That’s an interesting point. I’d gotten as far as “Rose is to the Doctor what the Doctor is to Rose.” (And honestly, that was enough for me. I’m a sucker for symmetry.) But I think you’re right—Rose is to the Doctor what the Doctor is to everyone.
It's something that's really been occuring to me this season. Because pretty much everyone falls in love with the Doctor -- his charisma is overwhelming. He gives people hope moments after they meet him. He's completely Epic.
And Rose was epic, too (so much so that it takes an entire separate universe to contain her, if she isn't sharing her story with the Doctor). More than that, she was epic to the Doctor. In the same way that other people often look to the Doctor for some kind of direction, he looked at Rose (and he looked at her so often, and so frequently took his own reactions from what he saw in her face).
It’s been painful to watch, no question. But in a weird way, I find it reassuring. I was so afraid that the Doctor (and the story) would carry on as if nothing had happened. This way, I can believe that his journey’s not over yet (so there’s still a chance that it’ll have a happy ending).
Oh, yes. I love seeing just how much he loves her and just how deeply her loss has marked him. It validates everything that I was feeling throughout their story -- that Rose Tyler was an epic character in her own right and that Rose and the Doctor were equal partners that, while strong on their own, found completion in each other.
Plus, like I said, I’m a sucker for parallels. And right now, the Doctor’s going through the same thing Rose went through in “The Parting of the Ways.” He’s been sent back to his old life—the life he had before he met her. She had her moments of despair in that episode, but in the end, she did what it took to get back to the life he’d shown her. So I’m hoping the Doctor will do the same.
Oh, I like that idea. The Doctor doing something utterly impossible because Rose showed him a better way to live -- a more joyful, more loving life -- and he wants it back, because nothing else can quite compare to what she gave him.
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Date: 2007-05-01 02:39 am (UTC)It's something that's really been occuring to me this season. Because pretty much everyone falls in love with the Doctor -- his charisma is overwhelming. He gives people hope moments after they meet him. He's completely Epic.
And Rose was epic, too (so much so that it takes an entire separate universe to contain her, if she isn't sharing her story with the Doctor). More than that, she was epic to the Doctor. In the same way that other people often look to the Doctor for some kind of direction, he looked at Rose (and he looked at her so often, and so frequently took his own reactions from what he saw in her face).
It’s been painful to watch, no question. But in a weird way, I find it reassuring. I was so afraid that the Doctor (and the story) would carry on as if nothing had happened. This way, I can believe that his journey’s not over yet (so there’s still a chance that it’ll have a happy ending).
Oh, yes. I love seeing just how much he loves her and just how deeply her loss has marked him. It validates everything that I was feeling throughout their story -- that Rose Tyler was an epic character in her own right and that Rose and the Doctor were equal partners that, while strong on their own, found completion in each other.
Plus, like I said, I’m a sucker for parallels. And right now, the Doctor’s going through the same thing Rose went through in “The Parting of the Ways.” He’s been sent back to his old life—the life he had before he met her. She had her moments of despair in that episode, but in the end, she did what it took to get back to the life he’d shown her. So I’m hoping the Doctor will do the same.
Oh, I like that idea. The Doctor doing something utterly impossible because Rose showed him a better way to live -- a more joyful, more loving life -- and he wants it back, because nothing else can quite compare to what she gave him.