The Eleventh Doctor...
So there you have it. Nine regenerations for ten doctors. The best regenerations are those with the right mix of emotion, epic-ness and shock value. Heres my list of best to worst. Are they yours? 1. The Ninth Doctor 2. The Fifth Doctor 3. The Third Doctor 4. The Tenth Doctor 5. The Second Doctor 6. The Fourth Doctor 7. The First Doctor 8. The Seventh Doctor 9. The Sixth Doctor And on to the next regeneration. What am I looking for? Well, after the doom and gloom of the Tenth Doctor, I dont want another depressing descent into death. Certainly not at Christmas. I love the Christmas specials, from the brilliant
ChristmasInvasion to the all style and no substance
Voyage Of The Damned. Theyre all fun, with the exception of
The End Of Time. For me, the Christmas special I would want the Eleventh Doctors finale to emulate most would be last years
The Snowmen. It had some great humour in Strax, Vastra and Jenny (Ive said it before, spin off please!), fearsome baddies for the kiddies in the snowmen, rollicking action moments and an emotional shock with Victorian Claras deathIm sure many thought, like myself, that she was the companion who was going to accompany the Doctor for the remainder of series seven. I want a great baddie. Ive heard the Daleks might be back and Im kind of okay with that if they really do become a force to be reckoned with this time. And Daleks in the snow sounds quite cool. Even if it is something new, Im fine with that too. Moffat creates great baddies. Just make them a threat so powerful that it is completely believable that the Eleventh Doctor isnt going to escape this episode alive.
Make the Eleventh Doctor accepting of his death. I want a bittersweet, noble end like the Third, Fourth or Fifth. I want the Doctor t be sad but accepting of his impending regeneration. The Doctor isnt dyingthats what I found annoying about the Tenths regeneration mostthe Doctor still lives on. I want shocks. Its always difficult when you know the episode in which the regeneration is happening. In this day and age I would love a regeneration to be a surprise but accept, somewhat grudgingly, that it wont happen. Think back to the end of
The Stolen Earth. If the Tenth Doctor had regenerated then, shot by the Dalek and dying in the arms of Donna, Rose and Jack
that would have been the best regeneration ever. In the Christmas episode I want to be thrown sideways emotionally. Moffat can do it. Hes done some very clever things in the past. Be clever with
this regeneration. And thats it really. Matt Smith is always brilliant to watch. Ive no doubt that hell deliver everything and more when it comes to his swansong. Clara is a strong companion considering her connection to past Doctors through her actions in
The Name of The Doctor, shes the perfect companion to bridge doctors and Im sure Jenna-Louise Coleman (Or is it just Jenna Coleman now?) will deliver too. ThoughIm still in denial. I want another series. Is there still time to change Matt Smiths mind?