‘Doctor Who’ season 8: What makes Peter Capaldi stand out?
As of right now, there are already some episodes of “Doctor Who” season 8 that have been filmed, and thanks to that, the producers on the show have gotten a little bit of an opportunity to really see what Peter Capaldi brings to the table. Is this an actor who can take this show back to the promised land yet again? Some viewers argued that it left there through much of 2013, and while we don’t necessarily agree with that notion, it certainly doesn’t hurt to go for mass appeal.
Steven Moffat apparently somehow found enough time to attend the BAFTA Game Awards recently, and speaking to IGN, the showrunner explained with a laugh one aspect of Capaldi’s version of the Doctor that makes him stand out against the tapestry of Matt Smith, David Tennant, and the others: His heritage:
“Scottishness. I think that’s the main thing … I mean watching him, and I just watched episode two actually, you don’t go around thinking this is an older bloke as The Doctor, particularly. But then I don’t know if I ever thought Matt Smith was young?
“You just think my god, he’s Scottish! And doomed dialogue doesn’t half sound great in Scottish. You say the world’s about to end in a Scottish accent, and you really believe it!”
Details surrounding most of Capaldi’s run as the character are for the tie being scarce, and for good reason. Given that the new season does not start airing on the BBC until the fall, there is no need to have a major sense of urgency yet. What we know for now is that there will be at least one new villain entering the fray, and that he will be joined yet again by Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman).
For now, just sit back and enjoy the anticipation … and if you are particularly inclined, head over here to sign up for our CarterMatt Newsletter, and get some other news and updates via email.
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Wayne Lunkwitz
March 18, 2014 @ 3:48 pm
David Tennant was also Scottish ……but denied his race for the good of his character (played the part as British)
Yalebird
March 18, 2014 @ 4:39 pm
Scottish is British.
Wayne Lunkwitz
March 18, 2014 @ 8:31 pm
I know Scotland is part of the British Isles, I think what they were getting at was that David Tennant was able to “mask” the Scottish burr. Capaldi on the other hand embraced the accent, and will use it to his advantage.
CosmicDebris
March 19, 2014 @ 7:10 pm
Tennant actually wanted to use his natural accent, but they told him he couldn’t. He thought it was odd that they took that stand with him and not with Capaldi. But to be fair, listen to the two of them speak, I think Tennant’s accent is much thicker. :)
Wayne Lunkwitz
April 14, 2014 @ 5:16 am
I have seen Tennant on other British programs,and frankly his “accent” is much thicker and different than his Doctor Who accent….search for Tennant on Top Gear or Graham Norton.
CosmicDebris
March 17, 2014 @ 10:50 pm
Sylvester McCoy was Scottish too.