couple more comments for Journey's End

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-- I forgot to say how much I loved everyone in the TARDIS driving. Who says the actors need to be paid, they should have that large a team TARDIS all the time!!

-- I rather hope one of the outcomes of this series is 10/human!10/Donna stories, I don't care how the writer gets it to happen.

--Despite my OMG NO! reaction to last week's cliffhanger, I find myself somewhat sad to not have Eleven now. I'll get over it.

So, I can read my flist again, and what a relief! But of course, now I'm reading all these reaction posts and they're making me think re: Rose, Donna, and what the Doctor did. Oh, and also RTD vs. Moffat again.


-- Rose. I agree it would have been better for her to choose to return to the alt!universe. It was what I thought *should* happen. She did, however, make a choice, and that was a) to return in the first place and b) in a less clear, more conflicted way, she chose human!10 when she kissed him. Yes, she was manipulated by just about everyone, and I wish she hadn't been. I can't say I would have chosen this end for her, myself. Actually, I would have rathered her in her proper universe, kicking ass there rather than in the alt!world, but that was never going to happen. In the end, I loved her, and I'm not entirely convinced she wouldn't have chosen to go back to the Alt!world herself with human!10, if the choice had actually been up to her alone or even just put to her, and for that I'm very willing to lay at RTD's feet. Ten could have asked. (and also, except for pr0n purposes, I'm not sure Ten and human!Ten should be in the same universe, actually. Two Tens is more than any universe can handle for more than a bit at a time)

-- Donna. To put it simply, I love her more than I can textually render, and am incapable of even hating anything about her fate because it would require me to be angry, and I just can't be angry right now. All I can be is sad. Sad that she's not with Lee. Sad that her time with the Doctor is over. Sad that she can't remember how awesome she is and has to learn it all over again. And sad most of all that she (very probably; although never say never) will not be on DW again and I will miss her damn it. BUT, I have full faith that Donna Noble was indeed *changed* by her experiences, whether she remembers them or not, and I have no doubt she will be awesome in her own way, temp or no, married or not, living with her mother and granddad or not.

-- What the Doctor did to Donna. It sucked. He probably shouldn't have done it. I may never really forgive him. Whatever. I already didn't like what he did with River, never much liked how he blatantly manipulated Rose (and convenient that everyone hates Rose for that and not as much the Doctor), both as Nine (especially as Nine. Nine was worse with the manipulation, and if people defend it because he was needy I'll scream) and as Ten, didn't like how he messed up with Martha, and wasn't all that pleased with how he treated Mickey or Jack, and then there's Harriet Jones. Donna made him better. So, he can be a primo ass, and I still like the guy. Maybe that says more about me.

-- RTD vs Moffat. They're both imperfect. They both have issues that come blaring across the screen. I really hope Moffat turns out to be the bestest thing ever in the history of all things DW, but I'm not sure I can believe that yet. He has most definitely not won my trust, although I am looking forward to seeing what he does. I wasn't overjoyed that RTD was leaving, but now I do think it will be nice to get a different driver, not because I hate RTD now or anything (I can't hate that man, I can't even be all that disgruntled. He cemented my love with Vince Tyler, so. what can I say, I'm easy) but I do think we've seen all his tricks already, not to mention the issues, he has no more ponies in his bag. Time for new tricks, and new issues. hah. Although, I am glad for the specials, and there's nothing to stop him from writing eps, I suppose.

So, there. My thoughts. Not that my LJ is widely read by the DW fandom, and that's probably a good thing. hahah. And right now I'm very happy for the long break. Thank GOD.

ETA: yipe. sorry about the lj-cut. *slinks away*

Comments

[taraljc.livejournal.com]

I watched the ending again, and still kinda wish that she'd kept on kissing Ersatz!Doctor as the TARDIS disappeared, cos it would have to me read as "I made my choice" instead of that startled "No, wait!" face at the dematerialisation... I am justs till frustrated. If Rose hadn't been a companion i adored so strongly in her first series, I probably wouldn't be so bitter now, 4 years on.

But Sarah Jane's good-bye made up for it in so many ways. "Hug me! I have to go stop my teenaged clone son from downloading porn with his best friend while I'm away. Bye!"