100 Things I Like in 100 Icons (#009)

[thisbluespirit]

I hadn't forgotten about the challenge. I just immediately, on finishing S6 of DW, knew I had to make my next post this one... and then just felt terribly bad because my impression from my flist last year was that an awful lot of people didn't enjoy it. (Although I suspect having the DVDs and no anxious waiting between eps helps!!) In fact, it was so long ago, I've been using the icon I made for the post for weeks. Anyway...

9. Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith)



I'd say Matt Smith, but I've only seen him as Eleven - and he's so very Doctorish, I'm not sure I even want to see him in anything else, or not yet. I'll be restrained, anyway, and just say, I like him a lot (and it's such a relief to love a New Who Doctor quite so easily), and he won me over in S5 for the little nods to Hartnell and to Troughton - and in S6 I distinctly noticed a look of Five's he's perfected and a thing Seven does with his hands. Maybe these are flimsy reasons to love an actor or a Doctor, but it works for me. ♥ (I mean, there are other things, but his natural Doctorishness, and endearing nods to his former incarnations are lovely.)

Anyway, I don't want to start serious DW discussion here, sorry, (although not that I want to thwart it elsewhere) so, you know, if you agree, squee with restraint, and if you don't, pity me nicely.

And what I really want to know, now I've caught up is: did I miss anything? So, bearing in mind I am still shaky on the concentration (the only thing I can do with a long fic, really, is bookmark it), but if I missed any fics/vids/whatever during S6 for fear of spoilers, please rec me now!

I watched calapine's vid Poison straight off, but that was about it. Oh, but I did wonder whether anyone had written Lorna Bucket's first meeting with the Doctor, but couldn't see anything from mild searching. (It's just me, I go, ooh! Eleven + child! *want*. I blame wee!Amelia a lot.)


Sitting there, in a cowboy hat and a bow tie, reading Knitting For Girls with genuine interest, it's Eleven all over. It's the Doctor all over, really, and that's kind of what I mean.

Comments

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Quite a lot of us wanted to see wee!Amelia travel with Eleven.

And the lovely thing is that the actress who played her as done some conventions already...

[thisbluespirit]

Yes, I do like wee!Amelia! :-)

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

She's lovely!

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

I thoroughly agree with you about Matt Smith and his wonderful Doctorishness. You really can see lovely little echoes of past Doctors in his performance, stuff that thoroughly convinces you that, yes, he really is the same person.

Also, watching him with kids is the funnest thing ever.

(Was that sufficiently restrained squeeing? :))

[thisbluespirit]

Yes! It's lovely. (Have you seen this? The montage of the same movements/moments across the eras is completely amazing.)

I think maybe, in the end, squee is happily difficult to restrain. :-)

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

No, I hadn't seen that! That's lovely! And mesmerizing. I think I need to watch it another three or four times now. :)

[thisbluespirit]

It really is, isn't it? I caught it, mainly because I recognised the vidder as the same person who'd done this impressive S&S vid, but the DW one goes to another level again, I think.

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

That one's pretty cool, too! But, yes, the Doctor Who one is a whole different kind of awesome. :)

[scifi-mel.livejournal.com]

I think one of the reasons that I love Matt so much is that he seems the most like the "old" doctors. He has all the classic quirkyness of Tom and Pat.

[scifi-mel.livejournal.com]

Damn I put in fake tags but they disappeared this was supposed to have been bracketed with [little squee] and [/little squee]

[thisbluespirit]

Yes. And he almost immediately started throwing in some hand movements that William Hartnell did, which made me so happy. But, yes, he clearly takes his lead from Patrick Troughton, which shows great taste. :-)

[st-aurafina.livejournal.com]

Matt Smith has really done his research - I see so much Seven in him. So much Five. And sometimes, he's so much like an old man in a young man's body, it's amazing.

[thisbluespirit]

Yes! I know. I was so excited (it was v sad) the moment I saw he was doing little Hartnell-like hand movements in S5. And, yes, he has definitely picked up Five and Seven as well now (maybe he had before, and I hadn't noticed - One and Two were just so obviously there, and I think I read something about him being so enthusiastic about the two of them).

:-)

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

I love Matt Smith's Doctor. The writing for his seasons has been a bit hit-and-miss, to be sure, but you can say that about most eras of Who - I'm happy to sit back and enjoy watching Eleven being wonderfully Doctorish!

[thisbluespirit]

I think hit and miss could be the definition of DW, really! It's part of the fun - and why DW fans can rarely agree, because we all like the different bits.

And, yes, I so much loved catching up with S6 and just enjoying the Doctor being the Doctor.

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

I saw Matt Smith in Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and he was so completely different, I had to keep reminding myself it was him! I think that's the mark of a really great actor, especially considering how Doctorish he is on Doctor Who. Which he is indeed.

I don't remember reading any fics about Lorna Bucket, but it's possible someone wrote one. You might try asking over at dw_ficsearch (I'd be interested too!)

As for recs, here's a great, happy-making fanvid (I recced it on my LJ but warned for spoilers through S6, so I'm not sure if you watched it or not): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nyLsabXd8Y

[thisbluespirit]

Oh, yay! Thank you! See, I knew I must have missed some fun stuff. That was lovely.

Yes, or put it up at dw_straybunnies and see what happens, I suppose.

[justice-turtle.livejournal.com]

...my sister owns that exact cowboy hat. I hadn't got a good look at it before. O_O

(It used to be mine, actually, only it didn't fit. I have a teensy head; most hats won't stay on.)

Also, yay Matt Smith! ♥ I thought he would make a good Doctor ever since his first interview about being cast - I am so glad that pretty much THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE thinks the same now. :D

[thisbluespirit]

The Doctor wears your hat now! Your hat is cool! ;-)

All I wanted when they were casting was someone nobody really knew so much. It worked out well. I can't remember what I thought of him from the interview now, at all. But, yay, you were right! The WHOLE WORLD bows to your rightness. :lol:

[ravenskyewalker.livejournal.com]

I have to admit that I love Matt Smith as the Doctor, and so does my mother (which I thought was lovely, because she had such fun watching him, though she wasn't sure at first). It's because he feels the most like Classic Doctors, though very old and sad and tired along with his moments of bizarre gleefulness. So, whatever the problems with the writing, he feels more like a Classic Doctor than Eccleston or Tennant, and I'm glad to see that again. I'm also glad to see that Smith, who really didn't know DW at first, became such a nerdy fan and is having so much fun. *grin*

[thisbluespirit]

\o/ Everybody likes Matt Smith, even if not S6. (I just liked both a lot, I confess. But I think it is different when you get to treat yourself to the DVD! There's not so much stress involved...)

Yes, he clearly is taking bits from the previous Doctors - and the ones I've noticed particularly have been the less obvious ones - One, Two, Five, Seven. And Ten, actually. But, yes, I think he's got that elusive 'Doctorishness' down pat.

[akashasheiress.livejournal.com]

I neither like nor dislike him, so I'm not ''everyone'' ;D

[akashasheiress.livejournal.com]

So, what did you think of the whole thing I was cranky about at the end of S6?

[thisbluespirit]

Have a kitty. :-)

(I'm sorry! I just really meant the bit where I said I'm not up to Serious Discussion of current DW yet. Overall, I just enjoyed watching it at last.)

[akashasheiress.livejournal.com]

Thanks! <3

Sorry, I didn't remember that. I just remembered when you said you hadn't watched it i think it's a really unhealthy relationship btw and i don't get how other people think otherwise

[thisbluespirit]

I said above, but in the midst of my usual waffle. ;-)

Have another kitty!

And, oh, yes, it's not a healthy relationship by any means! :lol: But fun. I enjoyed it, over all.

[ravenskyewalker.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I don't mean to attract any Serious Discussion here, but I'm surprisingly accepting of the fact that Doctor/River is an unhealthy relationship. When one thinks about it, what other relationship would the Doctor have at this point, if he must have any? He's spent much of his life running away from his life. I love the Doctor, but he's a bit nuts. ;-)

[thisbluespirit]

Yes, it's very messed up, but somehow it works. (Well, for me, as well.)

[akashasheiress.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I don't just think it's unhealthy as in ''lovably dysfunctional''. I think it's completely twisted and one-sided, based on brainwashing and obsession rather than actual love. There's no way she's the very centre of his existence as he is hers. And I also resent how it's made it pretty much impossible to ever give him another love-interest in the future. And how it's talked about as if it's his only True Love ever (not that I see much True Love in it, but Moffat does, apparently).

[ravenskyewalker.livejournal.com]

I agree with that -- it's completely twisted, due to her brainwashing. But I also don't think the Doctor's capable of having a normal relationship at this point.

Seriously, I wish New Who had steered clear of "the Doctor must have relationships; otherwise, no one will take him seriously or understand him" trap, which they fell into with Rose. It brought in a whole lot of fans who now think that DW is supposed to be a Grand (Doomed) Romance, which it never was before. Doesn't interest me, to put it bluntly. I also prefered DW to be about a renegade who never fit in and went off on his own, instead of the PTSD-wracked last survivor of his race who managed to get all nostalgically loving for a planet he'd never shown much love for in the Classic series, because it bored and frustrated him out of his mind. Oh, the agonized drama.

But enough Serious Discussion, because it's really not fair to lost_spook. *bows out*

[akashasheiress.livejournal.com]

I agree with pretty much everything you said :) And it annoys me how the show-runners apparently think they're being so edgy by having the Doctor make sex-related jokes etc, when the ''edgy'' thing would have been to not involve him in overt romances, by today's standards. And, really, I don't have a problem with Doctor/River being warped (I've always disliked the pairing). I just have problem with how Moffat is either blind to what he's actually written, or doesn't have the guts to go All the Way, so to speak.

''Doesn't interest me, to put it bluntly. I also prefered DW to be about a renegade who never fit in and went off on his own, instead of the PTSD-wracked last survivor of his race who managed to get all nostalgically loving for a planet he'd never shown much love for in the Classic series, because it bored and frustrated him out of his mind. Oh, the agonized drama.''

I agree, except I think he really did love his planet in his own way, and identified very strongly as a Time Lord. It was the societal structure he hated, not his whole race. Also, I'd be pretty disturbed if they'd portrayed the New Who Doctors as being happy or indifferent about the genocide of their whole planet ;) Of course, I'm also speaking as a lover of Time Lord/Time Lord pairings, specifically Doctor/Romana (if she ever came back they'd BETTER make it a romance. Not doing that after portraying River as the Most Speshul Evur for four years would piss me off something so bad).

But, er, yeah, I've been really inconsiderate of lost_spook, here. I'm so sorry, Lost. I'll remember to read your post properly, the next time :(

[thisbluespirit]

But, er, yeah, I've been really inconsiderate of lost_spook, here. I'm so sorry, Lost. I'll remember to read your post properly, the next time :(

Don't worry. As long as I didn't have to find anything intelligent to say & you were both having fun, that's all fine. (I had, however, run out of kitties. I need more kitten icons.)

Also, I put it in a sentence with THAT WORD. I mean... ;-)

[akashasheiress.livejournal.com]

I... just can't enjoy it. It squicks me out :P

[thisbluespirit]

Which is also fair enough. :-)

[alto2.livejournal.com]

I was really worried about Matt Smith. I had my issues with Ten (not Tennant, but Ten), but good lord, they're going to cast some wee lad who's barely out of short pants? I watched the whole "Geronimo!" bit at the end of The End of Time with skepticism, though, "I'm a girl?!?" broke through it a bit--but I was still plenty nervous for The Eleventh Hour.

And I was 167% sold by the time the opening credits rolled. (And then Moff proceeded to rewrite The Christmas Invasion as it should have been done, which still amuses me no end...)

And I just explained all the reasons for that in great detail before remembering that "restraint" thing. Ahem. Anyway...yes. Yes to all that. (Can I just add "Closing Time"? Because OMG yes...)

[alto2.livejournal.com]

Also, that "One" video you linked to above is fabulously awesome, and the choice of music could not be better!

[thisbluespirit]

I've enjoyed most of Eleven's run so far, one way and another, but The Eleventh Hour is still probably my favourite! (Wee!Amelia!)

And I'm glad you liked that vid - it is completely amazing, isn't it?

[john_amend_all]

I certainly won't pity you nicely for liking Eleven. In S6, I'm particularly fond of the way he reveals Amy's true nature at the end of 'The Almost People' — all he needs is a brolly with a ?-mark handle.

I shall steadfastly refrain from listing all the fic I've written that you might have skipped because of S6 spoilers. Actually, now I come to look at it, there really isn't that much :-)

[thisbluespirit]

:-)

[belantana.livejournal.com]

HELLOOOOOO!

I've been away so long this time that my flist got cut off before I could go back far enough. So excuse me commenting randomly all over this entry.

Firstly hi hi how are you! How was your parents' visit! How's things going for your sister, and your other sister's baby which goodness must be imminent now! You don't have to answer all these questions by the way!

Secondly, YAY ELEVEN, and although I can remember hardly any of series 5 or 6, I now want some wee!Amelia really badly.

[thisbluespirit]

HELLOO!!!! back.

I know you have been away a long time, I have been missing you! I hope things are okay? :-/

My parents' visit was fine, but I was v tired afterwards, but as expected, really. The iron tabels may be starting to work, aha... My middle sis had her hearing for the appeal on Weds - but she is waiting to find out what the decision was, so she is on tenterhooks. But it went well - although she doesn't know whether that means anything, or corporate politics would mean they'll have to stand by their decision etc etc. That sort of thing. My little sis is okay, although, yes, it's very near - a couple of weeks if it's on time. So, yes! Although it still doesn't feel real. (To me. I'm sure at this point it feels v real to her.)

But, anyway, I hope you are okay. *HUGS* It's nice to 'see' you anyway - waking up to a whole splurge of your comments all over my LJ is always a joy. :-)

[belantana.livejournal.com]

Things are good! Busy but what is new. Aw I hope you're not worrying about me when I'm being scarce, rest assured if things were rubbish I'll most likely be on lj bitching about it. But I'll try to be better at checking in from now on. *hugs back*

Hooray iron tablets! Very glad to hear they're making a bit of difference. And there's been so much fic from you of late you seem like you're getting better all the time. Go you!

I hope your sister hears back soon, not knowing must be terrible. Best wishes to her & also to Other Sister, goodness a few weeks! It is utterly ridiculous that I'm excited, but there you are.

It's lovely to be back :D :D

[thisbluespirit]

rest assured if things were rubbish I'll most likely be on lj bitching about it.

:lol: Well, that's good to know. I do wonder if someone is working you to death or something, but I'll picture you partying now instead. (Ish). ;-) If life is too full to fit in LJ, that's pretty good really, so hurrah for you! Although I am always v pleased when you are around.

Yes, it doesn't always feel like it, but I do think that my head is less foggy these days, and even when I'm low I'm still more like me, which I really wasn't quite before.

Aw, thanks.

:lol: Yay, good to have you back! (You're just doing this because you like an entrance, aren't you? ;-D)

[belantana.livejournal.com]

Ha, yes, it's a bit of both at the moment. But you should always picture me partying! Much more fun. :D (And who knows, your magic psychic powers may have some tiny influence over me getting to party more than work...)

I'm glad you're still you *hugs*

Hahaha, oh no you got me, I'm an egomaniac who loves being welcomed back...! No really I am going to be better at checking in more often. FOR SERIOUS. *resolute*

[thisbluespirit]

Yeah. It could backfire: "Hello, everyone I'm back!"
Everyone: I'm sorry, who is that?

(Although, never in your case!)

Aw. I will always imagine you doing nice things, just in case, then. ;-)

[belantana.livejournal.com]

Alternately: *crickets* because everyone's on tumblr now. SADFACE.

And I'll always imagine you writing fic longhand and daydreaming about David Collings :p

[thisbluespirit]

Aw. I may have a Tumblr, too now, but I couldn't live there. There's no privacy, or sensible ways to have a discussion. I will still be here! Assuming there's no apocalypse, of course.

And I'll always imagine you writing fic longhand and daydreaming about David Collings

This is eerily accurate. :lol: