Doctor Who: 7 Reasons Why The Twelfth Doctor Actually Sucks

2. He Hates Soldiers For No Apparent Reason

The most defining aspect of the Twelfth Doctor seems to be is that he hates soldiers. Except for Strax, the Silurians, the Clerics he worked with one time, Churchill's army, every soldier who helped him rescue Amy in Demons Run, the Romans, UNIT, the Papal Mainframe and, of course, his closest friend, Bridadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. Yep. He totally hates soldiers. Come on, just look at the way he treats Danny Pink and... wait, does River Song count? But seriously, when was this ever true? As the Twelfth Doctor, every time he sees a soldier he takes the time to insult them, even though they're not doing anything wrong, like calling them names such as "Man Scout" or "P.E", a habit that isn€™t at all endearing and only paints the Doctor as an ignorant bigot. When his previous incarnations came across soldiers, they always treated them as someone who can relate to their plights, or someone who can be more than the weapons they hold in their hand. What a happy coincidence that Twelve didn't actually have a one on one moment with the Paternoster Gang... you know, a trio consisting of soldiers? Hell hath no fury like a fandom's scorned when that happens. Sure, it's actually an expression of self-loathing, since he was a soldier himself. But that is inconsistent with his development throughout the revived series and especially in The Day of The Doctor, when he finally realised that he needed to accept the soldier part of him that he had been ashamed of for so long. So why does he see soldiers as unforgivable people? It was actually hinted that his young appearance is a way of hiding that shame, and that his transformation to an old man is a sign of his acceptance... So, what the hell happened!? Regeneration changes the Doctor's character all the time but what always stays consistent is his character development. It's not like The Day of the Doctor was some kind of 50 year old episode that can easily be forgotten. It was just two episodes prior to the Twelfth's first real episode, so it would seem that this new found anti-soldier stance was just a cheap way to add some friction between him and Danny. You heard that right. The most important piece of character development of the entire revived series history was revered because of a forced love triangle.