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[jjpor]

This literally just in from the BBC (yes, I have a smartphone nowadays):

Peter Capaldi to leave Doctor WhoA sad day, as always, I think, although I'll be honest that I'm not entirely surprised given the impending Moffat-Chibnall changeover. The new guvnor, no doubt, will want to have the same chance to establish his vision of Who as Moffat got in

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[ravenskyewalker]

I'll follow-up to my previous comment because LJ isn't letting me see the Edit button to add

[jjpor]

I have heard speculation along these lines in various places, and it seems plausible that some of the executive types at the BBC and BBC Worldwide might think along those lines. I really hope it isn't true. I don't honestly have a lot of faith in Chibnall, given the Torchwood thing (and you know, I *like* "classic-era" Torchwood, but I'm not going to pretend it often rises above so-bad-it's-good sort of territory), but his last couple of Who scripts were imho okay, and I hear good things about his non-Who work, most of which I'll admit I haven't seen. So, he has my benefit of the doubt for now. We'll see if I'm still saying that a few episodes into his tenure (I hope).

[wunnerwmn]

Since hearing Moffat was leaving it's not a shock to hear Capaldi's leaving as well. I wonder how much of it is his choice, and how much of it might be Moffat wanting to have a big, complicated blow-out ending to his era, which I'm sure we'll get (whether we want it or not

[jjpor]

I don't know if that's a factor in the decision (the big blowout ending to the Moffat era) - I think it just makes a lot of sense, timing-wise, for Chibnall, the BBC and Capaldi himself, but I'm willing to bet that that's exactly what Moffat has been thinking ever since the decision was made. :D

I've really enjoyed Capaldi, and most of the stories he's been in, but I agree they'll go for a contrast in casting his successor, with a youngish actor and possibly a more "likeable" Doctor. I hope it's something new and not just a rehash of Ten or Eleven, though (as much as I love Eleven). Somebody a bit more like Nine...that I could get behind :)

[ravenskyewalker]

"the chemistry between Capaldi and Coleman was lacking to me