Doctor Who

[sebastienne]

Finally, it seems, the show-makers have caught up with how morally dubious Ten has always been. If I'm feeling very charitable, I'd suggest that RTD had been meaning to do this all along, through all Ten's unbearable smugness and giggling in the face of tragedy. That the Doctor has been broken since the reboot. That Rose didn't cure him - she's a symptom of his brokenness. That Donna's mindwipe has meant to be horrific. That letting Lady Christina go was meant to signify a shattering moral compass.

And I know I've said this every season, but that's because RTD has been foreshadowing it more desperately each year - we're going into the Time War, and bringing the Time Lords out. The Doctor *needs* them, now, desperately needs a reminder of their reasons for non-intervention, even if he does not always agree with their conclusions.

Because - oh gods I'm shivering to remember it - "The laws of time are mine, and they will obey me". He has COMPLETELY FLIPPED. Has Simm-Master ever used that catchphrase, or is this a conscious echoing of old-Who: "I am the Master and you will obey me"?

Predictions for the finale - fixing Donna and bringing back the Time Lords through Jesus-like self-sacrifice, or through guilt-driven suicidal refusal of responsibility, or (this is RTD, after all) both.

OOOOH ETA!! ...Why would that Dalek let a little girl go - even one with such web-of-time importance - if they were about to set off a reality bomb and destroy everything? Unless the reality bomb was never real, and the real intention has always been to set the Doctor up to open up the Time War...

Comments

[robot-mel.livejournal.com]

It was great to see him go bonkers. We had a theory that he will regenerate this time not do to injury but due to too much angst. (Hence new young Emo doctor!) I'm SO looking forward to the time war and the rest of the time lords! I was so sad to have seen them gone, but it was rather epic, and it's kinda obvious they are needed, cause 10 is rather good at screwing things up.

I LOVED the woman on Mars base, and the way she stood up to him. I also thought it was telling that this time the young girl ran away from him and the Tardis in terror instead of falling in love.

Considering how they broke Jack in Children of Earth I do kinda see this as RTD's plan all along. Your predictions for Christmas are very similar to mine, I can't wait!

(even if I am bummed the master didn't come back as a woman)

[soixantequatre.livejournal.com]

I loved adelaide brooks too. I wish there were more women like that on tv

[sugar-and-space.livejournal.com]

'the mistress'?

:D

[robot-mel.livejournal.com]

:) One can always hope.

[sharaz-jek.livejournal.com]

The Dalek could have just been called back to the Crucible along with all the others - even if Dalek Caan was trying to manipulate events to bring back the Time Lords, I don't think he could have persuaded Davros not to fulfil his virus speech.

And yes. Crazy Hubristic Ten is terrifying and awesome.

[shimgray.livejournal.com]

If this is resolved that way, I would be quite delighted. Nothing better than discovering the Deep Real Meaning is... random, after all.

[yond-cassius.livejournal.com]

Crazy hubristic ten is awesome, and oh how I loved how people were right to be frightened or angry at him. And Adelaide Brooks.

[vampire-kitten.livejournal.com]

From what I remember of the giant confusing last dalek stuff, they weren't actually killing everyone just those who were actively opposing them. It could have been a "effort, I'll get this one later" or distracted by her father leaving the house.

[sugar-and-space.livejournal.com]

I must admit to a tiny amount of squee at him going batshit... mad timelord is much more fun.

I'm hoping for him going off the rails completely, and the master being the 'good guy' who stops him, with the aid of the oooood, has to put him down, hence new emo doctor.

[sugar-and-space.livejournal.com]

Also, i think the dalek ignoring her was just narrative imperative, tbh. i hope i'm proved wrong.