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David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor traveled to various planets and eras throughout his run onDoctor Who, and the writers of an entirely different show gave another of Tennant’s characters a very similar moment that seemed to have been lifted from his time as the famous Time Lord more than a decade earlier.
As is the case withevery actor to play the Doctor,Tennant’s iteration had a complex and interwoven timelinethat didn’t flow linearly when experienced from the outside.
Tennant plays another character whose life spans generations, and that trait was used to pay tribute to the Tenth Doctor.
TheTenth Doctor’s timelinequite often intersects with the lives ofreal historical figures inDoctor Who, which can often result in some very creative writing choices.
Ten alone managed to meet William Shakespeare (Dean Lennox Kelly), Madame de Pompadour (Sophia Myles), Agatha Christie (Fenella Woolgar), and many others.Doctor Whooften makes sure the historical figures in question part ways with the Time Lord having been influenced by him in some way, and another show borrowed that concept with one specific figure, while also having a David Tennant character doing the influencing.
Doctor Who’s Tenth Doctor & Good Omens' Crowley Both Influenced William Shakespeare
“The Shakespeare Code” & “Hard Times” had almost-identical moments for David Tennant
Lord Morpheus (Tom Sturridge) also has an influence on the work of William Shakespeare (Samuel Blenkin) in Netflix’sThe Sandman, which is based on source material from the same writer asGood Omens- Neil Gaiman.
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Good Omensseason 1, episode 3, “Hard Times,” opens up with a chronicle of Crowley and Aziraphale’s (Michael Sheen) friendship through the centuries, including the angel and demon also encountering William Shakespeare in the 2019 installment.
Just as Ten uttered something to Shakespeare that ultimately made its way into the Bard’s work,Crowley also became an uncredited collaborator to Reece Shearsmith’s version of the historical figure.
The scenes themselves are already very similar, but having the same actor play both characters enhances the connection even more.
David Tennant’s Doctor & Crowley Are Similar In Other Ways Too
The Time Lord & the fallen angel share many similar traits
Despite sharing very few relevant real-world connections,the Tenth Doctor and Crowley boast a surprising number of similarities.
For example, neither of them is human, and they both wear glasses for reasons other than improving their eyesight.
Furthermore,Ten and Crowley both work better as part of a duo, although they are also effective when operating alone.
They both also have incredibly long lifespans and have witnessed a great deal of human history, but the dividing factor here is that Crowley witnesses everything in order inGood Omens, whereas Tennant’sDoctor Whocharacter has a more “timey-wimey” arc.
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An alien from the planet Gallifrey travels through time and space to explore, solve problems and fight injustice while also making friends with human beings.
His spaceship, called TARDIS, resembles a police box, but it is much more than it gives the impression of.
Based on the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Good Omens follows an angel and demon as they attempt to defy the forces of Heaven and Hell in order to avert the apocalypse. With Pratchett and Gaiman’s funny and irreverent style shining through, Good Omens stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant as Aziraphale and Crowley, with a larger cast that includes John Hamm, Francis McDormand, and Michael McKean.
Based on the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Good Omens follows an angel and demon as they attempt to defy the forces of Heaven and Hell to avert the apocalypse.
With Pratchett and Gaiman’s funny and irreverent style shining through, Good Omens stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant as Aziraphale and Crowley, with a larger cast that includes John Hamm, Francis McDormand, and Michael McKean.
