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The Devils Hourstarted out shrouded in secrecy.
The finaleshowed that Capaldis character, Gideon Shepherd, was living his life in a time loop.
He used his foreknowledge to right wrongs, to violent effect if necessary.
Its not very glamorous, is it?
A superhero with a uniform made of notepads.
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Season 1 presented Capaldi with a new kind of acting challenge.
When you couldnt do any of that at all, that was very interesting.
But he can confirm that in season 2 hes no longer chained to that table.
Gideon Shepherd is out and about.
It was all a bit action-y, Capaldi says.
The characters are out in the world trying to stop things happening.
That means, to some extent, removing foreknowledge.
Hes been pursuing this target for a long time, or many, many loops.
Hes surprised to find his idea of what it all means changing.
Hes not quite as smart as he thought he was.
The universe and the cosmos are smarter and darker.
We can only talk aboutThe Devils Hours meddling time traveler for so long before invoking that other time traveler.
How does Gideon differ fromDoctor Whos Twelfth Doctor?
Its not for me to judge that it is different!
All the characters I play are essentially versions of myself, for good or for bad.
The Doctor understands almost everything, which is why hes so difficult to play, Capaldi explains.
Gideons not like that.
He only has his human capacity to draw upon.
Hes already filmed the third and final season.
Some months ago, we wrapped on season three.
It goes onto another level then, but it definitely concludes, Capaldi says.
