Doctor Disco

My interest was piqued and I patiently waited to see how Capaldi would play the Doctor.  Once I finally got to see him in action I was impressed.  The Doctor would be in good hands and while he was trying to figure out what kind of man he was, we would be in for some grand adventures. There were some things that I had to get used to with this new Doctor, such as he wasn't a hugger, and he seemed grumpy, but eventually I found these traits to be endearing.  I'm sure if it were anyone else playing the role I may not have, but somehow Capaldi and his attack eyebrows made grumpiness look adorable.  I'll admit that while watching Season 8, he was growing on me more and more.  A spark had been lit, but it was merely an ember waiting for more fuel to turn it into a full fledged fan girl obsession.  That moment wouldn't come until the first episode of Season 9. 

If you are a fan of either the show or Capaldi, I'm sure you know the moment I am referring to.  The first episode began and we see the Doctor briefly in the beginning, but then he is nowhere to be found for the first half.  Then suddenly this happens...

OH MY GOD!!!!  A barrel of gasoline had been dumped on the ember and the obsession was about to take flight!  What an entrance!  We all knew Capaldi had been in a punk band in his younger days, but HOLY crap, he was a rock star!  I loved everything about this scene.  The tank, the smoke, the guitar playing, the sunglasses, the hair, his outfit.  I still can't get enough of it.  There it was, I suddenly needed to see everything he had ever made and find out more about this man.

As the season progressed I found myself getting more and more obsessed with not just Capaldi, but Doctor Who.  I hadn't been this excited about the show since the days of David Tennant.  I loved this rock star, guitar playing Doctor.  I loved the story lines and pretty much every episode, with the exception of "Sleep No More".  I loved the relationship between 12 and Clara, which much like 10 and Rose was bitter sweet because we knew Jenna Coleman was leaving at the end of this season.  Saturdays couldn't come soon enough for me this past Fall.

So what other things had this man named Peter Capaldi done before.  A lot, according to IMDB and that's what I'll write about in my next post.  Thanks for reading and I would love to hear from other Capaldi fans about the moment they became a fan.  For now I will leave you with this image...