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rabid1stYou all know better than to listen to me, in season, about what Doctor Who is going to do. However, my track record PRE-SEASON is pretty darned good. So...there have been some casting rumors recently in the Sun about the next season of Doctor Who and I thought I would throw out my "arc speculation" and then see how it develops. Under the cut we go for spoilers and more info on my speculation...as always...if you know MORE than I do not share, as I love to make up stories based on sketchy information. ;->
So, I hear the Rani is coming back. YAY! Those of you who have been around here long enough will remember I was all for her being the lone Time Lord survivor in the first place. I think she is a far better villian than the Master because there is so much unmined story there. The Master, as I predicted he would, showed up, chewed the scenery a bit, threatened the end of the world and had his ass handed to him. Same old. Same old. I don't really know why people want to see that over and over again. Tradition, I suppose.
But the Rani...well...she's had what amounts to a draw with the Doctor. She's got him pegged a bit. And you do feel that maybe she IS smarter than he is. I am all for her being Mrs. Doctor...I think she is exactly the sort of person who would have initially attracted him. She's bold and brilliant and funny and tends to be sexually appealing. He would be fascinated by her and then learn that she is cold hearted and cruel and be repelled. She would find his risk taking and quick wit charming at first but soon dismiss him as a maudlin fool. It would be a great marriage for tragedy and misunderstanding.
So...I predict...for this season...1) The Rani is (one of) the Doctor's wives 2) She is working on restoring the Time Lords via genetic engineering and 3) She might be working with Davros (that might even be how she survived the Time War...by being with Davros). Because the Rani and Davros are cut from the same cloth. Both of them believe in pushing cold, hard science to an ultimate answer and neither of them care who gets hurt in the process.
Beyond that...if I was writing Doctor Who...I would restore the Time Lords this season (and have them exile the Doctor to Rose's world -- Okay, Okay...that's just me) because then the new producer of Doctor Who could take the show in any direction he liked without being burdened by Russell's vision. Also, most of Russell's vision has been played out...there isn't a lot more they can do with Lonely God Doctor that is expansive. Though there is a lot of derivitive clinging they could do...and may well do...because nobody has any better ideas.
Anyway...that's it for me pre-season. Don't listen to me once the show starts up...as I will be too involved in it to be objective. ;->
Rae
So, I hear the Rani is coming back. YAY! Those of you who have been around here long enough will remember I was all for her being the lone Time Lord survivor in the first place. I think she is a far better villian than the Master because there is so much unmined story there. The Master, as I predicted he would, showed up, chewed the scenery a bit, threatened the end of the world and had his ass handed to him. Same old. Same old. I don't really know why people want to see that over and over again. Tradition, I suppose.
But the Rani...well...she's had what amounts to a draw with the Doctor. She's got him pegged a bit. And you do feel that maybe she IS smarter than he is. I am all for her being Mrs. Doctor...I think she is exactly the sort of person who would have initially attracted him. She's bold and brilliant and funny and tends to be sexually appealing. He would be fascinated by her and then learn that she is cold hearted and cruel and be repelled. She would find his risk taking and quick wit charming at first but soon dismiss him as a maudlin fool. It would be a great marriage for tragedy and misunderstanding.
So...I predict...for this season...1) The Rani is (one of) the Doctor's wives 2) She is working on restoring the Time Lords via genetic engineering and 3) She might be working with Davros (that might even be how she survived the Time War...by being with Davros). Because the Rani and Davros are cut from the same cloth. Both of them believe in pushing cold, hard science to an ultimate answer and neither of them care who gets hurt in the process.
Beyond that...if I was writing Doctor Who...I would restore the Time Lords this season (and have them exile the Doctor to Rose's world -- Okay, Okay...that's just me) because then the new producer of Doctor Who could take the show in any direction he liked without being burdened by Russell's vision. Also, most of Russell's vision has been played out...there isn't a lot more they can do with Lonely God Doctor that is expansive. Though there is a lot of derivitive clinging they could do...and may well do...because nobody has any better ideas.
Anyway...that's it for me pre-season. Don't listen to me once the show starts up...as I will be too involved in it to be objective. ;->
Rae