I loved Tennant and Smith, and even though I weaned off the show as he came around, Capaldi was undoubtedly THE Doctor. The perfect blend of the old and new, the grumpy detachment and the emotional whimsy, dramatic, well traveled, moraly complex, blunter than a hammer but sharper than a knife, wise, a teacher, a true Doctor.
Tennant will always be my favorite, but Capaldi managed to make a run of terribly written stories into a run of greatness. He just kept getting better and better with every new episode he had and I was so depressed when his time was up because he quickly became my second favorite doctor
His passion for the part was always evident, he was what the Doctor stood for, he carry the touch so well, and what followed is a disgrace... Thank God we can look back and enjoy when Doctor Who was mostly about entertainment, rather than The Message!
And when you see the power in this portrayal by Capaldi, it shows what an absolute travasty and 💩show Gatwa's effort is. Wish he was back but not with RTD being anything to do with the franchise EVER again because he betrayed everything that Doctor who was and is in persuit of his own political agenda.
Claras boyfriend... That man infuriates me sooo much. He is mad about the name of a species "time lord" because it makes him think of aristocracy due to his hate for leadership. Even though they were and are the Lords of time itself, who have kept his blood line safe for eternity. Man the fury he brings in me 😂
Capaldi is one of the better modern Doctors. Probably he had passionate Doctor Who memories. Stop casting people that don't know what Doctor Who is.... grrrr..
never seen the doctor as pissed as he was with danny. danny had no idea how badly calling the doctor an officer would cut after the time war and you can see how angry it made the doctor
If Capaldi had the scripts that Tennant, Smith and Eccleston had, we would be talking about him as the best New Who Doctor. But he was given scripts that minimized The Doctor and played up Clara and, later Bill, as the main character on the show.
What a great doctor, he really sold the end of the line of 3 , he really worked to become the doctor , something new but a spark of old . RIP doctor who , it was Amazing run .
I clicked on this thinking it would be Capaldi in his chaotic yelling moments he did before he was 12. I didn’t expect to be crying with how much this man puts into his role and how he can make you believe and feel it. I didn’t expect to be crying watching this, but it was beautiful. Thank you.
What I wouldn't give to have Capaldi as the Doctor during peak writing. At least we have the peak of Heaven Sent. The greatest episode ever - all time.
What made Capaldi the greatest to me is that he was the best at conveying the history of the character. I feel like he was the best at portraying what the Doctor would be like after all he’s gone through in his previous incarnations and carrying the weight of being a wanderer in the fourth dimension for two-thousand years. I feel like his was the culmination of all the development that the character had been through, at least since the beginning of modern Doctor Who
The Caretaker is probably the most underrated episode of all time. It's got the funny, it's got the sad, it's got that little bit of action. But most importantly it's got that absolutely brilliant piece of character dynamics between the Doctor and Danny. I will never understand why people dislike Danny. He was very much like the Doctor if he were more fragile. A former soldier who regrets what he had seen and done. And the confrontations he had with the Doctor throughout Series 8 show that they weren't really upset at each other but more at themselves respectively.
Peter will always be my favourite Doctor. I think it's gonna be very hard to topple his brilliant personality as the Doctor as well as his honestly unmatched acting.
The Doctor's speech about being scared being a superpower is honestly one of the best moments in all of Doctor Who. Everyone wishes they knew how to comfort a child that's terrified of something, and Capaldi probably gave one of the best ideas for comfort I've ever heard
My favourite acting from him is when River's monologue of the doctor and unknowingly tearing him a new one during the Christmas special. The way he goes from action mode to guilty to inhibited to cheeky to tender to SMOULDERING and upping the cheeky, just acting with his eyes and a few words is exceptional.
Whether you are a fan of his Dr or not, I am, he is by far the best actor to play the role. His face can give 5 pages of dialogue without saying anything.
I feel like Capaldi brought Doctor Who from the classic era to New Who. He acted as the grumpy grandfather that eventually learned to love and be kind. His portrayal reminded me so much of Hartnell’s time as the Doctor.
20:55 I forgot how much of a great actor Michelle Gomez is as well; the conflicted chaos that is the Mistress/the Master looking at her friend and wanting so much to have him back, but not sure who she is at the same time, and realizing if she can have him back, then there's a little stability, there's something to hang onto, and she puts all that into a few looks
5:01 "do you think i care for you so little that betraying me would make a difference". This line here and this scene here is why i will always remember when the Doctor was Capaldi. Beautiful.
