The twelfth Doctor is...

Well its not Alex Vlahos like I wanted but its Peter Capaldi. 

I can't say I am thrilled if I'm being completely honest. Whilst I am not a massive fan of the 'ship whouffle' (Clara and Eleven) but I just cant help but feel that the relationship between them will be slightly awkward, at least in the first episodes. However, he could end up having a relationship like Donna and 10 which would be awesome because the Doctor needs a new best friend. I find it slightly odd that he has already been a pretty significant character in the Fire Of Pompeii in series 4, I wonder if they will address this or just sweep over it, I'm not sure. I will keep my judgement until I have seen him in action but he's definitely not who I would have chosen but who knows he could end up being my favourite Doctor yet.

Who I want as the twelfth Doctor

As I'm sure you have heard by now that Matt Smith is leaving his role as the loveable Doctor in hit BBC series Doctor Who. Whilst his exit from the show is causing an emotional breakdown in the fandom, people are now speculating about who will fill his awfully large size 10 shoes.

My main contender and favourite is Alex Vlahos 

He made it onto the scene by playing Mordred in Merlin and since has been in several other small series or side projects. He is set to be in a production of Macbeth and he has also recorded new episodes of The Confessions of Dorian Gray, the popular BBC radio production, as well as an adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray. 

However, I think seeing as he lives in Wales (where a lot of the series is filmed) and is a fantastic actor who is still relatively unknown as Smith was at the time of his casting I believe that Vlahos would make an excellent new Doctor: plus he just kind of has that Doctor-ish look about him doesn't he?

One thing for certain though I definitely do not want a woman to be the next Doctor; I know all the feminists want this to happen but honestly I think it would ruin the whole dynamic of the show. Also seeing as Jenna-Louis Coleman is staying on as the companion to have a woman be the Doctor their relationship just wouldn't be the same. Another possibility is a black Doctor; whilst colour doesn't matter to me, I don't see why there has to be a black Doctor and why there is so much pressure on the casting agents for the BBC. At the end of the day they will pick someone with amazing talent regardless of their colour. I think that the BBC should really think about casting someone relatively unknown like Vlahos so we are not tied down to other personalities or prejudgement before we even see his/(possibly her's) first episode. Either way I physically cannot wait until that announcement is made about who will be the next in a long chain of incredible Doctors all popular for their different personalities. Maybe this is what the show needs: a new Doctor to breathe a new ray of light on the show.

Doctor Who

After a recent purchase of the first 4 series and the return of Doctor Who back on TV I have decided to make an entire post dedicated to the show. I am going to show you my opinions of the Doctors and their companions but please note although I realise that Doctor Who has been going on for 50 years and there have been other doctors whom I'm sure were fab I haven't actually seen the older episodes so I will only be talking about the 'modern day' Doctor Who starting with....

The 9th Doctor

played by Christopher Eccleston (2005)

When fans talk about this doctor they refer to him as the doctor who was full of 'sass' with his no messing around attitude. His devotion to Rose was clear and although he isn't my favourite doctor he certainly kicked off the new series of the 'modern day' Doctor Who and set the bar (which was reached) for the next person to fill his shoes. 

Rating: 7/10  

The 10th Doctor

played by David Tennant (2005-2010)

Certainly a fans favourite and the longest running doctor so far, Tennant is the best doctor in my opinion and him and Rose were the perfect partnership, I loved that this doctor showed emotion and fantastic acting ability who was able to make you laugh and cry in the space of about two seconds. In my eyes no one will compare to him, and that final episode The End Of Time has defiantly gone down as one of the saddest episodes in TV history. 

Rating: 10/10

The 10th Doctor

Played by Matt Smith (2010-present)

The present doctor has certainly had a huge job to replace David Tennant and I think he has done a wonderful job bringing to the character a new lease of life. My favourite thing about the way Smith portrays the doctor is how one minute he is completely serious and the next minute he is acting like a three year old hyped up on sugar, he's completely bonkers and completely loveable. 

Rating: 8.5/10

And of course none of these doctors ever travelled alone for very long. 

Rose Tyler

played by Billie Piper (2005-2006, appearing again in 2008 for 6 episodes and again in 2010)

Rose is the pairing of the century with the tenth doctor and her final episode 'Doomsday' is also another in the history books for saddest goodbye. She was the original companion and was clearly devoted and irreversibly in love with the doctor however, she didn't fall behind in the doctors shadow and was the most compassionate of the companions in my eyes.

Rating: 10/10 

Martha Jones

played by Freema Agyeman (2006-2008 appearing again in 2010)

My least favourite companion purely because she flirts with the doctor even though he clearly isn't over Rose and when I watch it I am still hung up on Rose and therefore I would have always hated the companion that came next. However, I do think that she is exactly what the doctor needed to help him get over Rose but she will never be able to replace her. 

Rating: 5/10

Donna Nobel 

played by Catherine Tate (2008-2010)

Catherine Tate is surprisingly my favourite companion, I think she is by far the funniest and the most independent she is fiercely loyal but stands up for what she thinks is right. The doctor needed Donna more than he could say as she was someone who was there for him with no romance involved she was just a best friend.

Rating: 10/10

Amy Pond

played by Karen Gillan (2008-2012)

"The girl who waited" I really like Karen as a companion because again she wasn't in it romantically for the doctor because she loved Rory, so I think the doctor sees her as a sister or a best friend someone he can rely on who will be waiting for her. Of course her final episode was not only super scary because the angels are the single most terrifying things (minus the Dorocha in Merlin) but extremely heart wrenching because she finally made her choice between Rory and the Doctor.

Rating: 9/10

Rory Williams

played by Arthur Darvill (2008-2012)

Very much the same as with Amy he is a friend to the doctor and his love for Amy is clearly obvious in the way that he waited 2000 years for her. I think it was good for the doctor to see a real relationship and learn about it through others, it was also interesting to see a male companion.

Rating: 7/10

Clara 'Oswin' Oswald 

played by Jenna-Louise Coleman (2012- present)

Now Jenna has only been in four episodes but her current series is airing as we speak so therefore I am going to reserve my judgement on her until this series is over, however, and I do hope I'm not jinxing myself by saying this but she looks set to be a fantastic companion and maybe a possible love interest for the doctor which he hasn't had for a few years...who knows? (except Moffat) 

Rating: To be decided

So that is my opinion on the main cast of Doctor Who, of course there have been several other minor roles like Wilf and Mickey etc but I'm not going to go into them too far, so for now I will leave you with some pictures found on tumblr of random moments of the previous stated, enjoy!

                               

Downton Abbey Series 1-3 REVIEW

I started watching Downton on the recommendation of a friend about 6 months ago. She let me borrow the DVDs of the first and second series and I was hooked from the very first episode. Its like nothing I've watched before and I know from experience that the viewer range from about 10 onwards, its evoked many very, very passionate conversations between myself and my two Nanas. 

*spoilers*

The show is essentially follows the lives of a rich family named the Crawleys and their staff who live in Downton.

Series One opens up with the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and develops from there it finishes with Robert Crawley announcing that World War 1 has been declared. Series two picks up in the midst of of the war and Downton is quickly effected by the troubles of war with death, sacrifice and having to let Downton be used as a recuperation unit for the injured soldiers, Lady Sybil also becomes a nurse and starts to grow independence and falls in love with the chauffeur, Tom Branson. The Christmas episode sees Lady Mary finally get the real engagement that everyone has been waiting for with Matthew Crawley air to the Downton estate, this episode is without a doubt one of my favourites. Series three shows how life has changed after the war and puts poor Mr Bates in jail because of his manipulative ex-wife it also sees the end of Lady Sybil who tragically dies during childbirth, and finally, the Christmas episode of this series sees Lady Mary giving birth to a baby boy and Matthew dying which did put a downer on Christmas but you can see a further review of that here. I am now awaiting for series four which I'm sure will bring even more laughs and tears.

Not to even begin with all of the drama with the staff of Downton as that's a whole different story, but one thing for sure Downton is definitely not a show to be missed.

9.5/10