The man definitely has range. Imagine doing “The Devil’s Chord,” “Boom,” and “Dot & Bubble” in the same season, and pulling off your part in each one perfectly.
And then RTD makes a horrifying unforced error and kicks off the season with “Space Babies.”
It’s honestly a travesty what they did to this guy. Gatwa has slid into the role more comfortably than any new Doctor since Tom Baker, but the best scripts they’ve handed him have been 7/10s. (Caveat: I haven’t seen any of season 2 yet.)
The man definitely has range. Imagine doing “The Devil’s Chord,” “Boom,” and “Dot & Bubble” in the same season, and pulling off your part in each one perfectly.
And then RTD makes a horrifying unforced error and kicks off the season with “Space Babies.”
It’s honestly a travesty what they did to this guy. Gatwa has slid into the role more comfortably than any new Doctor since Tom Baker, but the best scripts they’ve handed him have been 7/10s. (Caveat: I haven’t seen any of season 2 yet.)
Season 2 he has really settled into the role, it feels a lot more like regular who