David Tenant was the best Doctor

I'd like to begin by thanking CON for a very enjoyable debate. I will now begin, for the last time, my rebuttals. Relationship with Companions "D11... was the first Doctor of the newest incarnation of Doctor Who to stay with his full time companions for more than one series" CON argues that having the same companions for two and a half series is a good thing. I disagree; yes, the Doctor did build up meaningful relationships with each of them, I think two series would have been enough. By the time Series 7 Part 1 was over, I felt that the companions had been a bit played out; their best moments were, undoubtably, in Series 5 and 6 and they should have left then. It also took away the feeling of sadness and remorse that had defined Tenant's Doctor and set him apart from the others. "The introduction of Rory as a master stroke" While I do agree Rory is a masterful character, his story gets far too complicated, in particulr in Series 5. After dying and being erased from time [22] he comes back as an Auton [23] and kills Amy before coming back as a "normal" person with all his memories intact. All this is never really explained enough in the series and seemed almsot unnecessary; the series was complicated enough without another sub-plot taking place! "This then leads to the mystery of the new companion, Clara, and who exactly she is" While the story of Clara was interesting, I don't feel she was as "real" as some of the other companions. Her relationship with the Doctor was quite simple and didn't evolve at all during the series, while with Tenant's Doctor each companion built up a relationship with the Doctor in a completely new and fresh way. Quality of D11's Achievements Yes; Tenant's Doctor's achievements would not have been completely possible without his companions, but that's DW for you! Very rarely does the Doctor do anything without assistance and Smith's Doctor is just the same. Quality of Individual Seasons and Finales "While I will agree on the quality of Series 2, I will point out that while the first half of the series is pretty awesome viewing, the second half aside from the two parters produces one largely forgettable episode and two straight up awful episodes in quick succession that are considered among the worst in New Who history" Well, there isn't a series of Doctor Who that doesn't have a few bad episodes. Adding to the list of bad epsiodes from Series 5-7, Victory of the Daleks was pretty awful, alongside The Power of Three. "while the finale certainly delivers in emotional content and the awesomeness of Daleks vs Cyberman, it gets way too melodramatic at the end" I think this melodrama is what DW has been missing for a long time. We actually see that the Doctor has made a real and strong relationship with one of his companions and the impacts of him "losing" her cross over into the next couple of series. "Series 3 is pretty good but is excessively dominated by D10 grieving about Rose even though she isn't actually dead" Firstly, she was "dead" to the Doctor. If Davros and the Daleks hadn't tried to destroy the universe, she would have never come back. Also, I think this offers the series a sense of continuity. It gives the feeling that the Doctor is still the same person, with the same guilt; this is starkly contrasted by Smith's Doctor as he seems to "forget" about Amy and Rory once he catches sight of Clara and abandons River, his WIFE, completely. "D10 is just as guilty of trying to avoid his death as D11 is with his wiping away from existence" Therefore, neither Doctor is better than the other. Closing Statements Despite arguing for Tenant's Doctor, I do like Matt Smith as the Doctor. In fact, I believe he's probably my second favourite, after Tenant (of course). I sincerely thank CON for accepting this debate; it has been very enjoyable and I hope we can debate together again sometime in the near future. [22] Series 5, Cold Blood [23] Series 5, The Pandorica Opens