Doctor Who: 12 Qualities To Make The 12th Doctor Awesome

9. Be Darker And More Mysterious

Twelvevortex2 If you€™re going to hire Peter Capaldi to play the Doctor, one of the best and most versatile actors in the country, maybe it€™s time to introduce a darker quality, someone who is fiercer and trickier. I don€™t mean a complete b**tard, just a version of the character more like the original William Hartnell. With old Bill, you didn€™t quite know how he was going to react to any given situation. He could be warm and caring one moment, and then cracking a rock over a cave man€™s head the next. The little tinker. After two happy-go-lucky Doctor€™s, it seems about time that we mixed it up again, especially with an older actor now at the helm, someone who can bring forward a hint of authority, a sense of mystery, and (I€™m so sorry) dollops of gravitas. Love me some gravitas. I€™m sensing a Jon Pertwee vibe in Capaldi, less humorous banter and more a man of action and substance. With Capaldi we could be biting our nails, on the very edge of our seats every week. However... 
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