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Genesis of a Genocide

Feb 27, 2006 19:47

Title Genesis of a Genocide
Genre Drama/Introspection
Rating Teen (references to violence)
Spoilers Serious for "The Parting of the Ways," and references to "Dalek" and "Genesis of the Daleks"
Characters Nine, with a bit of Jack and Rose
Summary Five lifetimes ago, he could have destroyed them.
Archive Please ask
Disclaimer Not mine.
Notes Thanks ( Read more... )

Comments 6

wendymr February 28 2006, 01:31:00 UTC

I love this. Just love it :))

I've been writing a lot in and around POTW myself lately, so am pretty much immersed in the episode - that makes character studies like this so much more rewarding to read. And I love the comparison you draw between Four and Nine here - the way he couldn't do this in either incarnation, whatever the gain from doing so.

Question, though: if he couldn't do it then and can't do it now, how come he did it in his eighth incarnation, to end - as he then thought - the Time War?

And I love that final line. :))

alto2 February 28 2006, 01:43:43 UTC

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

My impression re: the Time War is that it was literally a matter of "all creation" hanging in the balance. I'd think that sacrifice would be much easier to make, as it ensures that life does go on somewhere, for someone, than wiping out one species because it's threatening one planet. But that's just speculation, really. I can't remember now where I heard the "all creation" thing, alas. :-\

vilya_mariposa February 28 2006, 02:37:17 UTC

Oh, that was poignant and awesome all at once.

alto2 February 28 2006, 14:12:28 UTC

Thank you!

dark_aegis February 28 2006, 03:01:27 UTC

That was wonderful! Especially all of the old-skool references and the way you interweave your comparison between Four and Nine. Perfect. Absolutely perfect. *applauds*

alto2 February 28 2006, 14:14:27 UTC

*bows* Thank you! I've never been able to watch "Parting" without thinking back to "Genesis"--it's just inconceivable to me that, at that moment, he's not on some level wondering about the decision he made then. And this prompt was the perfect thing to bring it all together. I'm glad you enjoyed it.