Peter Davison took on the mantle at age 30. Matt Smith was 28. So he wasn't extraordinarily young, or anything
But Peter Davison himself was a decade younger than any other Doctor from the original series when he took the mantle.
That's my girl... That's my good girl.
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
billytea - Aug 04, 2013 4:02:32 pm PDT #1330 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Connie Neil - Aug 04, 2013 4:14:50 pm PDT #1331 of 30000
brillig
I remember he was considered terribly youthful when he took the scarf. (and unraveled it, the bastard!)
DebetEsse - Aug 04, 2013 4:20:26 pm PDT #1332 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Hmm...I know it's completely contradictory, but I think Smith played both an older and younger Doctor than Tennant (it makes sense in my head...). He's also more or less my age, which is a purely subjective, but very meaningful (to me) dividing line.
Anyway, I am to bed.
quester - Aug 04, 2013 4:32:50 pm PDT #1333 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I thought I read somewhere that it was cannon the the Doctor got younger with each regeneration. I could be wrong.
Connie Neil - Aug 04, 2013 4:45:45 pm PDT #1334 of 30000
brillig
Wasn't it canon that there were only 10 regenerations?
billytea - Aug 04, 2013 4:47:46 pm PDT #1335 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Wasn't it canon that there were only 10 regenerations?
Twelve. Which would technically mean thirteen doctors, so I guess they have one left up their sleeve.
Pix - Aug 04, 2013 5:04:32 pm PDT #1336 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I think that's canon that they may conveniently forget.
-t - Aug 04, 2013 5:05:33 pm PDT #1337 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think there has been recent-ish dialog implying that the 12 regenerations isn't hard and fast.
quester - Aug 04, 2013 5:07:27 pm PDT #1338 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Wibbly wobbly, timey wimey!
erin_obscure - Aug 04, 2013 5:24:48 pm PDT #1339 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
My understanding was 12 regeneration, 13 possible doctors. But then River transferred her remaining regenerations to him so that could be used for hand-wavium more options.