Random Eleven/Matt Smith appreciation post.

[elisi]

From one of my favourite reviews ever (Doctor Who – The Eleventh Hour – Does Matt Smith Live Up To The Name?):

Oddly, in trying to describe this element of "Doctorness," I keep coming back to the idea of age. Though the Doctor may be 450-ish, or nearly 1,000, depending on the story, Tom Baker's Doctor was mind-numbingly old. Eternally young of spirit, perhaps, but he fairly dripped of being old. Old even well beyond whatever his age might be. The kind of age that comes with having seen the Universe in a way mere humans could never really comprehend. Partially a wisdom and experience that allowed The Doctor to look at events from a different perspective, but more than that. It was some kind of specifically ancient sensibility that ruled out the possibility of urgency. Baker's Doctor was often distracted in the most intense moments, simply because of this unique perspective of events, and even when running somehow managed to seem like he didn't really mean it.


And here is Steven Moffat, talking about Matt Smith:

“His Doctor is, in the nicest possible way, completely unhinged. You think he might just forget to diffuse the bomb because he saw a nice butterfly.”

♥

Comments

[owlboy]

Yay for unhinged Doctors!

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

I like that Moffat's quotation!

Do you follow his twitter? A few days ago he mentioned Matt being the Doctor that does old the best.

[elisi]

I don't follow his Twitter (don't have an account myself), although I've been meaning to work out how to add it as an LJ feed. Know what he means about the old thing, and am very much looking forward to seeing why he came to mention it. :)

[elisi]

Absolutely! :)

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

Haha, Eleven so would forget about a bomb because he saw a butterfly. I think that's part of why I love him so much. :)

[humansrsuperior.livejournal.com]

“His Doctor is, in the nicest possible way, completely unhinged. You think he might just forget to diffuse the bomb because he saw a nice butterfly.”
LOLOLOL! I have not heard this comment but I love it. ♥ It's so true, I immediately SAW IT in my head and I laughed. Awwwww Eleven! ♥

[elisi]

IKR? It's terribly endearing. <3

[elisi]

owlsie posted it this morning and I had to share! And I love how clearly Matt Smith's portrayal is helping shape the way Moffat writes him, and vice versa. (Tennant and Rusty had the same thing going on. It's fabulous.)

[welshgirl15.livejournal.com]

In case you want the exact quote:

@steven_moffat: "Just coming out of an edit. The extraordinary thing about Matt Smith is that, of all the Doctors, he's the best at being OLD."

[elisi]

Oooh, thank you! :)

[rahirah]

:narrow eyes: No, we cannot discount Pertwee, Mr. wet-behind-the-ears Reviewer Man.

[promethia_tenk]

And I love how clearly Matt Smith's portrayal is helping shape the way Moffat writes him, and vice versa.

Thiiiiisss. Also, their mutual admiration society is adorable.

[elisi]

Heh. I was waiting for someone to say something... ;)

Also Happy Belated Birthday! <3