Agreed - I think that the delivery really catches someone who obviously spent a lot of time studying the spiritual side and separates themselves from the present world in some ways detaching from his humanity around him. Making it easier for him to go for his goals without any thing getting in his way emotionally. It…

I still think that while it helps make last season seem like less of a waste of time, it doesn't fix some of the major issues it had in other areas such as character development and really obvious villains.

And thats without even discussing issues the nick site has wtih things like regionlocking that make little to no sense when you own the rights to distribute the show!

Its also that Brian Blessed was probably the only person alive who could out-ham Baker's Doctor because the Sixth Doctor was no stranger to eating up the scenery