Followed a link here and I'm glad I did- everything you've laid out is something I've felt for a while, and you articulated it very well.

Also, this: The Doctor really thinks he's a god, his behavior is unacceptably arrogant, and he needs to be brought down.

Your takedown is so good ! Because I can't understand where the hell people get that from. If anything (at least in my Rose-colored glasses section of fandom... hee) there are a lot of people who want to see the Doctor brought up in season three, or to at least have a few things go his way. ;) Because he struggles and he fails and he takes things hard- he can't save everyone, and it's so obvious how deeply he feels that. He's been lonely and struggling, so I personally think it's time he has a bit of a vacation.

A fun vacation, with screaming and plastic monsters, but you know what I mean. ;)


I'm tired of Rose-bashing, too. It's just petty and cruel, and I never understand it- she was sweet. She was good. She was flawed and human and fun, she screwed up sometimes but she didn't give up; she loved the Doctor and loved adventure and laughter and travel and exploration; and that's what people hate her for ?

This whole thing you've written just gets my thumbs-up.