Dear Matt Smith,

I know you will probably never read this, (nor do i expect you to) but in just a few short hours, people all across America will gather 'round there television sets in their living rooms (quite possibly with some fish fingers and custard) to watch the newest episode of Doctor Who. The only things is it will not be your smiling face greeting us through that tv screen, but a stranger. Someone we haven't met yet. A person who calls himself "The Doctor," but is not you. 

I just want to say that your time on the Doctor Who series was by far my favorite. David Tennant left you some huge shoes to fill, and you surpassed all expectations. 

One of my favorite things was that even though i had watched all of your episodes in about a month, i felt like I'd grown up with you, like Amelia Pond.  She didn't trust you at first, and neither did we, but we eventually fell in love with your sarcasm, joyful personality, and adventurous spirit. 

You taught us that sometimes you just have to face your fears, no matter how terrifying walking through a forest full of weeping angels with your eyes closed would be. You told us that even though bad things happen in life, they don't always outshine the good things. Not to run when someone needs help. You faced your own grave over and over and yet continued to do what was right, even though it meant sending your best friend home while you stayed to protect a town called Christmas. You taught us that everyone is important and is capable of doing great things. 

I'm sorry to see you go (I sobbed my way through the last episode,)  but like you said, we have to keep moving:

"Yep. And I always will be. But times change and so must I…We all change when you think about it, we’re all different people, all through our lives, and that’s okay, that’s good you gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be. I will not forget one line of this, not one day, I swear. I will always remember when the Doctor was me."

We'll always remember. Thank you.