Well, I am happy with the choice. He looks weird, although I admittingly find him strangely attractive ("strangely" because nobody else seems to think so).

I´ve actually seen him in the Sally Lockhart(d?) mysteries and found him rather striking. I mean, I remembered the guy and that although his role was dead boring and the whole production was- well...

It´s funny how afraid the DW fandom is of teenage girls isn´t it? I am not sure there isn´t something rather misogynic about the neverending complaint about fangirls, who are accused to just want to ship (and shag) the Doctor. I guess it´s because some Who geeks love to identify with an unthreatening unattractive Doctor in his mid-sixties, who still gets the hottest babes on board.

Ah well, I loved the hoohaw and I am looking forward to him as the next Doctor. I hope he really is that good an actor, because of the big shoes thing.

As for the sitting Duck: didn´t you too get he impression that Tennant was already distancing himself from the role? I found the Christmas Special somewhat melancholic. Like the Farewell was already in motion. Dunno.