Doctor Who 3x02 -- The Shakespeare Code
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butterfly That was partly good (all the character stuff and all the Shakespeare stuff) and partly silly (the witches plotline).
First, to get the silly out of the way -- the witches held absolutely no fear to me. I think it was the make-up, because they really did look like parodies of the 'witch' stereotype. And there was the, you know... cackling. I just couldn't take them seriously.
But pretty much everything else was gold.
Shakespeare was fantastic. I had so much fun watching him get his flirt on. And Martha was really great in this episode, very willing to ask questions and get into the spirit of things. And I loved her turning down Shakespeare's attempt at a kiss because he lacked modern hygiene. Splendid! Lovely grace note, that.
Ten continues to be absolutely wonderful -- geeking out over Shakespeare, getting to know and like Martha better, and keeping Rose alive in his heart.
I adored the Rose references so much.
I also adored all the more subtle references to how the Doctor's relationship with Rose was simply different than his relationship with Martha. With Rose, when they go historical the first time, he tells her to go change, because she'll "cause a riot". But because he doesn't think of Martha the same way, it doesn't occur to him to tell her. He doesn't look at Martha the way he looked at Rose.
Sharing a bed with Martha doesn't even make him the slightest bit uncomfortable, because a) he's not interested (and she knows that) and b) he thinks that she isn't interested ("I only go for humans."). And she'll all "tongues will wag" and he doesn't even notice, he's so consumed by the problem of the episode.
Which all led up so beautifully to the first Rose reference! "There's something I'm missing, Martha. Something really close. Staring me right in the face and I can't see it. Rose'd know. That friend of mine, Rose, right now she'd say exactly the right thing."
The first reason that it's so lovely is because it's true. Rose was always the one to notice the thing that was too obvious for the Doctor to notice. Starting with the Eye of London in Rose, continued in S2 with such examples as her noticing all the new television gear in The Idiot Box.
The second reason is the way he says it, with that touch of wistful longing. God, he misses her as much as I do (much as we both like Martha... oh, we miss Rose).
And the other direct reference was so perfect! Rose is the name that he carries in his heart, and she gives him strength to fight on. That just may be the most romantic thing ever. It might even be better than the "I believe in her" speech from Satan's Pit.
Just... love. So much love for the Doctor.
First, to get the silly out of the way -- the witches held absolutely no fear to me. I think it was the make-up, because they really did look like parodies of the 'witch' stereotype. And there was the, you know... cackling. I just couldn't take them seriously.
But pretty much everything else was gold.
Shakespeare was fantastic. I had so much fun watching him get his flirt on. And Martha was really great in this episode, very willing to ask questions and get into the spirit of things. And I loved her turning down Shakespeare's attempt at a kiss because he lacked modern hygiene. Splendid! Lovely grace note, that.
Ten continues to be absolutely wonderful -- geeking out over Shakespeare, getting to know and like Martha better, and keeping Rose alive in his heart.
I adored the Rose references so much.
I also adored all the more subtle references to how the Doctor's relationship with Rose was simply different than his relationship with Martha. With Rose, when they go historical the first time, he tells her to go change, because she'll "cause a riot". But because he doesn't think of Martha the same way, it doesn't occur to him to tell her. He doesn't look at Martha the way he looked at Rose.
Sharing a bed with Martha doesn't even make him the slightest bit uncomfortable, because a) he's not interested (and she knows that) and b) he thinks that she isn't interested ("I only go for humans."). And she'll all "tongues will wag" and he doesn't even notice, he's so consumed by the problem of the episode.
Which all led up so beautifully to the first Rose reference! "There's something I'm missing, Martha. Something really close. Staring me right in the face and I can't see it. Rose'd know. That friend of mine, Rose, right now she'd say exactly the right thing."
The first reason that it's so lovely is because it's true. Rose was always the one to notice the thing that was too obvious for the Doctor to notice. Starting with the Eye of London in Rose, continued in S2 with such examples as her noticing all the new television gear in The Idiot Box.
The second reason is the way he says it, with that touch of wistful longing. God, he misses her as much as I do (much as we both like Martha... oh, we miss Rose).
And the other direct reference was so perfect! Rose is the name that he carries in his heart, and she gives him strength to fight on. That just may be the most romantic thing ever. It might even be better than the "I believe in her" speech from Satan's Pit.
Just... love. So much love for the Doctor.
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Date: 2007-04-09 12:46 am (UTC)And the memory of Rose is still very obvious dear to him. I suppose I can understand people who hated Rose being disappointed, but I'm not all that fond of their version of the Doctor in the first place. Since Nine, the Doctor has allowed to have more depth of character. For me, it would be a shame to lose that.