With a
new season of Doctor Who approaching (Aug. 2014) and a new face as The Doctor I
think its time to discuss Regeneration and it what it means to the fans and the
show. While I'm sad to see Matt Smith go and will miss his bow ties, love
of great head wear (who doesn't love a fez?), and overall floppy interpretation
of the Doctor, I cant wait to see what Peter Capaldi brings to the role. Every
regeneration is tough and brings cries from the fandom about hating change and
how this, new, young, old, or whatever the adjective, actor, is not and can not
be the Doctor. To those upset fans I say embrace it, for one thing you
can't change it, and for another it's one of the amazing things about the show.
Without the Time Lord's ability to evade death the series would have ended with
the First Doctor, William Hartnell, in 1966. I for one kind of like the change
and look forward to the new life that is brought to the show whenever we get a
new reincarnation. For the new Whovians out there I say be brave and know that
your first regeneration is alway the hardest, and yes your first Doctor
will always be your Doctor and thats ok and no one can take that from
you.
