Paternity in Doctor Who

Apr 02, 2012 19:46

So, it occurs to me that we've had five episodes this season (out of ten, that I've seen) for which Paternal Love is a major theme. In descending order of plot significance ( Read more... )

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mayamaia April 3 2012, 00:26:55 UTC
Hahaha. Um.

Gwen from Torchwood also has a baby daughter.

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animate_mush April 3 2012, 01:27:37 UTC
...yeah, I could ship it.

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animate_mush April 3 2012, 01:47:52 UTC
Well, I can see the argument that Maternal love is what is usually expounded upon, so it's nice to have a focus on Paternal love instead once in while. And there's an argument that the first 2+ seasons were all about Rose and her mother. So I don't think this is a case of Moffat Hates Women.

...but still, five episodes out of ten is a bit much. Although I thought Closing Time was freakin awesome.

I'm a wee bit offended that they seem to have forgotten all about the baby...and I'm not sure I want to see an Awesome Maternal Love episode out of that plotline because, well, Amy's a psychopath.

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