long live Ten

So David Tennant is regenerating into Matt Smith tomorrow night.

Or, should I say, Ten is regenerating into Eleven.

Not happy. I mean, I knew it had to happen eventually, we all did. Tennant has had three great serieses and two specials, not to mention four Christmas specials, and the finales this Christmas. In some ways it feels like a good time for him to leave,
because his behaviour in the role has become sort of.. predictable. But gah, I love him, I don't want to watch some young bloke dashing around the TARDIS :(

Matt Smith, from what I've seen, seems like a nice lad (lol he's like 27? So he still has a decade on me), and genuinely happy to have been chosen to be Eleven, which is good. We don't want just anyone doing it! And of course I'll give him a fair chance. I didn't like Tennant at first, which is unbelievable. I had just spent, what, two months or whatever awaiting every Saturday night to watch Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper run around through time and space; Suddenly this new bloke ("with puppy dog eyes" AS MY MUM SAYS ALL THE TIME) was taking over? It was weird! I didn't like it. But the Christmas special was wonderful ("No second chances. I'm that sort of man.") and I grew to love David Tennant.

I can't see the same happening with Matt Smith but I'll give it a go. He clearly is a talented actor who'll take the part seriously. And after all, when Tennant was announced as Ten, I bet a lot of people were going, "David Who..?" (Just as I did.)

But anyway, my point is: I'm upset and will miss David Tennant lots. In fact, no, scratch that. Odds are that Tennant will be around the world of the BBC for years to come. I will miss Ten. I will miss the coat and the suit and the hair and the glasses and the Converse and the "HA!" and the smile and the puppy dog eyes. I even miss him now, sort of, because he isn't the same.

I liked him the best with Donna. He interacted the best with her, I think. With Rose, he was very sweet, and I liked the way he smiled at her and clearly cared for her. I'm not much of a Martha fan (Freema, you're cool, but try acting,okay?) and I always liked the fact that the Doctor didn't respond to Martha's 'crush' thing. But I think the BFF mode he had with Donna was fantastic. :)

He will always be my Doctor. Everybody has A Doctor, one that specifically drew them to the show; Mine is Ten[nant] and always will be.

Feel free to share your thoughts. I just had to ramble about this.

- J xx

p.s. Please, Russell T.Davies, please do not mess this finale up. PLEASE.