WHO'S GOOD ENOUGH TO STEP INTO MATT SMITH'S SHOES?

 

CALLING ALL WHOVIANS!

So we've all heard the news by now? If you haven't heard (then you've clearly been living under a rock) but Matt Smith is stepping out of the TARDIS and The Doctor is to regenerate in the Christmas special 2013, which I'm pretty sure has left every whovian wherever they are in the world, at least a little bit heartbroken and shocked especially since Matt Smith said earlier in the year that he would be remaining in the TARDIS for series 8. So how are we going to cope I hear you ask? The only way any whovian can...speculating who is going to be the 12th Doctor!

 

 

Many people have already started to guess at who might be in the running for the next Doctor and all you have to do is type in '12th Doctor' into a Google search and you could easily spend hours reading through people's "Top Ten's" and quite frankly some of them are just ridiculous! Benedict Cumberbatch or Martin Freeman? I'm sorry but no, as much as I adore them both as actors but Benedict is Sherlock so he couldn't possibly be the Doctor and as much as I'm sure we all love Martin...I honestly couldn't picture him as The Doctor...could you? So, who's on my list? Well I'll admit to you now I have copied some other people but as I've read pretty much every article there is to read on the 12th Doctor I was bound to agree with some ideas I hadn't originally thought of myself!

 

1. Bradley James 

Better known for his role as Arthur in the 'Merlin' series I know he may not be the popular choice as people may not be able to get over the fact that he is (and in a way always will be) King Arthur. But from his role of Arthur, I think he's shown us that he's a strong actor that can show both a serious and comical side to the character that I think that The Doctor is in desperate need for because as much as I love Matt's madness, I think  that we now need to bring a little more seriousness into the character so he's not constantly bouncing off the walls, but at the same time I think to have a particularly serious Doctor would be wrong for the show as well because it would be too much of an extreme jump from one personality to another, which is why I think that Bradley James would be the perfect happy medium...and of course he's quite handsome to say the least which I'm sure would help the girls get over Matt that little bit faster! ;)

 

 

2. Rupert Grint

First off, he's GINGER! The Doctor has always wanted to be ginger (don't blame him) so of course we have to have a ginger Doctor at some point! And yes I know he's Ron, but he's also a brilliant actor and from the other articles I've read he seems to be a popular choice and although some may argue that he's two young to be The Doctor, that was thought about our beloved Matt Smith when he first entered the TARDIS when he was 26, so in my eyes there is no reason why Rupert Grint couldn't be the next Doctor. The public already love him from his role as Ron and like my last option of Bradley James he could be serious or comical...maybe more comical and mad but that's what we know and love about The Doctor now! So why not?

 

3. Alexander Vlahos

 

Alexander Vlahos can be linked to his role as Mordrid in 'Merlin' as well as Dorian Gray in 'Confessions of Dorian Gray' so once again he is an established actor to the British public, but he is also well loved, especially for his portrayal of the villainous Mordrid. I think that he would definatly bring a serious side to The Doctor but as Mordrid had his nice side, I'm sure that we could trust him to not make The Doctor completely doom and gloom and that he would be a popular choice for the next Doctor as I'm not the only one thinking of him for the part!

 

 

4. Richard Armitage  

 

So I am yet to see Richard Armitage crop up on any of the lists I've read, but he is certainly my favourite for the next Doctor he's older than the other options I've shown and older than our current Doctor but he's certainly got the acting experience to take on such a role. He's had a lot of roles to make him such a well established actor such as his most recent role as Thorin in The Hobbit or what seems like forever ago with his role as Guy of Gisborne in BBC TV series of Robin Hood (am I the only one who watched that? It was brilliant) and I feel that he's becoming more well known now to a wider age range of audiences so it would be perfect timing! He certainly has the charisma and the dedication for The Doctor! My only question I would have with Richard Armitage as The Doctor would be if he would make the character too serious as I've only ever seen him with quite serious characters and he appears to be quite a solemn man (but what do I know?) but he's my favourite actor so for him to play my favourite fictional character ever...not mention the fact that he's completely gorgeous so it would be a dream come true for me!

 

So, that is my personal shortlist if I was picking somebody to fill Matt's shoes and I'm sure that any of those four would do a fantastic job as The Doctor and they would all bring something different to the role. But unfortunately it's not down to me to decide who the next Doctor should be (wish it was) so what I want to know is whovians, who would you pick? Do you agree or disagree with my shortlist, have I missed somebody blindingly obvious or have I maybe added somebody to your personal shortlist?

 

Leave me a comment below and tell me what you think. Together we will make it through this incredibly traumatic time together! :)

DFTBA! ;) x

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