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Nice reference to Patrick Troughton.
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Generally speaking the older fans love him. We've been hoping for a return to a more mature, less giddy lead actor for some time. Eccleston was less of a 'boy', but the producers were still wanting plenty of humour within the lead performance. It was as if they thought they had to distill both sides of the character as portrayed seperately by the many different actors during the Classic years, into one dual style performance. There could never be a totally 'staright' performance. Now we're back to the kind of thing Jon Pertwee did. There was humour and whimsy within Pertwee's performance, but no clowning.
With the scripts full of humour, and plenty of scope for guest artists (see Robot of Sherwood!), and companions to have their moments, The Doctor himself can anchor the show in a way neither David Tennant or Matt Smith, good as they were, could never do.
Because of it's basic concept Doctor Who is of course the least serious of sf/fantasy shows, so it's good when balance is restored in this way. An actor of the calibre of Peter Capaldi provides that.
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I don't see it as censorship even.
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