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...

https://twitter.com/gloriousfindel/status/559977278143078401

Words are just being made up...

https://twitter.com/kendizzy13/status/559773210833858560

There have been actual bodily shivers...

https://twitter.com/ohbalto/status/559928184846553088

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

https://twitter.com/AD_Strider/status/559924090052411392

There's a little bit of fear...

https://twitter.com/kenzie_gennaro/status/559841470048657408

And studied indifference...

https://twitter.com/ChrisThilk/status/559901725935808512

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

David Tennant as The Purple Man is just..... yes.
— Brandon Morris (@MrBrandonMorris) January 27, 2015

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