The old show really just doesn't have much appeal to me. I've tried watching it, but I think television has evolved immensely since then, and writers these days are far more likely to take risks and to tell more complex stories with more three-dimensional characters. I have a hard time seeing the old show as anything but a less-evolved version of the new one. I know this is blasphemy to a big part of the fandom, but, whatever. I like what I like.
If the Doctor hadn't mentioned Rose after she'd left, it would've cheapened the story they'd told for the previous two seasons, which was all about how Rose helped him come out of his shell and enjoy life again after the trauma of the Time War. It would be a far less interesting and meaningful show if they ignored important relationships that came before.
Madame de Pompadour would have been just an ordinary woman as a companion.
Where is that from? Fanfic? I haven't seen it, but yeah. Madame de Pompadour was amazing. I adored her, because she was brilliant and charming and very dark and ruthless, just like the Doctor. I loved that episode because it's really rare to see such a well-drawn, three-dimensional female character, especially in a one-episode role.
The Doctor could accidentally father a child.
Gaaaah. See, I haven't seen this, because I'd rather gouge my own eyes out than read babyfic. I think part of the reason I avoid het entirely is because this way there is no risk of babies coming along and invading my imagination.
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Date: 2008-01-26 10:42 pm (UTC)If the Doctor hadn't mentioned Rose after she'd left, it would've cheapened the story they'd told for the previous two seasons, which was all about how Rose helped him come out of his shell and enjoy life again after the trauma of the Time War. It would be a far less interesting and meaningful show if they ignored important relationships that came before.
Madame de Pompadour would have been just an ordinary woman as a companion.
Where is that from? Fanfic? I haven't seen it, but yeah. Madame de Pompadour was amazing. I adored her, because she was brilliant and charming and very dark and ruthless, just like the Doctor. I loved that episode because it's really rare to see such a well-drawn, three-dimensional female character, especially in a one-episode role.
The Doctor could accidentally father a child.
Gaaaah. See, I haven't seen this, because I'd rather gouge my own eyes out than read babyfic. I think part of the reason I avoid het entirely is because this way there is no risk of babies coming along and invading my imagination.