Listen. Listen. I love me some David Tennant. I really, really do. He was the first Doctor I was introduced to, and I even have a tattoo with the freaking words "Allons-y."

But. But. BUT. Matt Smith is just better. It's true. It's objective. Yes, objective. He plays whimsy much better than Tennant, and he plays heartbreak better than Tennant. I'd say the one area where Tennant was better was anger/intimidation, but Smith is still incredibly strong with that emotion.

I would in no way every degrade either of them, as they're both brilliant. I could even say that I prefer Eleven, as opposed to preferring Ten. I just love what Matt Smith's done, and it blows my mind that there are actually people out there who think he's a bad actor. Those people also need to divorce script from acting ability (as, overall, the writing in Smith's episodes has been much weaker than the writing in Tennant's.)

tl;dr same trout I always say, different day