FILK: Big Blue Box and ANALYSIS: Doctor Who (NuWho)

[vesta_aurelia]

So, I blame this on Vixy and Tony. Really. Their cover of Ned Cave's "Red Right Hand" was playing in the car and *pop* one of the lyrics erupted in my head and there I was, attempting to filk lyrics and drive at the same time.

Don't know the song? Here's a live performance:

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Big Blue Box is a Doctor Who filk. I've been thinking about The Doctor for

Comments

Huh?

[corvideye]

"But you weren't required to care romantically. Your place in the narrative wasn't based on your UST (Unresolved Sexual Tension) with the show's lead."

This concept is so completely foreign to me that I have a very hard time figuring out what it even means. Why the heck would UST between the characters have anything to do with the viewer? Clearly this is a frame of reference for TV that would never have occurred to me.

(Not that I have a problem with you feeling that way, I'm just intrigued by how completely baffled I am.)

(I've never been able to like Dr. Who in any of its forms, so I have no opinion about that either way.)

Re: Huh?

[vesta_aurelia]

I think it's gender. DWho has always reflected its concurrent culture, so I think the current thread of misogyny is being reflected here. I see it even more strongly when I tried to watch Sherlock--the second programme Davies and Moffat were involved in. (Women don't really exist there. It's bizarre

Re: Huh?

[corvideye]

That makes a little more sense to me now, though projecting yourself into a show still isn't something I relate to. But I disagree that a show that simply focuses on some male characters is inherently misogynistic... especially when the title character is acknowledged by everyone to be a social jackass (just plain misanthropic, regardless of gender).

[barefootorbust]

[patcat]

Two years on, and Clara is out in a manner that echoed Donna's departure. While it's early days yet (new episodes won't be coming 'til 2017) the new companion coming in (Bill) seems to be a return to old-school form. The trailer suggests that she'll be a snarky one, in the vein of Ace. (Still, like the Doctor, previews lie.) As you intimated, though, here's hoping she won't end up becoming the Most Important Person In The Multiverse Ever™.

(That said, I'd love to see the return of Romana, whether as Lalla Ward or an entirely new actress.)

Also, NuWho does have its redeeming qualities. "Vincent and The Doctor" is one of the most memorable and meaningful hours of the show that I can recall (with part four of Earthshock taking second). The pain I feel when rewatching that episode is almost physical. Curran acted his heart out.

At any rate, um, here's a drive-by post. And I do hope you read the note I sent a few weeks back. I apologize if I came across as pushy. I hope she's doing okay.