I'm guessing those lines were written for him so perchance the sense of humour is the scriptwriter's?
I get terribly upset when people criticise McCoy's Doctor. Apart from the first season and a half, where the scripts were awful, McCoy's Doctor was brilliant. For the record Sylvester himself complained bitterly to the BBC about the scripts during the period (anybody remember the Liquorice Allsort man? Honestly!) as he wanted to play a dark and mysterious Doctor with a ruthless streak.
He eventually got his way. The 1988 season was one of the best ever. It had at least two classic serials: "Remembrance" and "Silver Nemesis" as well as some really good serials: "Survival" and "Battlefield".
1988 saw viewing figures go back up again, but by then it was too late.
Sylvester McCoy should not be underrated. He did a far better job than Colin Baker.
Ace: "Who could possibly want to kill us?"
The Doctor: "Ha! There are an infinite number of possibilities".
Philip
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