I'm not sure how I feel about this. . . the Doctor should not be younger than I am!
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You can grab the mp3 here. The approximate transcript of the conversation follows.
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Ah, but if he can pull of that "old wisdom" thing in a young face, then it will be brilliant. I love old characters that look young, so long as they can give the impression of age old wisdom looking at you through young eyes.
Who does he think he is?!
I feel the same way Jessica.
The Doctor was always older than me. *sigh* What I wouldn't do for a few regenerations myself...