So, I just watched the Doctor Who finale...
It was a metric fuck-ton of awesome, followed by me bawling for five minutes. I haven't cried this much at a TV show since watching the finale of House back in May (and how the hell did they manage to make me like Amber so much?). It would have been one thing if Donna had died. But to watch a whole season of character growth, in which said character became a better person, suddenly taken away in order to save her was absolutely heartrending. It was worse than if she had died (my reaction, that is, not Donna's fate; I'm sure Donna will thrive now that her mother will potentially be more supportive).
I won't fanwank this away. I refuse to do that sort of thing. What's canon is canon (though, admittedly, things can get a little shaky in the Whoniverse). I respect the writers and what they do, and Russel T. Davies gave me a whole bunch of squee before he plunged the knife into my heart. But, no matter what some people are saying about this episode, it takes good writing to elicit an emotional response. Rose eventually got her (somewhat) happy ending. Maybe, one day, Donna will too.
And now, I really need to watch some Top Gear. Or QI. Or listen to an episode of You Look Nice Today. I just need something light and pithy.
P.S.: I've suddenly realized I have no Donna icons, which must be corrected given she is my favorite companion of the new series. Anyone have some icon recommendations?*
*Yeah, I know, I could make my own. But I'm tired and lazy and my Photoshop is worn out from doing all sorts of Etsy stuff.
I won't fanwank this away. I refuse to do that sort of thing. What's canon is canon (though, admittedly, things can get a little shaky in the Whoniverse). I respect the writers and what they do, and Russel T. Davies gave me a whole bunch of squee before he plunged the knife into my heart. But, no matter what some people are saying about this episode, it takes good writing to elicit an emotional response. Rose eventually got her (somewhat) happy ending. Maybe, one day, Donna will too.
And now, I really need to watch some Top Gear. Or QI. Or listen to an episode of You Look Nice Today. I just need something light and pithy.
P.S.: I've suddenly realized I have no Donna icons, which must be corrected given she is my favorite companion of the new series. Anyone have some icon recommendations?*
*Yeah, I know, I could make my own. But I'm tired and lazy and my Photoshop is worn out from doing all sorts of Etsy stuff.