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Originally Posted by whoman69
I hadn't really ever thought of Smith comparing to Troughton. Colin Baker was a blowhard, but had a kindly way with people once they realized he was overplaying himself. Neither match Smith's daunting undercurrent. The last word I would use to describe Troughton would be daunting. Smith makes the bad guys wet their pants.
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Ha! I agree that Troughton is anything but daunting; but he is funny, self-deprecating, and bumbling- which Matt Smith does quite a bit. I actually do see Colin Baker's Doctor as being daunting though- when he's taking on the entire timelord counsel in his trial, there are some nice moments there for him. Sure Colin Baker can be a blowhard, but so can Matt Smith- his speach at the end of the "Beast Below" had me rolling my eyes the first time I watched it. This dauntingness is something you also see with Jon Pertwee's Doctor a bit as well. I always thought of Pertwee and Colin Baker as being the two more physically intimidating Doctors- neither of those dudes had to depend on their sonic screwdriver to get out of scrapes- which something Tennent and Smith do.