That is the real thing, he never DELIVERS on all that bragging. We have seen Ten at a low point and broken. We have an understanding of his feelings for Rose, because RTD spends so much time nurturing those scenes. And he does the same with Martha and Donna so that the Doctor's relationship with each of these women. His feelings for THEM are clear.
With Rose we sometimes had her over confidence in him, but it came with a little catch in her voice as if she was hoping he could really save her and often she was the one who saved him. And I believed Rose loved him, so I forgave her a little beaming and bragging. But she didn't hold a match to River when it comes to "He is all about me." Which is what I thought the fans hated about Rose.
I had trouble forgiving Martha for gushing, because Martha didn't really seem to take much interest in what HE was feeling or wanted. She didn't care about what happened to him in the same way. And so it seemed like hero worship. But he did take gentle care of Martha most of the time, and he did make it clear how he felt about Rose. And the only time I think Donna started gushing was when she was full of the Doctor/Donna power and then she is quickly proven wrong.
River is supposed to know him even better than Rose and she cares for him as the most important person in her life. He loves her. Or so she keeps telling us, but we actually never see any evidence of their great romance. Of of him as he father-figure which is very disturbing given everything else. In fact, what I see is a manufactured relationship, one that is all in River's head, despite the references to picnics and dancing. I keep thinking that she is reading him wrong, because I don't get to read him at all with her, other than his bumbling (in the case of Eleven) or hostile (in the case of Ten) confusion around her. Essentially River is telling us this story and I wish we could see it.
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Date: 2011-09-17 05:00 pm (UTC)With Rose we sometimes had her over confidence in him, but it came with a little catch in her voice as if she was hoping he could really save her and often she was the one who saved him. And I believed Rose loved him, so I forgave her a little beaming and bragging. But she didn't hold a match to River when it comes to "He is all about me." Which is what I thought the fans hated about Rose.
I had trouble forgiving Martha for gushing, because Martha didn't really seem to take much interest in what HE was feeling or wanted. She didn't care about what happened to him in the same way. And so it seemed like hero worship. But he did take gentle care of Martha most of the time, and he did make it clear how he felt about Rose. And the only time I think Donna started gushing was when she was full of the Doctor/Donna power and then she is quickly proven wrong.
River is supposed to know him even better than Rose and she cares for him as the most important person in her life. He loves her. Or so she keeps telling us, but we actually never see any evidence of their great romance. Of of him as he father-figure which is very disturbing given everything else. In fact, what I see is a manufactured relationship, one that is all in River's head, despite the references to picnics and dancing. I keep thinking that she is reading him wrong, because I don't get to read him at all with her, other than his bumbling (in the case of Eleven) or hostile (in the case of Ten) confusion around her. Essentially River is telling us this story and I wish we could see it.