I'm still struggling with Donna's fate but I like your analysis very much.
Donna's fate is so heartbreaking. I absolutely agree. But I... saw it coming? At the very least, I knew from "The Stolen Earth" and 'the loss that is yet to come' that something horrible would happen for her. I was expecting heartbreak because the Doctor can't give anyone forever. Not the woman he loves and not his best mate.
In the end, the Doctor isn't human. We can't just handwave that. He's got very good reasons for believing it wouldn't work to have Rose for her lifetime. Probably, he's right. Love does not conquer all, and you were so right to point out that Rose, simply by the nature of his love for her, tempts him to make the wrong choices and be less than he should be. Right on the money about the dimensional cannon bit - he won't even let Jack wander around with a teleport device.
Exactly. We saw time and time again that he has different standards for Rose. When Rose is upset, he stops and tries to make it better. He's happy if she's happy. He would indulge her every tiny whim, if only he could. If Rose screws up, no matter how hugely, all she needs to do is be sorry and she'll be forgiven with a grin and a hug. He has a special, soft tone of voice just for comforting her. He treats her like she matters more.
It's relatively safe for the human Doctor over in Rose's world to feel that way. He doesn't have the TARDIS or the weight of being the last of the time lords on his shoulders.
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Date: 2008-07-07 04:13 am (UTC)Donna's fate is so heartbreaking. I absolutely agree. But I... saw it coming? At the very least, I knew from "The Stolen Earth" and 'the loss that is yet to come' that something horrible would happen for her. I was expecting heartbreak because the Doctor can't give anyone forever. Not the woman he loves and not his best mate.
In the end, the Doctor isn't human. We can't just handwave that. He's got very good reasons for believing it wouldn't work to have Rose for her lifetime. Probably, he's right. Love does not conquer all, and you were so right to point out that Rose, simply by the nature of his love for her, tempts him to make the wrong choices and be less than he should be. Right on the money about the dimensional cannon bit - he won't even let Jack wander around with a teleport device.
Exactly. We saw time and time again that he has different standards for Rose. When Rose is upset, he stops and tries to make it better. He's happy if she's happy. He would indulge her every tiny whim, if only he could. If Rose screws up, no matter how hugely, all she needs to do is be sorry and she'll be forgiven with a grin and a hug. He has a special, soft tone of voice just for comforting her. He treats her like she matters more.
It's relatively safe for the human Doctor over in Rose's world to feel that way. He doesn't have the TARDIS or the weight of being the last of the time lords on his shoulders.