You guys break my heart.

Eccleston is fucking awesome. He did what no other actor before him since Tom Baker had done: he created a new Doctor. Tennant just regurgitated bits and pieces of past actors. But, Eccles was the tormented, shell-shocked survivor of the Time War. He was born from the final devastation of his people, and was no longer sure of himself or who he was. His goofy demeanor is an obvious charade, as we consistently see the actual grief he is feeling.

I don't know. Maybe his departure is so welcome by me, because of all the other Doctors. He showed me something new and fun...