#which is directly antithetical to a lot of stuff in 11's era

[quantumshade]

so many people completely miss the point of the doctor's character arc in series 8 it's nuts. it's not about him being a "darker" or more morally ambiguous version of the character. the doctor has ALWAYS been morally ambiguous; that is a consistent character trait across all regenerations. it's about him feeling crushed under the pressure of an expectation of him to be a "hero", and the culmination of this arc is him saying onscreen "i am Literally Just a Guy and you should treat me as such"

#the whooooole point is that he's not a hero and the fact that everyone expects him to be all the time is really hard on him #especially as he's settling in to this new version of himself #i am just some Fucking guy i make mistakes i have flaws you should not idolize me #which is directly antithetical to a lot of stuff in 11's era #in a way that i really love #also ''dark'' is not. how i would describe 12's personality in a thousand years #he has dark MOMENTS like every other doctor does #but the marketing at the time and the initial fan interpretation of the series caused a lot of people to misunderstand his character arc #and his personality; even to this day #almost ten years later #doctor who #twelfth doctor #delia.txt