reason he's (temporarily) back is because of unfinished business, particularly with Donna Noble.
Is she still considered Doctor Donna? I don't remember if that was ever resolved.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
David Tennant is probably why most of us are watching/watched/Like Doctor Who.
He is Unique.
Tom Baker (in the 1980's USA-PBS imported episodes) is probably why most of us are watching/watched/like Doctor Who.
@@Finsirith nah, the viewers of the "new" doctor who time and the old time are not that overlapping. i would say most modern doctor who fans never saw tom baker
@@DaxRaider Probably true. But for those viewers who were excited to hear the announcement that the series was being rebooted, becuase we had met and loved it as children--most likely Tom Baker is THE Doctor. "Not A doctor, THE Doctor--the definite article, you might say." (One of my favorite little jokes in the entire series...)
@@Finsirith Yeah, doubtful that applies to anyone 40 or under. I was born in the 80s and didn't really attain consciousness until the 90s, in which my first exposure to the Doctor was Paul McGann in that movie that I kinda liked at the time, but my dad certainly didn't -- because he'd seen Tom Baker, etc. The first Doctor I _cared_ about was Christopher Eccleston, who was foolish to give up the mantle so soon, I think, because I really liked his crankier, twitchier Doctor, and he could've really solidified his place in Whoverse Hsitory instead of being "that guy before David Tennant" for so many people. But his mistake gave way for David Tennant, who took no time at all to earn his place as _my_ Doctor, as well as the Doctor of pretty much everyone in my age bracket who was watching the show.
With all the respect in the world for Tom Baker (and Sylvester McCoy, who I think is underrated), and the people who grew up with him as _the_ Doctor for them, there is no doubt that, for anyone who wasn't sentient in the 80s, David Tennant is and is deservedly _the_ Doctor.
Not really. Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi
I will never tire of David Tenant as the Doctor.
It makes even more sense when you remember they’ve done this before: in 2009, when Tennant’s contract expired, Matt Smith was cast as the Eleventh Doctor, but was unavailable for filming for another year. So the BBC extended Tennant’s contract by a year and filmed a bunch of specials before regenerating him.
When in doubt, get David Tennant.
Can't get David Tennant? Don't worry, you can just get David Tennant!
David Tennant and Billie Piper together were not just the best Doctor and Sidekick but some of the top ten things I've ever seen on TV in 65 years of watching tv.
Best romance ever. 💜
100% the best they’ve ever had.
@@gregorysagegreene ug.. i hated the romance angle, until river came along.
I think that the key was Tennant himself. I loved his chemistry with Rose, but found his relationship with Frema Nametohardtospell's character just as enjoyable. Tennant is an actor who seems never to put a foot wrong.
I think he and Donna were even better!
As a Matt Smith and David Tennant fan I’m just glad I get to see a little more Tennant. They did set up the lore so it was possible to bring someone back if needed and honestly watching Tennant’s seasons is really fun
Right? we did have a certain previous Doctor at the end of one of the special talk about "revisiting old faces" so it is not so preposterous after all...
Fun. We could use a bit of that in this miserable, negative era.
I do hope Ncuti shows up in a scene or two in the specials or maybe the 60th as a future version of the Doctor and helps Tennant's Doctor let go, like if the specials are his incarnation subbornly grabbing hold or something, to bring the whole "I don't want to go" line full circle.
I’d rather have David Tennant back as the 14th doctor then bringing in somebody new and let him run for a couple more years he was probably the best doctor they’ve ever had anyway they want to raise the ratings that be a good way to do it bring the most popular doctor bag we don’t even know if this new guy is gonna be any good playing the doctor just cause they’re good and other things doesn’t mean they’ll be good in the role as the doctor
I don't like any Doctor after Smith.
I became a fan with the ninth doctor but Tennent is the best Doctor incarnation EVER and judging by the joy on the faces of many fans to his return, it’s impossible to go wrong with bringing him back.
I think it's great that David Tennant is coming back! While it is seeing an old Doctor again, it's also a new idea to regenerate into a former version, so will be interesting to see what they do. And for me, his era (started by Chris Eccleston) was the one that was most easy to watch. He brought more emotion, established great relationships and story twists with other characters and events in time. Some of which they have still come back to in the years since. So to see it come full circle and see how it will shape the next incarnation is brilliant. Two other characters I'd love to see come back is Billie Piper and also Chris Eccleston's doctor.
Absolutely spot on. Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper as Rose were the best incarnation of Doctor Who since the days of the third Doctor, Jon Pertwee all those years ago. I was sad when he left after one explosive series.
@@Apollo949 yes me too, i wanted him to do more as I thought he was a brilliant Doctor. Like you say, he had abit of that traditional Doctor character about him but done in a modern way. Really cleverly played.
@@ianabel1515 Yeah, and don't forget that Russell T Davis was the script writer, so hopefully he will revive the show now that he's been brought back for the new series.
@@Apollo949 oh yes! Forget Gatwa. Somebody get Sean Pertwee in as the next Doctor!!
And bring back captain jack again too!!
I hope this is an indication that David is NEVER DONE , when talking about The Doctor.
He NEVER fails on screen , so I just hope he keeps returning as long as he can.
David Tennant is a wonderful actor. He embodies the roles he plays, and has a great range of emotive gems to show us when he plays his part. The Doctor is immortal and appears in different guises. Each episode is in itself a role and a story.
I’m very happy That David Tennant is coming back . I thought he was great. You can give David Tennant, The role for for as long as possible ,as far as I’m concerned ! 💜🦋
pray for barbie 2 the return , barbie 3 the mission, barbie 4 at the hairdresser.......
Bringing back Tenant with Donna Noble was the best possible choice because of all the fans losing interest, me included in the past few years. A lot of damage has been done to this show recently and Doctor who needed this to bring fans back.
I'd rather these were just extra stories for the TENTH Doctor and Donna. Tennant 2 is a lazy marketing scheme
totally agree. best possible choice. Anyone who thinks its lazy doesn't get it, or isn't an actual fan.
@@desaulrichards9443 Actually it's the other way around with what you just said
I wanted Rose back ;(
Agreed. When David left, I quit watching. I only watched it because he was in it. He was my Doctor. To have him back, I'm very happy.
I am thrilled and delighted by David Ten net's return, and only wish it were permanent for the greatest Doctor ever! I can't wait until the episodes begin airing! This is such wonderful news for all of us who still consider the 10th Doctor, the REAL Doctor!
The Chibnall years paid a heavy price on the fan base. I won't blame Jodie (I really like the actress), the blame falls on Chibs. With Nchuti not being available, I believe having a such a huge fan favorite like David step in and revitalize the show is a wonderful idea. And maybe, just maybe, we get to see a cameo with Tom Baker (my favorite Doctor) again.
I was bummed when David Tennant left and Matt Smith became the Doctor, but to my delight Matt made an amazing Doctor. Both Tennant and Smith will always be my favorite Doctors, so I was psyched to see David back in whatever capacity!
Yer, Capaldi & Whittaker were crap.
@@gregorysagegreene capaldi and Tennant are my favourites, I like matt too, after binge watching it
I’m excited for David to be back for a little while! I honestly don’t know why they haven’t done a spin off series with him and Rose in that other universe.
When I heard the rumors about David coming back that was exactly what I thought they were going to do.
I came on board with Christopher Eccleston and had a hard transitioning to David Tennant. I quickly fell in love with the tenth doctor and I stopped watching when he left. I am so excited to see him again. And, I think the 14th doctor will be someone I want to watch when the time is right.
'MY' doctor was Tom Baker, followed by Christopher Eccleston! (I'm 81)
I might be more excited to see Donna's story get revisited than I am to see David Tennant as the doctor again. I always felt like her time as a companion ended in a way that was uniquely cruel. I hope her character gets more closure this time.
They could certainly go with her brain at risk of burning up when she remembers.
To me it feels like it's hitting multiple points: finishing up some loose threads for Tennant, celebrating the show's history, a little bit of fan service to let the fans know the show is in good hands and finally to prepare it for the next phase and an exciting new Doctor. The key for me is the fact that Tennant is back for a very limited time, not a full series. It feels like RTD and the team know what they are doing. It seems like Gatwa will be a part of the specials AS WELL, based on the teaser. Plus the stuff you said in the video. All of this leaves me excited for the 60th and beyond. I truly can't wait for the 15th Doctor to arrive after a brief period of celebration.
Having David Back is a great way to close any loops and continue the series. Hope to see Donna, the Doctors daughther, River Song and of course the Daleks!!!
I'm just glad David is back. Matt Smith carried the torch brilliantly, after l got over that David was not coming back, but David was exceptional as the Doctors. He was so emotional, ruthless and kind hearted. The "I could so much more" was a killer and his lifespan in comparison to the other iterations was soo short. It will be interesting, cause he can't be exactly like who he was, because he's had multiple lifetime experiences since and so he is 10 but not. Ultimately, I just hope 10/14 and Donna have a happy ending and there's some closure.
Seeing David Tennant as the Doctor again made me so unbelievably happy!
I went to see a Dr. Who show with my son, years ago but after Tennant left the role. During the show a holographic type image was shown showing all the Dr’s. A massive cheer erupted when Tennants Dr came up, I think that’s why he’s back.
David is brilliant! Glad he stepped up to save The Doctor; this from an American fan.
I have watched Dr. Who from the beginning. David Tennant was, is and always will be my favorite. The scene where he said he didn't want to go gave me hope that he would be back. Whether the writers, directors or producers planned it that way or not, it was genius. The 14th Doctor proves that. I think it was the best move they ever made. Whether it's to wait for the person they want or not. He's back and I am pleased. Not fond of the hairdo, but its' still him.
TOM BAKER 5 Dr WHO made it what it was
Jon Pertwee was my Doctor
David returning was what made me decide to rewatch the show and actually watch the last few seasons which I hadn’t done before so I definitely think he’s going to attract new viewers
same. I stopped halfway through Capaldi, and while I am dreading the one after since I have heard nothing good from it, I feel now like I must watch just to get to David again. Still my favorite Doctor. He could be fun, scary, sombre, silly, smart...just a myriad of aspects. Don't get me wrong, all Doctors offer something different and some of those to a degree, but he seemed the most well rounded to me, rather than over the top one thing or the other.
I watched some of the episodes with Capaldi but lost interest. Watched the first couple of episodes with Jody but again it wasn't enough to keep me entertained. David was my favorite, (but I liked Matt Smith too) and will always watch every episode for as long as he is the Doctor!
Amazon Prime made a series, "Bad Omens," with David Tennent playing the role of the devil and he was phenomenal in that as well! 😊
legit I had two season to catch up to, cause I found Jodi's writting so bad but I heard david was back with RTD and was like damm OG doctor who lets goo bring back the nostalgia and caught up in 2 days
@@LucioWolfox Were you able to enjoy any of Jodie Whittaker's Era while catching up? I'm just curious as ill be catching up as well. iv seen bits and pieces but i sorta fell on and off during Capaldi but i did in the end watch all of that eventually, but not so intently that i could recall all of it. and pretty much missed all of Whittakers.
@@LucioWolfox I'm interested to know what you thought of the rest of Jodie's era. I feel the writing did get better of the era, granted not so much that it became, good... but better than it started at...
This was a very smart move in MANY ways. The 60th anniversary is having a previous Doctor the center of the story instead of Gatwa trying to get his footing in the roll with all the 60th framework going on. This gives Fans that left after Capaldi a chance for some nostalgia and might give Gatwa a better chance of keeping those fans instead of coming right after Whittaker who was much less popular then Capaldi and draw them back. I feel that Tenant was the best choice over any other including my personal favorite Smith. Although it might have been very intriguing idea to go all the way back to the first with with David Bradley in the role.
Exactly what I said. It's not a bad idea to do this also in the future. It's a Time lord thing right? I love seeing the older Doctors and their companions.
I am one of those fans who didn't watch the 13th doctor's seasons because I didn't like the writing of it and many other reasons why.
But knowing that Russell T Davies is taking charge again made me immediately hopeful for the future seasons, if it was anybody else who brought back David Tennant's return then I would be concerned, but since its RTD I'm not that concerned over it, I have trust in him
Who are you to say that David Tennant's fans have "fallen away?" We NEVER fall away. I'm
a Capaldi fan too but I LOVE David!
I've always felt that Donna got shafted. She had so much left to explore and suddenly she was gone. She was basically abandoned with this incredible power inside her bran that would kill her if she knew about it. Of course the Dr would feel the need to fix this. Hopefully, Donna get's a conclusion to her story instead of a generic happily ever after ending. She was robbed of the memory of a grand friendship, and amazing adventures...I hope my favorite companion gets to retire from her heroic journeys with a more satisfying conclusion. I also wouldn't mind at all if we found out what happened in that untold story with Martha that was teased in the weeping angels intro episode "Blink" (Why did he have a bow and arrow?)
I don't know anyone who is upset that David is coming back, It's the only reason I'm coming back to the series, and my bestie as well. We both left the series when Capaldi took over. I think the show needs this. Tennent was a very strong doctor, my Doctor is Matt Smith and he will always be my doctor I started the show with him, but Tennent is also fantastic. I'm happy.
I remember hearing that there were questions about Gatwa's availability, so it made perfect sense to me. And I think it is something new, insofar as they've never had a Doctor regenerate into a previous incarnation before. It raises all sorts of questions that I hope they address. The fact that it's an experienced showrunner doing this is reassuring; it would be different with a new showrunner.
You make a very good point about it being a returning showrunner, because we can see this move as something he’s doing in his fifth series, rather than first
I also am hoping they address the reason he changed outfits as this is the first time(?) this has happened.
The show lost a lot of people with each doctor along since Tennant, particularly along after Smith. Plenty of people only started during newer doctors, but this definitely feels like a good shot at bringing everyone back for the new era by starting with the one many felt were their favourite
100% agreed! The main problem was the showrunner. RTD Did an amazing job as showrunner, and eventhough some of the best RTD episodes were Moffats, Moffat as a showrunner was total shite. I have stuck around but Doctor Who has been going down hill since Tennant. Which sucks because Matt Smith was a really good Doctor, so was Peter Capaldi. But his run didn't get better until his last season. On the bright side Jodie's run was a breath of fresh air. Her run was actually really freaking good! But any fan who dropped off from Smiths era or Capaldi's era won't know it because they ain't watching anymore.
I enjoyed the Matt Smith as the doctor but the writing quality was gone, capaldis talents were completely wasted with his episodes and I found Jodie Whittaker was unlikable and incompetent, (not just as the doctor, she seemed to not to care about the source material at all) turns out I wasn't in the minority at all
Yeah. Really Doctor Who died with the true series (#7). That so-called DW movie they pulled then this crap since is just a joke. The guy behind it made the QAF series and is know as a child predator. So yeah. Makes ur stomach turn.
@@TotalRandomReviews jodie's run is garbage, and if you look at critics, most hate is rightfully directed to her seasons, not to Capaldi.
@@benjaminmuller9348 Sorry, have to disagree with you, she was fantastic, best Doctor? Hell no. Good doctor hell yes. The writing was way better with her run as well.
Capaldi's Doctor is way better then Whittaker's but the writing was shite except for his last series.
Smith's doctor wasn't as good as Capaldi's but as good as Whittaker's but all the writing was shite.
I haven't enjoyed a Doctor Who run this much since Baker, Davison, Eccleston and Tennant. Not to say Whittaker's run was as good or on par with theirs but it was good.
In the end that is my opinion. Your opinion differs. Thats ok.
This is the best most amazing and wonderful thing that could’ve happened to Doctor Who that could’ve ever happened. Especially after the last few years.
Tennant didn’t want to actually leave at the end anyways. So it’s fantastic to have him back in his proper place.
I grew up with Matt Smith as my doctor and I loved the show and had all the box sets for his run. Then I went back and watched David Tennants run and saw how amazing they were. I even didn't mind Capaldi, and stuck through it until the end, but I didn't even get 2 episodes into Jodie's run before giving up (which is a shame because she's an amazing actress) as I didn't like Chibnall's writing. But with this move, they've got my, and I'm sure many other fans' attention again. It's a good move to bring back the original fan base for what will hopefully be a great new era of Who
Are we the same person? :D I agree 100% with everything you wrote!
@@RooockKyy Legit the exact same here matt got me into doctor who
Matt Smith used to be my favourite when I started the show (my first episode was the impossible astronaut at 6 years old). But when I did go back I watched Tennant, he became my favourite. I really liked Capaldi's cybermen episodes, especially the final story with Bill. For me it was a fun darker tone to the show. I wonder if they'll try to turn away from the low stakes of Jodie's era or try to emulate Tennant's era again.
I started with Tom Baker and they lost me with Jodie. Wasn’t the gender - it was the show runner and writing. I will be back for Tennant and for the doctor that follows.
Agree totally!!
I just read an article saying that all future (2023) episodes will be broadcast on Disney+.
I hope the 60th will be shown in movie theaters. The Power of the Doctor was one of the best episodes--lovely to see the previous Docs.
This all makes so much sense, and makes me feel much better about the return of Tennant. RTD and the rest of the team have handled the situation very well, making the most of a difficult set of circumstances to revitalise excitement about the show. Bring it on!
Happy to make you feel better, I know how nice it is to put reservations aside and just be excited
Day of The Doctor & Time of the Doctor Established Smith was the 12th Doctor and Capaldi the 13th.
If they'd called him the Bridge Doctor instead of the Fourteenth Doctor, most of my problems with him would've gone away, but they didn't.
I really like how 10 left, sometimes life is tragic & heartbreaking. I’ve had my fill of whimsical happy endings that subvert tragedy with Moffat.
I really hope his last words are “I still don’t want to go”, not as sad as when he first left, but bittersweet & resigned to his fate.
I think “I’m ready to go.” Would be better, It would finish a story arc.
@@Flappy09
It's not really an arc, that incarnation just died. It's okay for it to be sad for that version of the Doctor & the next to be fine, like with 10 & 11. But to each their own.
I don't really understand why the guy in the video hates it so much. We know the Doctor is the same person but they are each very different people too. David's ending was perfect. He hated that he had to kill himself but knew he had to, because he just couldn't let someone die while he could save them. It's bittersweet and hurts the fans and him just as much. He didn't want this part of him to be over just yet and showed the viewers that regenerating had downsides besides just losing the actor.
@@TheMichaelmyth
The same reason that moment is so poignant & so beautiful. It hurts, it really hurts, but cause of that it's stayed such a clear memory for a generation of Doctor Who fans. I love 11 & 12 but I can't remember a word of their parting speeches.
@@SodPassionGaming Bro I remember just about everything from him yelling about how unfair it is that he needs to give up his life to save 1 person and Wilfred just telling him to leave him there to the moment he regenerates.
I dropped off after Smith but Yeah the most I can remember about his finale is that he was super old, had a cyberman head with him and was on a plant called Christmas. There was something about a crack and him getting some life-up juice (which is now redundant due to the timeless child) and maybe 1 sentence of his speech. Oh and the "A question that shouldn't be answered, DOCTOR WHOOOOOOO?' bit.I remember liking it. I think the eleventh hour is the best opening to a doctor though.
11 is my 10. He’s the Doctor I grew up with the most, but you cannot deny that Tennant plays the Doctor so amazingly! I kind of gave up on Doctor Who mid Capaldi (not because I didn’t like him, I genuinely enjoyed his cynical take & more matured episodes) because life just got in the way. But this announcement has gotten me back into a rewatch of Doctor Who & now I’m finishing up Capaldi’s era for the first time!
Worth considering the Disney influence. The show has been deep in the doldrums since Chibnall's half-arsed tenure, so relaunching with the best known Doctor makes commercial sense. Ncuti will be great, but David is the right choice for this moment.
Personally, I like that David Tennant is back even if only for a short while. And having him back to bridge the gap between Jody and the next true regeneration makes logical sense given it is the 60th Anniversary year of the show. Scheduling conflicts happen and at least they’re doing something that could give the 10th some proper resolution to David’s final line as the 10th in the meantime while they wait for Jody’s real successor in the role to finish the project he is currently involved with.
I think it is very cool that the Doctor regenerated into an old Doctor. It means the other Doctors are still in there and can could back at any time down the road. And I real don't see why Doctor Who fans would be upset about this. It is different; it changes things up.
Depends on the script writers - is it the same body regenerated? Or the original doctor doing a time trip forward. The latter would make more sense.
I'm honestly so excited to have David back. I'm also very excited for Ncuti, but I've always said that Donna's fate was the worst of all the companions and there was still a need for a resolution to her situation and I'm MORE THAN EXCITED to see what's gonna happen there. Honestly Jodie's regeneration scene finally gave me the push I needed to catch up after I stopped watching after the weird spider episode in her first season. Chibnalls writing still isn't my favourite but the combination of David, Catherine and the prospect of Ncuti gave me the biggest mood boost since before the pandemic, lol, so I'm watching the shit out of Jodies seasons now!
I agree completely about poor Donna.
At this point I've made peace with anything from past seasons that I found questionable, however Donna's ending has never sat well with me. Because the Doctor can go back and change things that they thought couldn't be touched (50th anniversary). I'm hoping they go the route of the Doctor has matured and knows things now that can change her fate.
I'd like to see Doctor Donna continue.
Her best scene was the regeneration into David! Her 2nd best scene was regeneration into the Doctor, when the audience hoped she fell to her death and we would get a new doctor. :)
@@amythomas7054 I hope they can hologram Donna's dad back into the show. Especially since he was responsible for David's departure in the first place.
Absolutely love David Tennant - he can be the Bridge Doctor for as long as he wants as far as I'm concerned - he's a compelling Doctor and, as you say, lights up the screen:)
I honestly want to watch Tennant as the doctor all the time because he is one of my favorites who somehow always managed to catch my attention when I watched the series and I just wish they would keep him for a few more seasons because in my opinion he is the best doctor there is
I am one of the fans who dropped off after Tennant left. I always jump back on for every new incarnation or change of showrunner, and I've always slid off again.
But this is the first time I'm excited to try again - and finally get the answer to if it was the writing that changed or if it was me.
Difficult to get older at the same time as a big change in the show. Hard to tell whether you've outgrown something or if it's just not good. Jumping on at the next change is a good way to see the answer.
I’m so happy he is back! I could watch David as the Doctor for the next 5 years lol
me too
@@ginaaitken2122 me three
Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor really disappointed me, not from her acting, but from how the writers butchered the episodes, which is a shame, because I think she would fit the "proper" Doctor character perfectly. It made me drop new Doctor Who episodes all together, because it just didn't feel like Doctor Who anymore (in a bad way). What was even more upsetting is that with each year the technology gets better, and thus the special effects do as well, so having to miss out on the new "graphics" was a real shame.
And from what I've heard, I wasn't the only one who dropped the show.
So I think this move is a brilliant way of making the older fans go back. I really hope that with RTD as the writer we'll get this great show back on track.
I love David Tennant as the Doctor!! I am glad he is back even for a bit!
David as the Doctor again brings warm fuzzies all over🥰🥰🥰 He is my favorite Doctor. Most my family had given up on Doctor who because they couldn't stand Clara but I stuck thru and even liked Jodi's Doctor, Bringing David back as the Bridge Doctor is great idea and awesome fan service
I'm so happy to get Donna back. She is my favorite companion but she had some of the worst episodes to play in. And that's when she wasn't sharing the screen with Martha and Rose or was just absent. I never felt like we had a proper "Donna" season. The top it all, she didn't get to leave to live her life with being happy of the journey she went on. She got her mind wiped :(
Lore wise. She'll die if she remembers the Doctor. She became a human-timelord hybrid and her limited human brain can't handle what a time lord know or information their brain has access to. So not sure how She'll be in it without breaking lore
@@herrdoktornapy6835 that was my first thought as well.
@@herrdoktornapy6835 - Then why is the re-treaded Tennant back at it, a throw back?
@@MossyMozart the video summed it up. Probably scheduling issues and they asked him to come back bc he's a fan favorite
I'm sorry but I desagree. Donna was there for a single season but it was Tennant's best one. Season 4 was great for both the Doctor and Donna.
What really annoys me about 10th in the back and forth with Rose and Martha, that was more present in season 3.
My little head cannon is the Fact, Tennant is the whole Doctor who didn't accept his "death" and wished " to stay longer"....since it seems each Doctor lat "Speech" have effect on the Next one and the timeline.
I didn't realize how much of not only a shock it was but how much I actually wanted it to happen until I saw the regeneration scene from Jodie to Tennant for the first time. And, as he was recovering from his regeneration, I was also stuck doing the Tennant-style "What? What?! WHAT?!" pretty much at pace with him as I was watching it. Particularly his second one when he looked at his outfit and had his trademark second "What?!" - for exactly the same reason.
I was obviously expecting Ncuti. But, you know, this is even better. I agree with your reasoning. The alternative on the 60th anniversary was to have nothing or to have the wrong Doctor (from RTD's perspective). Given how well RTD did with Eccleston and Tennant, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on this one. Had it not been for his choices and the way RTD brought back Doctor Who from a 10 year hiatus (from the 96 movie) or a 20 year hiatus (if you count just the series), it seems fair to allow for a little leniency.
Jodie originally had my vote for being unique and original in terms of being the first on-screen female Doctor (not counting the parody). Unfortunately, Chibnall and his writing staff just did not come up with great stories for her and wasted all of her potential. That's not her fault. Though, I do think I would like to see her in a future Doctor Who special with multiple Doctors running around. I think she would do quite well with Tennant (as she did in Broadchurch) and probably Ncuti as well.
Let's not forget that this coincides with the Disney+ deal about to potentially launch Doctor Who into a whole new bigger audience, globally. The "new" classic logo is almost like a reset, with homage to the legacy of the past, and bringing in Tennant kind of fits with a "reset" of Doctor Who from a RTD era perspective. A version of the Doctor that already has a big fan base and is very accessible will unite older fans with newer ones. I like the "bridge" Doctor analogy, he's just setting things up for Ncuti to take over. I'm looking forward to this new, fresh era with a bigger budget. Rachael Talalay is back! Maybe Murray Gold will be too?
Very excited to have DT back. He was my favorite. And loved Donna too. Can't wait to see how they work it all out.
It makes me want to rewatch all of his initial episodes in preparation, he's wonderful
@@Joe_Brennan_ Agree with every thing you said, Except the part about Donna.
I think they’ll say it’s because when DT Dr got his thumb cut off and it regenerated a whole new Dr, that caused a tether between both versions of him.
@@simonchung8509 - HAND severed, not just the thumb. A bigger OUCH!
Who wouldn’t want more David Tennant?
i'm so happy, that David Tennant is returning. He was my absolute favorite Doctor by far. I just wished, he would take over the role for another 3 or 4 seasons and not just 3 episodes.
His way of playing the Doctor was just such a natural fit to how i see the Doctor. It's fantastic to see him working together with RTD again.
For me any Doctor Who Is good, I will take whatever I can get. I lived through all the years without a Doctor and it was really good to see him come back. Here's hoping to many more years of Doctor Who.
I'm a little more picky than that. I won't just take any crap people throw at me.
Honestly the fact that people are only watching doctor who for specific doctors and ignore all else is just... something.
I love it that David Tennet has returned and would love for him to stay longer. I don’t consider this a backward move at all.
Tennant is and always will be my Favorite Doctor! So to me this will be awesome and I will have a lot of fun watching him back as the Doctor and I don’t really care why. I’m looking forward to seeing the new Doctor when he comes, I didn’t watch Jodie after the first few episodes. So I’m excited for the the new one, and if he’s not available then I’m good with this!
I don't understand the anger, disappointment, or other negative feelings about this revelation. I loved the David Tenant era, and I'm excited about this bridge series!! I think this is more of a timing conflict on the planned new doctor rather than anything else. I agree this is way better than waiting nearly two years for the series to begin again.
I'm really late too this. Who is upset about david tenent returning other than politcal activists?
just Woke's picks no one care what they think
@@mikewiskoski1585 I wouldn't say upset, personally I feel it's a bit of a late thing given his goodbye back in the day. But given the schedule, he's gotta do what he's gotta do.
The only person who has uttered a peep of disappointment is this guy narrating. He. Acts as if his pov is how the audience is looking at this and he couldn’t be more wrong!
The one thing that I love is, when River comes back, she must have technically married the 14th (Bridge) Doctor, as she said "You look so young" - So maybe, she KNOWS the 10th/14th Doctor and thought it was the SAME person, but it isn't?
This is one of the very few takes I've seen that makes complete sense. There's tons of knee jerk reactions out there about the "Bridge Doctor", but I think we were very close to having Doctor Who be off TV for a much longer time. I'd rather see Tennant return and have a big nostalgia fest than have no Doctor Who for almost 2 years, potentially killing off any and all hype for the show.
Some people are so determined to be critical thinkers and anti-fanservice that they’ll ignore the reason behind it, and the potential alternative
I'm sorry to those who are upset with the return of Tennant, but I'm an "old" fan of the show, well, since Eccleston anyway... ((can you imagine, being an "old" fan? But it *has* been almost 20 years!!)) I'm glad to see Tennant, he's who brought me into the show and made it so important to me at the time... Sure its a nostalgia grappling move, but its enough to rope me back in to catch up. Its also a surefire way to ensure the part is in good hands for something as big as the 60th anniversary. All things considered, even if Gatwa was available right now to start filming his role, I feel it unfair to start him off on such a huge part of the show with so much riding on him before he's had a real chance to "develop" *his* doctor. So I see it as a stepping stone and handoff, a way to wrap the last 18 years with the man who really adopted the role as his and got the new adaptation going worldwide. When Gatwa is introduced it'll mark the next chapter in the overall show so to speak, and he's going to have a lot of current and old, returning fans to back him up.
Honestly, I think the biggest reason David Tennant reprising his role as the Doctor was such a huge request from the fandom is BECAUSE of that ending. I can't speak for others, but for myself, every time I watched the Doctor prepare to regenerate, in the back of my mind I could hear that broken 'I don't wanna go'. I saw that scared face and every time, just for a moment, even though I knew what face would be on my screen, I wanted that face to come back. So he could come to terms. So he could go and be at peace. But knowing with each Doctor that that Doctor's last thoughts were of fear and sadness, it made every regeneration after just that little bit more bitter.
This really eased my fears about the next few episodes. Having the context spelled out like this makes it feel more like an opportunity and clever problem solving than a quick nostalgia grab disrespectful to the actors
I am so glad and so definitely watching David as the Doctor again, my favourite Doctor comes back, can't watch him enough, excited and waiting!
It's quite simple!! They're trying to bring back the viewing numbers they lost under their last pick for the doctor.
We're back in golden era territory where I'm curious enough to want to speculate about what's happening, rather than just gritting my teeth and getting through it for the sake of not missing any important lore. I can feel from that alone that RTD is back, and I love it.
I'm super excited. It feels nice to relax into anticipation and not have things feel like a chore
I haven’t cared for the last two doctors but I am all about getting some Tennant specials before moving on to a new doctor
I personally was very giddy after finding out that Tennant comes back, even just for a bit. I love him as an actor and love his portrayal of the Doctor, I'm there will be new territory for Tennant to explore as an actor and RTD as a writer, since he's now a Doctor with not only memories before 10, but 11-13 as well, and knowing how good of a writer RTD is, I'm confident it will be good. Donna coming back is amazing imo as well, since I was always uneasy with her losing all her memories and maybe me and like-minded people can get some kind of closure on that. And considering the fact that she had so many years of life without Doctor and in a marriage, we can see how she changed as well and how she would deal with the memories of the past (if she will) and how she would interact with Doctor, seeing a familiar face, but knowing that he had 3 regenerations already before coming back to this face unexpectedly. Can't wait for the specials.
I love having David back. The bit I'm concerned about is how they're gonna bring Donna back. I mean she's my favourite companion, but she had the whole memory wipe thing that'd melt her brain if she remembered him, so how is she back?!
Yeah I am concerned about that as well and wondering if she'll be sticking around with 15. I always feel a series progresses better between Doctors when there is the same companion to help keep a bit of familiarity of the show even if they leave at the end of the new Doctor's first season. Something that I found difficult especially with the beginning of Matt Smith's and Jodi's run.
David Tennant will always be my favorite Doctor.
david deserved more well written episodes as the doctor, he has so much potential. I am more than happy he's getting more time to be the doctor
Very excited for a few episodes of DT and Donna. I think they really missed the mark with Jodie and always felt she was let down by the writing, not great storylines and not enough character depth. It’s a shame as Chris Chibnell’s Torchwood scripts were fantastic.
I think Jodie did a stellar job, but was (as you say) let down by the writing, she was unfortunately left with some of the worst seasons of Dr who to try and fill the shoes.
@@L0000NEY It was the first year that killed her run. They wanted to change the show way to much. I think the show can and has always survived with the Doctor changing, but the first season they sought to erase all of the enemies that the fans had come to love and helped them to universally connect with every Doctor