Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part II
Jan. 24th, 2010 02:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
infinitejestRTD has always done some amazing things, one of which is the fact that he brought Doctor Who back to television. The only problem is that he keeps being allowed to go on too long, and then he inevitably spoils things.
I am not terribly unhappy about the way that Ten's tenure ended. I mean, beyond the fact that I am deeply not okay with Tennant leaving the show and can't really believe it yet and that my glee over there being films in which Tennant will star is a bit unseemly.
But, if that's how Ten went out, okay. The actually going-out parts were heart-rending. Especially when his last words were "I don't want to go!" And that his regeneration was so violent that it's going to necessitate a complete renovation of the control room of the TARDIS? That's powerful.
His temper tantrum even touched me... although it also emotionally alienated me initially, because Wilf didn't deserve to have all that baggage thrust upon him. Thank GoD the Doctor didn't regenerate right there, or Wilf would likely have had a complex for the rest of his life.
Also, while it's nice that the Doctor got to see all his loved ones a last time, it also emotionally gutted the closing of the special for me. What makes it heartbreaking is that you're not allowed those goodbyes, you're not allowed to save your loved ones one last time, y'know? It's all taken away from you and you're done. But, no, RTD's gotta have a form of his happily-ever-afters. So I was well and truly composed by the time the regeneration actually rolled around.
Also, the pacing in this one really sucked. It felt like every five minutes, the music swelled and the action crescendoed into an episode-ending moment. And then it just kept on.
Anyway, this is a dreadful response post because all I really want to talk about is my theory re: the Woman in White who kept appearing to Wilf and ended up being one of two High Council members who stood against Rassilon and, as a result, are meant to be made into Weeping Angels. But it involves a slight casting spoiler, so I'll discuss it in another post shortly.
That said, I'm glad the Master wasn't redeemed and glad that he got to make a gesture toward vengeance on the bastards who put the noise in his head. 900 year+ life, driven mad, because Rassilon's a bastard. Also, yay wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff that made me not want to stab anyone because of continuity issues.
Unfortunately, Gallifrey beginning to occupy space next to the Earth and the relatively little impact on the Earth resulting does make me think angry, violent thoughts; much like how the towing of the Earth did last season.
Also, yay classic Master double-cross! Although it only looked like a double-cross to Rassilon. The Doctor was smart enough to know the Master wasn't just bringing the Time Lords back out of a feeling of racial solidarity.
I am all a-swoon over the enigmatic description of Time War-related personages and events. Also, it brought more gravity to the entire series in that I finally realized the Doctor intentionally ended his own people... they weren't just a deeply regrettable casualty, but actively part of the problem.
I am not terribly unhappy about the way that Ten's tenure ended. I mean, beyond the fact that I am deeply not okay with Tennant leaving the show and can't really believe it yet and that my glee over there being films in which Tennant will star is a bit unseemly.
But, if that's how Ten went out, okay. The actually going-out parts were heart-rending. Especially when his last words were "I don't want to go!" And that his regeneration was so violent that it's going to necessitate a complete renovation of the control room of the TARDIS? That's powerful.
His temper tantrum even touched me... although it also emotionally alienated me initially, because Wilf didn't deserve to have all that baggage thrust upon him. Thank GoD the Doctor didn't regenerate right there, or Wilf would likely have had a complex for the rest of his life.
Also, while it's nice that the Doctor got to see all his loved ones a last time, it also emotionally gutted the closing of the special for me. What makes it heartbreaking is that you're not allowed those goodbyes, you're not allowed to save your loved ones one last time, y'know? It's all taken away from you and you're done. But, no, RTD's gotta have a form of his happily-ever-afters. So I was well and truly composed by the time the regeneration actually rolled around.
Also, the pacing in this one really sucked. It felt like every five minutes, the music swelled and the action crescendoed into an episode-ending moment. And then it just kept on.
Anyway, this is a dreadful response post because all I really want to talk about is my theory re: the Woman in White who kept appearing to Wilf and ended up being one of two High Council members who stood against Rassilon and, as a result, are meant to be made into Weeping Angels. But it involves a slight casting spoiler, so I'll discuss it in another post shortly.
That said, I'm glad the Master wasn't redeemed and glad that he got to make a gesture toward vengeance on the bastards who put the noise in his head. 900 year+ life, driven mad, because Rassilon's a bastard. Also, yay wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff that made me not want to stab anyone because of continuity issues.
Unfortunately, Gallifrey beginning to occupy space next to the Earth and the relatively little impact on the Earth resulting does make me think angry, violent thoughts; much like how the towing of the Earth did last season.
Also, yay classic Master double-cross! Although it only looked like a double-cross to Rassilon. The Doctor was smart enough to know the Master wasn't just bringing the Time Lords back out of a feeling of racial solidarity.
I am all a-swoon over the enigmatic description of Time War-related personages and events. Also, it brought more gravity to the entire series in that I finally realized the Doctor intentionally ended his own people... they weren't just a deeply regrettable casualty, but actively part of the problem.