| | The Tenth Doctor was more humorous and vivacious than that of his predecessor. Yet, much anger and survivor's guilt was still present in his character. He destroyed the Daleks again in ''The Parting of the Ways.'' He was also the first Doctor to have two regenerations, and the first Doctor to regenerate, and not have his appearance change. This occurred in the Series 4 episode, ''The Stolen Earth.'' [[David Tennant]] was the first actor to be credited as "The Doctor" as opposed to "Doctor Who", a trend which [[Matt Smith]] kept. Of the five incarnations of the Doctor who have appeared since the series restart, David Tennant is the most popular. He is also compared with Tom Baker, the Fourth Doctor as the most popular incarnation of the Doctor. | | The Tenth Doctor was more humorous and vivacious than that of his predecessor. Yet, much anger and survivor's guilt was still present in his character. He destroyed the Daleks again in ''The Parting of the Ways.'' He was also the first Doctor to have two regenerations, and the first Doctor to regenerate, and not have his appearance change. This occurred in the Series 4 episode, ''The Stolen Earth.'' [[David Tennant]] was the first actor to be credited as "The Doctor" as opposed to "Doctor Who", a trend which [[Matt Smith]] kept. Of the five incarnations of the Doctor who have appeared since the series restart, David Tennant is the most popular. He is also compared with Tom Baker, the Fourth Doctor as the most popular incarnation of the Doctor. |
| − | Matt Smith is the youngest actor to play the role, and his portrayal of the Doctor was again very different. Despite being such a young actor, his character often has the feel of an old, wise man. He is much more eccentric and "alien" than his previous two incarnations, and while he seems to have mostly resolved his anger and survivor's guilt towards the time war, he can display a scary amount of anger towards percieved injustices (as with all Doctors), or towards those who have hurt his friends. This particular Doctor is being hunted by a mysterious religious order known as "The Silence", who believe that "Silence will/must fall" if the oldest question in the universe, hidden in plain sight, should ever be answered - "Doctor Who?". | + | [[Matt Smith]] is the youngest actor to play the role, being 26 at the time of his casting in 2009. Like his predecessors, his portrayal of the Doctor was again very different. Despite being such a young actor, his character often has the feel of an old, wise man. He is much more eccentric and "alien" than his previous two incarnations, and while he seems to have mostly resolved his anger and survivor's guilt towards the time war, he can display a scary amount of anger towards perceived injustices (as with all Doctors), or towards those who have hurt his friends. This particular Doctor is being hunted by a mysterious religious order known as "The Silence", who believe that "Silence will/must fall" if the oldest question in the universe, hidden in plain sight, should ever be answered - "Doctor Who?". |