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rabid1stOkay...last time out, I mentioned those pesky plot holes. But I was over on Lisa's journal talking about how drama isn't another word for tragedy and how tragic isn't another word for "realistic" when I stumbled over what I really want to say about the Whoverse at this time...so...under the cut we go for some possible CoE spoilers...but this is mostly about the pony.
What RTD does with CoE is tragic. It's not realistic. In fact, as I pointed out...in my last post...it was magical thinking in the end that saved the day. It was divorced from reality. In reality, Torchwood and other groups would have been working to stop the 456...as well as trying to contain the problem of intellegence leaks...and then we would have had a tighter drama with less running about and more of a logical line to our final solution.
But leaving all that aside...what worries me at this point...is the relentless character assassination going on in RTD's work. I've focused a lot of my attention on Ten's behavior on the beach in past posts. But it seems to me, now, in light of CoE...that RTD ends by taking away the very thing that defines a character.
The Ianto/Jack romance devolves as we learn that Ianto even questions his attraction. Ianto's not really gay and like his sister says, we didn't really even know him. Meanwhile, Jack was defined by his rebel streak, that cockiness that he always used. And by becoming a good guy despite the odds against him. Up until the final moments of CoE I'm sure every Jack fan would have assumed he would fight to the end for his family and friends. That Jack is dead, now. People might still try to justify what Jack did...but the fact is...he's not the Jack we had before he killed Stephen.
Rose was definied by her complete commitment and steadfast loyalty to HER Doctor. She defeated impossible odds to get back to him time and again. She defied him and the beast and the Isolus and her mother and the Daleks and the boundaries of a universe. Yet, we are asked to believe that her defining devotion can be transfered to another with a few whispered words. That would mean Rose isn't the same character we knew before in the show.
Donna was defined by her growth, by changing for the better. She went from being a nothing much temp with zero self esteem, wanting only to manipulate someone into marrying her, to a woman who learned to stand up for herself. She became the most important person in the universe, but beyond that, she became important to herself. Now, all of that hard work is just gone. Talk about character assassination. There it is. Donna is definitely no longer the character we came to love.
And then...finally...there is the Doctor. Once upon a time, he showed up and carried people away on grand adventures. They became BETTER people because they knew him...and he always saved the day...even against impossible odds. The audience felt like being with him was a treat. Now, he's a bitter, lonely creature who makes everyone he meets miserable. He acts selfishly, lies and betrays the very people who put their faith in him, who sacrifice for him. He's a shallow user who wanders the stars looking for a way to take his mind off everything he can't deal with in person. He's given up...which is something the Doctor would never do.
Rae
thinking...we should at least restore some character to the Doctor...and so...still thinking we might get a pony.
What RTD does with CoE is tragic. It's not realistic. In fact, as I pointed out...in my last post...it was magical thinking in the end that saved the day. It was divorced from reality. In reality, Torchwood and other groups would have been working to stop the 456...as well as trying to contain the problem of intellegence leaks...and then we would have had a tighter drama with less running about and more of a logical line to our final solution.
But leaving all that aside...what worries me at this point...is the relentless character assassination going on in RTD's work. I've focused a lot of my attention on Ten's behavior on the beach in past posts. But it seems to me, now, in light of CoE...that RTD ends by taking away the very thing that defines a character.
The Ianto/Jack romance devolves as we learn that Ianto even questions his attraction. Ianto's not really gay and like his sister says, we didn't really even know him. Meanwhile, Jack was defined by his rebel streak, that cockiness that he always used. And by becoming a good guy despite the odds against him. Up until the final moments of CoE I'm sure every Jack fan would have assumed he would fight to the end for his family and friends. That Jack is dead, now. People might still try to justify what Jack did...but the fact is...he's not the Jack we had before he killed Stephen.
Rose was definied by her complete commitment and steadfast loyalty to HER Doctor. She defeated impossible odds to get back to him time and again. She defied him and the beast and the Isolus and her mother and the Daleks and the boundaries of a universe. Yet, we are asked to believe that her defining devotion can be transfered to another with a few whispered words. That would mean Rose isn't the same character we knew before in the show.
Donna was defined by her growth, by changing for the better. She went from being a nothing much temp with zero self esteem, wanting only to manipulate someone into marrying her, to a woman who learned to stand up for herself. She became the most important person in the universe, but beyond that, she became important to herself. Now, all of that hard work is just gone. Talk about character assassination. There it is. Donna is definitely no longer the character we came to love.
And then...finally...there is the Doctor. Once upon a time, he showed up and carried people away on grand adventures. They became BETTER people because they knew him...and he always saved the day...even against impossible odds. The audience felt like being with him was a treat. Now, he's a bitter, lonely creature who makes everyone he meets miserable. He acts selfishly, lies and betrays the very people who put their faith in him, who sacrifice for him. He's a shallow user who wanders the stars looking for a way to take his mind off everything he can't deal with in person. He's given up...which is something the Doctor would never do.
Rae
thinking...we should at least restore some character to the Doctor...and so...still thinking we might get a pony.