ext_21415 ([identity profile] nina-ds.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] rusty_halo 2008-01-27 04:34 pm (UTC)

Some of this I can agree with; some I think I would nuance a bit; but this...

Harriet Jones shot a retreating enemy in the back.

Yes, she did.

She annihilated an entire society, including those who hadn't been fighting.

Uh, no, as I recall she shot a slaving ship. They were trawling the universe for slaves to take back to their society. If Harriet hadn't shot them, they probably would have gone on to another planet to enslave (that's why, even if she did annihilate an entire society, she's still done the universe a favour), or to tell their home planet where Earth was and send reinforcements. Would it have protected Earth forever? No. Bought a bit of time? Probably. It's a grey area. It's probably the best solution given those parameters. The Doctor is not always around.

For me, it's not so much because I like Harriet in the show that it pisses me off. It's because once again RTD created a strong middle-aged female character and then used a sexist, agist, back-stabbing way to get rid of her. Whether or not she could have held off the Saxon invasion is neither here nor there to me. I just thought it was distasteful, both inside and outside of the show.

I also find Ten a little genocide-happy himself, and his being emo doesn't really excuse it.

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