Bye Ten
Long time no blog, I know bad me. Also? Happy new year.
Doctor Who: "The End of Time, Part 2"
Though really how can it be happy when the Tenth Doctor is no more. It was so not the glorious "out with a bang" regeneration that the Ninth Doctor was afforded. When Nine changed over, he had saved Rose and the Daleks were gone. This was far more depressing for his successor.
What did Ten get? He got a blast of radiation after sending away his kind and the Master back into the Time War. I was very luke warm on the plot, it was just so cliche. The bit about the Time Lords wanting to ascend? Gag me, I already dealt with that in Stargate: SG-1.
And to be clear, this whole thing was just a grand finale for David, even if it made little to no sense. Like when he was going around and seeing all his companions, Jack was at this bar with every single species and villain ever encountered. Plus, no Jack/Doctor smooch? No good bye from Rose? I wasn't happy with his little pop-in on New Year's 2005.
I was waiting for some glorious moment when he would sacrifice himself for humanity, but he absorbed radiation. It was so not even on the same level as Nine saving Rose from the Time Vortex. That was epic and selfless and out of love. Ten was pissed that he had to go and save Wilfred. I mean, the whole time Ten was miffed and mopey about dying, and I wasn't having it.
On top of that, Ten was all alone, which hurts me so. No one was there to help when he changed, which is quite a pity when you think of how Rose helped out when Ten showed up. Ever since Rose and Martha left, Ten had been doing this "lonely wanderer" game. Donna was a nice break, but he was still sad, a sadness that was difficult to watch. Nine masked his pain with sarcasm and bitterness, which was fun, in a Gregory House kind of way. Ten was much subtler. His humor was a guard for all his sadness. And even in death he was sad. Even his last line was sad. I mean, I didn't want him to go either, but as your final thought? Nine had his whole "You were fantastic, and you know what? So was I?" which was such an amazing moment, emotional but gratifying. He had severed his purpose and that was brilliant. Ten's transition into Eleven left me wanting Ten back. DAVID COME BACK! I'm sure I was saying similar things when Nine regenerated, but the wound is so fresh now.
Perhaps I ought to sleep on these feelings. I definitely disliked the "Master Race/Return of the Time Lords" plot. Master is fun enough without having him tied into the Time Lords. I wouldn't mind seeing John Simm around again, but I think it's far to early to think about bringing back anything from this story. I just wanted Donna to remember and join in. I wanted Martha to pop in and kick ass. Even Jack would have been welcome. Doctor on his own was just too sad. Here's hoping that Eleven gets a steady companion.
Doctor Who: "The End of Time, Part 2"
Though really how can it be happy when the Tenth Doctor is no more. It was so not the glorious "out with a bang" regeneration that the Ninth Doctor was afforded. When Nine changed over, he had saved Rose and the Daleks were gone. This was far more depressing for his successor.
What did Ten get? He got a blast of radiation after sending away his kind and the Master back into the Time War. I was very luke warm on the plot, it was just so cliche. The bit about the Time Lords wanting to ascend? Gag me, I already dealt with that in Stargate: SG-1.
And to be clear, this whole thing was just a grand finale for David, even if it made little to no sense. Like when he was going around and seeing all his companions, Jack was at this bar with every single species and villain ever encountered. Plus, no Jack/Doctor smooch? No good bye from Rose? I wasn't happy with his little pop-in on New Year's 2005.
I was waiting for some glorious moment when he would sacrifice himself for humanity, but he absorbed radiation. It was so not even on the same level as Nine saving Rose from the Time Vortex. That was epic and selfless and out of love. Ten was pissed that he had to go and save Wilfred. I mean, the whole time Ten was miffed and mopey about dying, and I wasn't having it.
On top of that, Ten was all alone, which hurts me so. No one was there to help when he changed, which is quite a pity when you think of how Rose helped out when Ten showed up. Ever since Rose and Martha left, Ten had been doing this "lonely wanderer" game. Donna was a nice break, but he was still sad, a sadness that was difficult to watch. Nine masked his pain with sarcasm and bitterness, which was fun, in a Gregory House kind of way. Ten was much subtler. His humor was a guard for all his sadness. And even in death he was sad. Even his last line was sad. I mean, I didn't want him to go either, but as your final thought? Nine had his whole "You were fantastic, and you know what? So was I?" which was such an amazing moment, emotional but gratifying. He had severed his purpose and that was brilliant. Ten's transition into Eleven left me wanting Ten back. DAVID COME BACK! I'm sure I was saying similar things when Nine regenerated, but the wound is so fresh now.
Perhaps I ought to sleep on these feelings. I definitely disliked the "Master Race/Return of the Time Lords" plot. Master is fun enough without having him tied into the Time Lords. I wouldn't mind seeing John Simm around again, but I think it's far to early to think about bringing back anything from this story. I just wanted Donna to remember and join in. I wanted Martha to pop in and kick ass. Even Jack would have been welcome. Doctor on his own was just too sad. Here's hoping that Eleven gets a steady companion.