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It was better than the last one.

Yes, I choked up a little. At Donna, and her reversion. But that was really, filthily, inherently sexist, in ways that bother me deeply: that everything good and not frivolous about her had been wiped away with all traces of the Doctor in her mind.

So after a whole season of telling her she was special, it turns out, no, she wasn't? She wasn't special at all. It was crazy reformed prophesying-Dalek and his influential magical-powered time-rays. Fuck you, RTD. Way to go against all real indications of her inherent brilliance, and treat her in the writing like she's just a retard without the man.

And speaking of the man. Rose? Uh. What the hell. Here, have a version of me with the same psychological neuroses I had when we first met, almost direct quote, all wrapped up in a nice neat little bow. Enjoy resolving his issues too. The end, that's it for Rose. Bullshit!

Utter bullshit.

And sure, I saw that coming first time they grew the Doctorclone. And what about Rose, huh? You're giving her more work to do? That's your gift? Not the Doctor she fell in love with, not the Doctor who she wants to make happy, no, she'll frolic off to the psychiatric couch with your clone and is just supposed to forget about you and be satisfied?

That's not Rose.

Nice to see Mickey again, I guess...? Though whatever the hell happened with the Preachers, RTD seems to have forgotten about that, too. I'm amazed he remembered everybody's names.

Well done with Torchwood, I suppose. The crossovers, they weren't too bad.

Blech.

So much for Doctor Who.

Date: 2009-01-13 05:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] solarwind.livejournal.com
Ah yes, I had a similar reaction to the end of the last season. Granted, it was still better than Tinkerbell Jesus and in many ways Donna didn't get nearly as screwed over as Martha did, but that's not saying much. I have to say, Torchwood has been getting better and Dr. Who has been sliding down the crapper. I'm relieved that RTD is no longer the main writer for Dr. Who as he is a sexist bastard. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful he got both of these projects off the ground and he has had some good ideas, but women are always the sidekicks and they honestly are not put in a good light. And they completely destroy one of the only people who has ever been any good at telling the Doctor off and telling him how it is.

And have I mentioned the fact that the Doctor turned into a mopey fuckwhit for third season had the added bonus of making me despise Rose? Which is sad really because she was more awesome than I now give her credit for, even if the season finale supported my growing frustration with her character. Seriously, Rose is a survivor and she would have been sad, but she also would have moved on. And agreed, sticking her with the misbegotten Doctor clone was not nice to either one, not to mention it royally screws over Mickey. No wonder he didn't want to stay. *flail*

And because I'm hooked I will keep watching, but I am mostly looking forward to the new Torchwood eps, not the Doctor Who ones (and I'm crossing my fingers they don't screw those over as badly, though I worry about what they will do for this next season what with the dramatic caste change over).

Date: 2009-01-13 03:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arks.livejournal.com
Rose was fantastic for her whole run, I loved her. And that's partly why I didn't mind so much that the Doctor was so ripped up and tattered in season 3. I thought Rose & co. building the dimensional cannon to pop her on over there was IC and convincingly endearing, for sure, though.

Mickey had the Preachers, but I guess that's just too much canon to deal with. =|||

Date: 2009-01-13 07:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] solarwind.livejournal.com
Don't get me wrong, I adored Rose for her whole run and I can totally understand the Doctor getting bent out of shape about losing her. What I can't tolerate though is that he treated Martha like shit because he was still pinning after Rose. Martha was only a rebound and he never truly gave her the credit she was due. Martha went through hell and back for that man and all he could think about was Rose. Can't say I would have done anything different, but Martha was a kick ass character who got the majorly short end of the stick. And against all logical reason that has made me stop liking Rose.

As for the dimension hopping... I agree that that was totally IC, what bothered me is that she expected the Doctor to know the exact instant she showed up and in many ways expected him not to have "moved on" and found new companions. Again, that is a truly human motivation and feeling, so I'm not saying there is anything inherently wrong with it, just that I found it annoying.

Date: 2009-01-13 09:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arks.livejournal.com
It was the SETUP for that that was so poor, I think. The video conference and she doesn't have a webcam? Please, spare me. And that was where she started getting worse, to me.

Date: 2009-01-13 03:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pimpstergust.livejournal.com
They should've just grown a pair and let Donna become the 11th doctor.

That would have been ridiculously awesome.

Date: 2009-01-13 03:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arks.livejournal.com
Fucking yes! I would get behind that.

100%.

Date: 2009-01-14 04:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ezelek.livejournal.com
ugh, bro. UGH. The only female Doctor will always be Joanna Lumley.

Date: 2009-01-13 06:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eva-kasumi.livejournal.com
This is why we are SO GLAD RTD is leaving and Moffat is on his way in. Because as far as I'm concerned, RTD had pretty much passed his expiration date at the LAST season finale. RTD is far too hung up on Rose and on "his" Doctor and on patting himself on the back at every possible opportunity, and he's pretty much taken everything that was awesome that we could have been sad to leave behind--but better to leave it with FOND MEMORIES THAT WAY--and then given it one last fuck-over so that we're not at all sorry to see it go. Which is just too bad, because I did love Rose and Ten etc etc.

Which is to say, I'm looking forward to The Big Change that will occur after the 3 specials this year, when Tennant and RTD leave. I just hope it's a big enough change.

(I am also sorely pissed over the Donna reversion, when she was the BEST thing about this season. Meanwhile I hope Mickey will end up on Torchwood.)

Date: 2009-01-13 07:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] solarwind.livejournal.com
The rumor is that both Martha and Mickey were supposed to end up in Torchwood. Granted, Freema got a great opportunity for a leading character in her own show and jumped ship... so Martha most likely will no longer be there, but there is a good chance Mickey still will be. We'll have to see how that goes.

Date: 2009-01-13 08:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eva-kasumi.livejournal.com
That's pretty much what I was hoping after the season 4 finale, but I know that just because it would make sense doesn't mean it'll happen. I'm hopeful but I'm not holding my breath. ^^;

Date: 2009-01-13 07:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thekaraokeninja.livejournal.com
T_T Donnaaaaaaaaaaa..... I was so so so so mad about that! It would have been more merciful to let her die I think. Donna was my favorite of the new companions.

Well, now you've got the Christmas special to see. I did like that one despite some of the silliness.

Also, am I the only one that would love to see the Doctor have another alien companion? Or better yet, 2 companions that are married. That gets rid of all the fangirl rage about everyone fawning over the Doctor while still keeping some romance. Plus I'd personally love to see the Doctor get double-teamed with objections or get stuck in the middle of a spousal squabble every so often trying to get a word in. I think that's be hilarious.

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