Comments on: Doctor Who http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=7634 Contemporary and classic British TV Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:09:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Glenn Aylett http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=7634&cpage=1#comment-3536 Glenn Aylett Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:16:09 +0000 http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=7634#comment-3536 This was where Tennant’s Doctor suddenly became arrogant and unlikeable for a brief period in the same way Colin Baker, though for longer, took up this side of the Doctor and in the same way Jon Pertwee could annoy his companions by his knowledge of science. The Timelord Victorious speech was soon followed by self doubt and then the comments about him dying. All in all a good performance and nice to see a display of his dark side, although we all know this is temporary.

]]> By: Chris Allen http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=7634&cpage=1#comment-3499 Chris Allen Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:51:32 +0000 http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=7634#comment-3499 I thought he was getting in touch with his inner Valeyard myself. ;-)

Perhaps this regeneration will parallel the Pertwee/Baker one. The Doctor needing to atone for his “sins” and being purged/reborn as a new man.

]]> By: David Pascoe http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=7634&cpage=1#comment-3494 David Pascoe Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:46:12 +0000 http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?p=7634#comment-3494 I agree about the “run from rather than run to” analogy. It looked like the moment when David Tennant got in touch with his inner Colin Baker. It’s also doing a good job of cushioning the audience from the sadness that always accompanies imminent regenerations. For the first time, the Doctor may need to regenerate for his own peace of mind rather than as a result of physical trauma.

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