I had high hopes for Jodie Whittaker's Doctor Who, but it turned out terrible. It felt so different from what came before. Preachy, no sense of wonder. Like it was a different show entirely. Maybe it got better later, but I gave up on it.
Fingers crossed for Ncuti Gatwa. I hope the writers give him good material to work with!
I just started watching Doctor Who from the beginning of Christopher Eccleston's 9th Doctor episodes, and it just reminded me how great the series once was! #DoctorWho
@Kryptos
I found both Jodie and Capaldi to be a bit disappointing, but I chalk a lot of that up to the writing and not acting deficiencies on their parts.
For me, personally, Christopher is the better, even if not as beloved as David, who should never have come back.
Let's see what Russell can do at the helm once more. I hope he will do as well with Gatwa as with Eccleston.
@XaoslordErie Agreed, it's not Whittaker, it's the writing. I was rooting for her as the new Doctor.
I found Capaldi a bit disappointing, as well, and I _really_ was rooting for him. That stare was so cool -- I was hoping for a slightly edgier Doctor.
Too bad Eccleston decided to stay only for one season. I really liked Tennant and Smith, but they had mostly good scripts. Whittaker didn't, alas.
@Kryptos
I think that I often enjoyed the companions more than the Doctors, sometimes - Rose, Martha, Pond, Mickey, of course, Sarah Jane and Captain Jack, even Clara, and my favourite, River Song.
I really hope Russell revisits his heyday and gets some good scripts out for people to work with.