tag:dreamwidth.org,2013-01-27:1954974 valoise valoise 2023-07-14T17:00:03Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2013-01-27:1954974:75232 2023-07-14T17:00:03Z 2023-07-14T17:00:03Z public 0 In my rewatch I've reached 11th Doctor's first season and I'm reminded how my low expectations for Matt Smith were crushed under his unexpectedly great performance. He looked like a gangly kid in his mid-20s and I was convinced that he wouldn't be able to bring depth to the role. In The Eleventh Hour, although I loved his somewhat goofy portrayal the moment he stepped through the images of all his past selves to declare to the Atraxi, &quot;I am the Doctor&quot;, I was sold.<br /><br />In Victory of the Daleks, the cold rage he brought to the Daleks realistically portrayed a being drawing upon the long, long battle with an enemy he wanted so deeply to defeat.<br /><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EOS9zYgkHPY?start=105" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><br /><br />And that pre-credits scene from The Time of Angels solidified my love both for River Song and the Doctor/River Song relationship. <br /><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uxILSVCdFC4?start=101" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=valoise&ditemid=75232" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments