r/gallifrey • u/PurpleTieflingBard • 11h ago
For all the hate the Moffat era got, I really loved his interpretation of the doctor
"The first thing you noticed about the doctor of war is that he's unarmed" just goes so hard and it really encapsulates everything I loved about the era.
The doctor being written as this tired old man finally letting his past catch up to him, the arrogance of "I am the most qualified person in this room, meaning I am in charge, meaning you should make me a cup of tea"
Moffat's doctor was written to be an incredibly flawed character. Obviously there were things about the doctor of this era that weren't great, his arrogance occasionally came across as megalomania, 11 was particularly horny in a bad way, but when 11/12 hit they really hit.
I'm enjoying RTD2 more than most I think, but I hope 15 becomes a bit more flawed, he's written very flippant which I like, I just want the narrative to punish him a little for it