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Completely agree with you on Matt Smith. I hated him at first, but I think I just wanted more Tennant. After clearing my head and going back in, he’s now my Doctor.

(Although I disagree with you on last season. It didn't feel like traditional Doctor Who, but I really liked the direction, and although Season 5 was much better end-to-end, Season 6 had some of my favorite episodes.)

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I wanted to hate him at first, he looked goofy, but he's a brilliant doctor and the second he said "bowties are cool" he became my favorite doctor thus far, though I find a way to love each one.

Season 6 just really felt like they said "Lets try and target our demographics." There was a lot less science, it was much more earth-centric, and the level of hand-waving was obscene.

It was earth-centric due to budget cuts, so that wasn't really under their control.

Wasn't aware of that. Still kind of sucked for the viewer.

The standalone episodes outshone the story arc episodes. Moffet seems to have realized this in planning for series 7. I for one am all for destroying the Doctor's magic wand, since it has become too powerful. A little more science and logic, and a lot less sci-fi and paradox magic would be nice.

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