It is in the Doomsday confidential. 21:14...but, I must say it is worth starting at 20:00 to see Graham gushing, again. :grin:
"I was never tempted to kill her," RTD says, "There are other science fiction shows in which you could have killed her, but Doctor Who is not about that. It is about survival and optimism. And it is never, ever, ever an option to kill her."
http://youtu.be/jHFLx2A4gSA
In some other interview he gave, possibly in print, he says that they wanted people to believe Rose would die in Parting of the Ways, but that was just to fake people out.
I do wonder, however, if he had thought about her keeping the Bad Wolf energy and changing somehow, rather than going to another universe. There are shades of Rose changing to something other than human all the way through the work.
Found it!
Date: 2013-05-03 03:03 am (UTC)"I was never tempted to kill her," RTD says, "There are other science fiction shows in which you could have killed her, but Doctor Who is not about that. It is about survival and optimism. And it is never, ever, ever an option to kill her."
http://youtu.be/jHFLx2A4gSA
In some other interview he gave, possibly in print, he says that they wanted people to believe Rose would die in Parting of the Ways, but that was just to fake people out.
I do wonder, however, if he had thought about her keeping the Bad Wolf energy and changing somehow, rather than going to another universe. There are shades of Rose changing to something other than human all the way through the work.