The 11th Doctor is Better Than The 10th Doctor.

Thanks for the agreement Pro, it seems you are quite a god Doctor Who fan is my opinion. And Yes, the Christmas special was fantastic. Another win for Steven Moffat. "Yes, it may make him more likable and more relatable, which is why I would possibly agree that he'd be the best "character", but that's another discussion. What I see is Tenth's "problem" is that this dynamic and all the human traits he possesses doesn't work toward his character. The best Doctor should be the one who achieves what, in my opinion, is the original purpose of the Doctor. While the human traits and his love for Rose and such make him a very, very interesting Doctor, it also removes that mysterious motif of him. He loses what I believe is one of the core characteristics a Doctor should have." I disagree. I think the David Tennant as the Doctor remains quite mysterious. He hints but never reveals so much about his past which is frustrating but good. Also, I don't see Matt Smith as being any more mysterious than David Tennant. David Tennant also often won't do certain things and when asked why he'll just say "I can't" which is also frustrating but tells us there is something he won't tell us which makes him mysterious. You also say you think he should be more alien. The point of the Doctor is that he is an alien that is so human and has a weakness for them. He isn't supposed to be like the other aliens, he's supposed to be human. David Tennant's rants about technology we don't understand and random aliens is enough for me to feel he is alien. Not to mention his use of the screwdriver ;). It also sounds like you have some kind of standard for the Doctors to be mysterious and alien enough and live up to the first Doctor. But the point of the Doctor and having all the different actors is so that his character changes. The important thing a Doctor must have is that he must be unique and interesting. His character also must grow in some ways throughout the show as all characters must. I think we both agree David Tennant does those things just fine. It is the point that each Doctor is different and it is fine if they aren't like the original. "It's unfair to say that he'd have more development than Tennant." True. But I think David Tennant grew more as a character, was more versatile, and was a deeper character in his first season as the Doctor than Matt Smith has. The season finale of season two was heart-wrenching. David Tennant did that excellently. He lost his beloved and still was not able to tell her. Rose changed him so much throughout the season which they affirm in the season four finale. But, although in the storyline it was Rose, David Tennant had to show that which I think he did splendidly. While the season finale of season five was tense, there was not much progression or change in his character. "yet they way Smith plays it he always feels like he had a long history beyond his expression." I disagree. I have always felt Matt Smith has a very young and naive feel to him. It is not bad, it is actually refreshing after the terrible things Russell T. Davies put David Tennant's Doctor through. I always feel he is very childish in a fun, goofy, interesting way. Although he still retains the knowledge of other Doctors, emotionally he seems very inexperienced compared to David Tennant's Doctor in my opinion. The point you made towards Matt Smith I would actually say belongs to David Tennant.