Eighth Doctor Vs Twelfth Doctor : What Is The Eighth Incarnation Of?

Retrieved 3 january 2014. ethan lewis (27 november 2013). "doctor who: 8 reasons paul mcgann's eighth doctor deserves a series".

Great actors, matt smith and jenna coleman. 10/10. brilliant.it's a shame the bbc decided to perpetuate the doctor's character forever rather than give him a hero's end and face his mortality.

"doctor who: paul mcgann regenerates into john hurt in the night of the doctor, a new 6 minute 49 second prequel film". radiotimes.com. retrieved 14 november 2013.

This finally gives mcgann his regeneration episode. the big finish references are nice, effectively canonising that great set of adventures, and it certainly fits into the character of the eighth doctor, now broken down by his experiences. great to see karn again, which fits into the new eighth doctor adventures where the doctor met the sisterhood.

And so we reach the end of another dr who series and with it, bar a one-off christmas special apparently reuniting this twelfth doc with his first self, peter capaldi's tenure in the role. i've enjoyed this latest series very much, due in no small part to the chemistry between capaldi and new girl pearl mackie as bill potts. i'm not keen on matt lucas or his character nardole but it was a delight to see the return of john simm as the master and michelle gomez as missy.told over two episodes scripted by show-runner steven moffat, unsurprisingly this was a deeper, timey-wimey story than usual involving an impossibly large spaceship with a multitude of differing time-zones, the return of my favourite of the doctor's enemies, the cybermen and a doctor striving to avoid his inevitable regeneration.bill's assimilation into an early version of a cybermen was cleverly shown as she portrayed her true self alongside her transformed self whilst her rescue by the water-girl from the first episode made for a neat circular finish to what has been an entertaining series, taking in as it has several excellent episodes like that involving the nano-bots, the terror under the thames, the mystery of the lost roman 9th legion and the return of the ice warriors.not as light or as flashy as some of the earlier episodes, this one took more concentration than usual but repaid its greater demands on the viewer.

The coup of getting john hurt to be the doctor was fantastic and well worth the required invention of an extra doctor and this little story makes perfect sense as the doctor is on the point of death and is given a choice of regeneration characteristics by the sisterhood of karn who had previously appeared in the classic 4th doctor story the brain of morbius. he realises a different kind of person is required to fight in the time war and so becomes the war doctor. we get a little glimpse of a younger john hurt as the newly regenerated doctor.the excitement of this idea and of showing hurt arrive is matched by the thrill of mcgann getting a tv appearance to follow on from his mostly audio based stories.

For over a year now, when we first learned that matt smith would soon be leaving doctor who and that scottish actor peter capaldi would be his replacement, fans have been waiting to see a new doctor in action. with the series eight premiere episode deep breath, that wish has been granted. so does capaldi's twelfth doctor live up to expectations and what about the episode itself?much of the attention being focused on the episode was in regards to capaldi's new doctor.