I apologize in advance if this topif has already been discussed. The other night a friend came over and watched a few episodes of Series 5 with Matt Smith as The Doctor. After watching the episodes up until Rory joined the gang, my friend asked how the relationship with Amy (and Rory) might have progressed differently than with Matt Smith's Doctor. I really don't see that there would be very much of a difference between Ten and Eleventh's interaction with Amy.
The Tenth Doctor, Amy, and Rory
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Moffat began writing the fifth season with Tennant in mind, and though Tennant intended to leave with RTD, he talked with Moffat about the plans for the fifth season. Moffat had already written "The Time of Angels," and Tennant considered staying. (In DWM Moffat says Tennant turned down the fifth season during the filming of "Silence in the Library," but The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter places it much later than that, while Tennant was doing Hamlet between "The Next Doctor" and the specials.)
I read an interview with Moffat just yesterday where he mentioned that at least in his early scripts for the fifth season, he wrote the Doctor as a little generic and a lot Tennant-esque, but that now he writes the character for Matt Smith because he's seen how Smith approaches the role.
By and large, I think the fifth season could have worked with Tennant, and I suspect that "The Big Bang" would have served as the regeneration story (with regeneration coming with the universe's reboot). I think we'd have missed out on things like "fish fingers and custard" and "bad, bad beans," and the ending of "Flesh and Stone" would have needed a rework (Tennant's Doctor wasn't that bloody clueless around girls, after all).
I read an interview with Moffat just yesterday where he mentioned that at least in his early scripts for the fifth season, he wrote the Doctor as a little generic and a lot Tennant-esque, but that now he writes the character for Matt Smith because he's seen how Smith approaches the role.
By and large, I think the fifth season could have worked with Tennant, and I suspect that "The Big Bang" would have served as the regeneration story (with regeneration coming with the universe's reboot). I think we'd have missed out on things like "fish fingers and custard" and "bad, bad beans," and the ending of "Flesh and Stone" would have needed a rework (Tennant's Doctor wasn't that bloody clueless around girls, after all).
Thinking about the Eleventh Hour, that would have been a very different story if the Regeneration hadn't happened prior. One would assume no Regeneration, the TARDIS wouldn't have needed a "rebuild", and would never have crash landed in Amy's backyard. Assuming Ten just randomly landed there, then he'd need an excuse to take off and leave Amy behind for 12 years, etc etc etc. Obviously the story could be easily modified to suit Tennant.
I think the more interesting question to ask is, if Tennant had stayed for another year, would "The End of Time" have even been made at all? Or would it have happened pretty much as we saw, minus the regeneration? To be honest, without the Regeneration, "The End of Time" would have ended on a pretty weak note.
I think the more interesting question to ask is, if Tennant had stayed for another year, would "The End of Time" have even been made at all? Or would it have happened pretty much as we saw, minus the regeneration? To be honest, without the Regeneration, "The End of Time" would have ended on a pretty weak note.
11th Hour would have to be totally scrapped to be sure, but how to introduce the girl who waited idea in a different manner escapes me. While we are scrapping things could Victory of the Daleks just sort of disappear as well? Maybe it should fall into the crack.
The tenth Doctor was definitely not "Space Gandalf" and I think it's safe to say that there would have been some kind of love triangle between Amy, Rory and the Doctor.
Like with Mickey and Rose?
Amy/Rory seems more believable than Rose/Mickey at least on a romance level. Rose/Mickey seemed more "friends with benefits".
I've often thought about series five with the Tenth Doctor. There are several elements that would have to be altered, I could see Amy becoming like another version of Donna (a mate for the Doctor rather than a love interest). I never knew that Tennant had considered staying on. I knew about the discussions with Moffat.
But what about Rose/Rory or Mickey/Amy?
Mickey was such a tindog in the pilot, it's so easy to overlook how fit he is... Or at least would be by the time he knocked up Jackie.
Amy and Ten would have more fun together...
...But Ten would get angrier with Amy than Eleven ever would, and Amy probably wouldn't take it lying down. Could you see Amy taking one of Ten's shouting escapades?
...But Ten would get angrier with Amy than Eleven ever would, and Amy probably wouldn't take it lying down. Could you see Amy taking one of Ten's shouting escapades?
He'd just have to get accustomed to wearing Amy's shoes in a very uncomfortable place
