David Tennant cast as The Purple Man: the fans react

Humanity gets a pat on the back after news that Tennant has been cast in Marvel's upcoming Netflix series AKA Jessica Jones

Emma Daly

Published: Tuesday, 27 January 2015 at 11:31 am

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Broadchurch star (and of course former Doctor) David Tennant has been cast as The Purple Man in A.K.A Jessica Jones. It's Marvel's second Netflix series and people are excited.

Hair-trembles-with-emotion kind of excited...

Here in the RadioTimes.com office we've been pondering the five reasons he'll make a great Marvel villain. Meanwhile, among the fans reacting online:

There have been mild implosions...

It's real, David Tennant is gonna portray one of the most demented, twistedly evil characters in comics, The Purple Man. ::mind implosion::
— AsianZombieSexGirl (@AsianPhoneSexNF) January 27, 2015

Heavy breathing...

Words are just being made up...

There have been actual bodily shivers...

Humanity has been getting a pat on the back...

There's a little bit of fear...

And studied indifference...

But this tweet neatly sums up the general consensus...