Those of us who grew up with Old Who are quite philosophical about regeneration as a concept, and the inevitable ebb and flow of companions. We can, however, get quite exercised about the specific new people who show up.
This guy...I'm prepared to accept him, but I'm rather grumpy that he's a) so much younger than I am, and b) white. Sigh. It seems like a missed opportunity to me, but obviously the creative team has a vision of where they want to take the Doctor that he fulfills. So I'll wait and see.
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Date: 2009-01-04 05:52 pm (UTC)This guy...I'm prepared to accept him, but I'm rather grumpy that he's a) so much younger than I am, and b) white. Sigh. It seems like a missed opportunity to me, but obviously the creative team has a vision of where they want to take the Doctor that he fulfills. So I'll wait and see.