Doctor Who: favorite things
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butterflyIf I were going to pick a favorite two-parter of the New Who, it would definitely be The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit. If I could only pick one episode as my favorite, it would be Dalek (though Father's Day is close).
I'm not a big fan of believing that the author's always right, but I do love the DW Confidentials. The actors and crew members say such lovely things. As early as the Confidential for Aliens in London, we have Christopher Eccleston saying, "Rose is the Doctor's equal in every way apart from, possibly, his scientific knowledge."
This is a case where I really do feel that the creators' intentions flowed from the screen. The character things they mention in the Confidential are all things that I got from the show, but it's kinda neat that I do, for the most part, feel so in sync with the creators. They say something, and I say, "Yeah, exactly."
So, I love the way the makers of the show love the show.
I love the Doctor/Rose storyline. Bits of it absolutely kill me and break my heart, but I love that in a good bit of fiction. They had passion and respect and friendship and love. Equality. The Doctor looked at Rose Tyler and was astonished at how much like him she was -- her grins in the face of danger, her way of easing tensions, her compassion and her courage. I love seeing them fall in love in season one and love seeing them be in love in season two. And now the Doctor understands what everyone feels after meeting him. He's now the one who's experienced splendor and lost it. The Doctor is my emotional anchor in season three, when all through the first two seasons, it was Rose.
The Doctor found something, someone, that he believed in. He found a greater truth, in his love for Rose Tyler. He found that person worth breaking his hearts over, a million times over. And he lost her, and it did break his hearts and we're seeing the aftermath. The Doctor is vulnerable this season, vulnerable in a different way than he was when he had Rose.
If the places the TARDIS goes (in this New Who) are reflective of the Doctor's mindset (and from the evidence, I think that's a strong argument), then the Doctor is in bad shape. There's still hope, which gives me comfort, but he's downright suicidal at times, reminiscent of, "I could very well die in the process... but don't worry about me, go on, have your lovely beans on toast," and "Maybe it's about time," but so much angrier. He had his moments of coldness and anger in S2, but it's more than moments in this new season.
I love that he has such a depth of emotion, but I hate to see him in pain. It's a near impossible balance to walk, but David Tennant is more than pulling it off for me. He's breaking my heart and I'm loving him for it.
I'm not a big fan of believing that the author's always right, but I do love the DW Confidentials. The actors and crew members say such lovely things. As early as the Confidential for Aliens in London, we have Christopher Eccleston saying, "Rose is the Doctor's equal in every way apart from, possibly, his scientific knowledge."
This is a case where I really do feel that the creators' intentions flowed from the screen. The character things they mention in the Confidential are all things that I got from the show, but it's kinda neat that I do, for the most part, feel so in sync with the creators. They say something, and I say, "Yeah, exactly."
So, I love the way the makers of the show love the show.
I love the Doctor/Rose storyline. Bits of it absolutely kill me and break my heart, but I love that in a good bit of fiction. They had passion and respect and friendship and love. Equality. The Doctor looked at Rose Tyler and was astonished at how much like him she was -- her grins in the face of danger, her way of easing tensions, her compassion and her courage. I love seeing them fall in love in season one and love seeing them be in love in season two. And now the Doctor understands what everyone feels after meeting him. He's now the one who's experienced splendor and lost it. The Doctor is my emotional anchor in season three, when all through the first two seasons, it was Rose.
The Doctor found something, someone, that he believed in. He found a greater truth, in his love for Rose Tyler. He found that person worth breaking his hearts over, a million times over. And he lost her, and it did break his hearts and we're seeing the aftermath. The Doctor is vulnerable this season, vulnerable in a different way than he was when he had Rose.
If the places the TARDIS goes (in this New Who) are reflective of the Doctor's mindset (and from the evidence, I think that's a strong argument), then the Doctor is in bad shape. There's still hope, which gives me comfort, but he's downright suicidal at times, reminiscent of, "I could very well die in the process... but don't worry about me, go on, have your lovely beans on toast," and "Maybe it's about time," but so much angrier. He had his moments of coldness and anger in S2, but it's more than moments in this new season.
I love that he has such a depth of emotion, but I hate to see him in pain. It's a near impossible balance to walk, but David Tennant is more than pulling it off for me. He's breaking my heart and I'm loving him for it.
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Date: 2007-04-29 04:38 pm (UTC)He really is in a dark place at the moment. I'm not sure how I feel about it. Part of me is hopping about, going 'see, see, see!'-a la Daniel Jackson-look how important Rose is to him! But then...how is he going to get out of this, though? So far, I'm not sure Martha is going to help him with that, given how he's resisting caring about her and she's still got her eye somewhat fixed on having him for a boyfriend.
I'm not a big fan of believing that the author's always right, but I do love the DW Confidentials. The actors and crew members say such lovely things.
I love it! Me, I'm more of a sucker for authorial intent, so it makes me veeery happy when RTD busts out with 'the love of his life' and 'he thought she was the most wonderful woman in the universe.' YAY.
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Date: 2007-04-29 05:06 pm (UTC)Indeed! All through Daleks in Manhattan, I was saying, "Can't someone please give the Doctor a hug?" And then he hugged Martha in Evolution and regretted it afterward and my heart just ached. Because Martha's right -- he has moments when he sees a glimpse of something that reminds him of Rose and then the pain crashes back in when it isn't her.
My hope is Martha will give up on the crush and just be his friend, because that's what he really needs right now. He needs a friend. But I don't think she'll be able to do that until she really understands what Rose meant to him and why. Until he's in a place where he can do that, Martha simply doesn't have enough information.
I love it! Me, I'm more of a sucker for authorial intent, so it makes me veeery happy when RTD busts out with 'the love of his life' and 'he thought she was the most wonderful woman in the universe.' YAY.
RTD is so cute when it comes to the Doctor and Rose. So cute. He set out to tell a love story and damn well did it.