Peter Capaldi is the Twelfth Doctor!

Well, well, well.

Capaldi has just been announced as the 12th Doctor.

Look at all this excitement.

I've just watched 'Doctor Who Live' on BBC1 wherein the next actor to play the iconic role of the Doctor was announced. You can view the episode by clicking here.

Now, I wish I could say it was me. Or that I at least auditioned, but unfortunately those would both be lies.

Awesome lies.

But lies nonetheless.

What I can tell you is that I wanted to make a drink to enjoy while I watched but I was so excited that my hands were trembling and thus, spillage was sure to occur. Thus, I abandoned all hopes of ingesting a tasty beverage and watched in parched silence.

After all the exposition behind the Doctor and regeneration (as though those watching weren't huge nerds, unaware of what was going on) we were finally treated to a brief interview with the man himself. Yes, as the title suggest, Peter Capaldi was announced to be the next Doc on the block.

Left to right: Tennant as the 10th, Smith as the 11 and
Eccleston as the 9th incarnations of the iconic role.

I for one, am thrilled that such a wonderfully talented actor has been given such a fantastic opportunity. Not only that, I'm chuffed to bits that an older actor is gracing the role again after the young David Tennant and younger Matt Smith both played the role with aplomb.

Indeed, I can't help but imagine Capaldi's iteration of the iconic Time Lord to be something akin to the dark gravitas awarded to it by the wonderful Christopher Eccleston. The very fact that we now have an actor which would seem tailored to play a darker more mature Doctor (both in physical appearance and in spiritual maturity) would lead me to believe that, teamed with Moffat's darker writing, we may be in for an altogether more grown up version of Who.

Now, some fans may worry that this will upset or alienate younger viewers, and that may the case in very small minorities, but we must remember one important thing:

Doctor Who is meant to be scary.

And not only that, children like to be scared.

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Anyway, I can't help but feel that with Capaldi at the helm, we're in for some very interesting stories and an
overall edgier take on our favourite Time Lord.

A wonderful choice, kudos to all those involved.

And to Mr Capaldi, I can only say good luck and enjoy yourself.

I'm sure you'll be fantastic, absolutely fantastic.

Until next time, gang.