A bit unfair, I think she has potential but is in thrall to Chris Chibnall who it seems cannot write to save his life.
Yeah to be fair that's
absolutely true, however, Jodie loses points for not giving the role her best. In an interview she was asked (by David Tenant) if she had watched any of the previous episodes to prepare for the role and even he was surprised when she told him that she had "partially watched one or two" but decided "that it wasn't her thing at all"
Sadly this disdainful attitude comes across in her lacklustre performance
Remember that she wasn't the first choice for the role - that was offered to Olivia Coleman, but she had other acting commitments so was unable to accept the role, so Chinballs offered it to his longtime friend Jodie Whittaker. Not really the best way to make casting decisions in my opinion, but there you go...
One of the reasons that David Tenant and Peter Capaldi were so awesome in the role is because they both had a lifelong love of the show and the character - thus they really put their heart into their performance - though Capaldi's tenure was devastated by Chinballs' garbage writing team - How can you write a good Sci-Fi / fantasy show when your entire writing team has zero experience of these genres and all have a background in writing soap operas and political dramas - both of which are a
very bad fit for s show like Doctor Who
I loved Capaldi's slightly pompous rockstar version of the Doctor - that was very cool and entertaining. The mark of a first class actor is the ability to shine despite being hampered by a pathetic script written by a bunch of talentless hacks. He certainly did his best but by his third season, the writers had nothing for him to work with. A real shame as he could easily have continued the role for a couple more seasons
I still think Tom Baker was the best of all though
My top 3 Doctors are as follows;
3. Peter Capaldi
2. David Tenant
1. Tom Baker
Not exactly a radical or controversial selection I think
