Posted by Ewan Cassidy, UK Correspondent for TARDIS Magazine
Tomorrow America will know who the next Doctor will be. (I say America because I'm from Scotland, so I will be
finding out technically today, as it is early morning here.) Some people say it will be John Hurt, and they could be right. Rumors also have it that for the first
time ever, a female will play the part. But let's come to the conclusion
that John will be the next Doctor.
Now I've never heard of this guy, but when he showed his face my mum
said, and I quote, "He's a good actor." Now he may be, but
Doctor Who has
never been about
good acting; it's about being right for the part.
Take
David Tennent, for example. I bet that when you first saw his face, you didn''t think he was a
good enough actor to play the Doctor, but look what happend, he became (in
my opinion) THE best actor to play the role! Why? Although he was
definately the funniest, he was also the best suited for the role. From
the ten second glimpse we got of John Hurt's face at the end of Season Seven's finale, "The Name of the Doctor," I didn't really think he would suit the
role of playing the Doctor. Heck, he could be the first person to play it
who's over his 40's since Will Hartnell (joking)!
Now lets look on the female Doctor side. Whenever the subject of "
who
will be the next Doctor?" comes up, often I hear "a girl will play it"
or "it's about time a woman played a man's part," which may be a good
idea. But let'ss assume a woman
will be playing the part. Who would be
right for it?
Rumor also has it that Billie Piper
will play the next Doctor... If
Billie Pipier were to take up the role, it would leave me confused, since
she has already been in
Doctor Who as the lovely Rose Tyler. But wouldn't it be kind of confusing to see
a companion who (spoiler alert) got sucked into a parallel universe become a time lord? How would the writers put it in? Would it make
sense in the end?
Who (pun intended) knows?
Also, another woman supposedly up for the part is Herminoe Granger
(I've never read or seen Harry potter ok.) Ok, now the actress has
already been in 7/8 major films, (all of them
Harry Potter that I know
of,) but would she be suited for the role of a time lord? Wizard to time
traveller. Again, wouldn't make much sense for Potter fans.
In conclusion, I don't know who I want to be the next doctor, but
just be glad, it
won't be Zack Efron. Cause if it is,
Doctor Who would be ruined forever!
Editor's note: the views presented in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of every staff member.
