Why is Peter Capaldi so hot?
The other day a friend of mine sent me some GIFs of this scene from Before the Flood:
and asked the seemingly simple question, "Why is this man so hot?"
The short answer, in this case, is because he's biting his lip and doing that thing with his eyes. But of course there is a broader question and, conveniently, I am very happy to provide a broader answer—a wholly subjective, over-analyzed answer, that I will present in four parts, addressing the eight categories of Peter Capaldi's hotness, in no particular order.
1. Physical Features
Most people think of hotness as a physical characteristic, and so let us first examine the physical features that make Mr. Capaldi so hot.
1.1 General Physique: tall, long-limbed.
1.2 Voice: I will refrain from audio clips, but you know what I'm talking about. The timbre, the pitch, the accent! Go find an audiobook and don't expect it to put you to sleep.
1.3 Hands: I have been unrestrained on this point elsewhere, but suffice to say, he has elegant and wonderfully expressive hands.
1.4 Eyes: Are they green? Greyish-blue? The color of the Firth of Clyde when the wind is out of the west? Does it matter? They're beautiful.
1.5 Hair: Many people have strong preferences about the length; my own tastes are totally inclusive, from the short crop of Daniel Hegarty to the flopping curls of Twice Upon a Time.
1.6 Honorable Mentions
Look at this perfect little tummy:
And somehow his skull is an impossibly lovely shape:
He is, quite simply, a beautiful specimen of a human being. But, as we all know, there is a lot more to hotness than mere physical beauty. In the next part, we will consider behavior: mannerisms, skills, etc.
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Why do you know so much about horses, anyway? I thought you were raised by wolves.
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Why is Peter Capaldi so hot? Part Three.
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In Part One and Part Two we considered (1) Mr. Capaldi's physical characteristics and (2-3) behaviors. In this part, we will consider his acting roles in relation to his hotness. This is essentially the sub-question, "Is Peter Capaldi hot, or am I just in love with several of his characters?" My contention is that, as long as your relationship with him remains parasocial, it is not an important distinction.
And for those of us who have not been brainwashed by moral purity cultures within fandom, this holds for (4) his good, appealing characters and (5) his potentially evil characters. They are hot in different ways, but all are hot.
4. Highly lovable characters
Call me old-fashioned, but nothing is hotter than goodness.
4.1 Danny Oldsen, Local Hero (1983): I am aware that some people don't think there is any relationship between a character being an adorable precious cinnamon roll and the actor playing the character being hot. Those people are entitled to their opinions.
4.2 Randall Brown, The Hour (2012): Principled, highly competent, dapper, and with a tragic backstory, in my mind, the hotness of Randall Brown infuses everything Peter Capaldi does.
4.3 The Doctor, Doctor Who (2014-17): Has anyone read this far who doesn't think the twelfth Doctor is hot? I personally have a particular soft spot for the soft smile.
5. Slightly or majorly evil characters, but in a sexy way
5.1 Malcolm Tucker, The Thick of It (2005-2012) and In the Loop (2009).
5.2 Cardinal Richelieu, The Musketeers (2014): He didn't get to have as much sex as the other characters in this show, but he still wore a lot of leather.
5.3 Daniel Hegarty, Criminal Record (2024): All cops are bastards, some are sexy bastards in well-tailored suits.
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