Doctor Who: 10 Most Annoying Elements Of Nu-Who

6. Good Guy Doctor

Retrace. The Doctor returns in 2005 and he looks like a badass. The Ninth is traumatized by the events of the Time War and viewers see just how dark he can get when he contemplates killing a very confused Dalek. But that all slowly changes as the writers insisted more and more on how everyone's favorite Time Lord abhors violence, and guns especially. Tennant's Doctor was even friendlier, although he had a few dark twists that eventually lead to his darker "Time Lord Victorious" final arc. But a dark place was not where the show was heading. Even if Matt Smith's incarnation was brilliant, his ever so child friendly interpretations were sometimes close to being obnoxious. His darker side was finally shown after he lost Amy and Rory but until then, viewers had to endure two and a half seasons of spewing catchphrases and flying a TARDIS with the power of pirouettes. It was all because Moffat wanted to make Eleven's run feel like a fairytale, one that children wouldn't understand anyway because of its over-complicated arcs. Admittedly, Moffat did take full advantage of the possibilities of time travel but he did make a mess of things while being innovative. More on that later. Now, Peter Capaldi's Doctor is tasked to bring back a meaner Doctor, not unlike the classic incarnations. The task is difficult, of course, as a lot of Who's broader audience was formed during Smith's lovey-dovey years. While fans take pride in the Doctor being one of the only superhero (of sorts) who doesn't use violence, they should also be aware that he was never meant to be a wuss. The Doctor can and will fight when necessary and, on very rare occasions, he will even use a gun. This isn't only about Pertwee's Venusian aikido or Colin Baker's more violent incarnation. Tom Baker himself would often throw a punch and he was the one with probably the strongest sense of morality. All Doctors preferred brain over brawn but when brain commanded action, none hesitated. Inspiring as his intelligence may be, just occasionally making him fight out of necessity (and be good at it) would make the character no less awesome.