I don't think Rose is dangerous as in Rose lacks ethics, or is violent, but Rose on a mission of the heart--like most heroic figures--lacks any kind of caution, and as she says she doesn't care, if she has her goal, about the consequences, and I believe that is what the Doctor loves about her. It is not, imo the same thing that happened with River. The significant difference in River's actions was that she very much cared what happened, she cared enough to reach out to the entire universe to do something to stop her from doing this terrible thing, even if it meant keeping her and the Doctor apart. Because she Time Being she knows things can fix themselves, and she refused to accept the idea of a fixed point. I don't like it either, but well there it is. It was heartbreaking for me because at this point we know who River was and is, and to to think she's been crying for someone to help since Nixon got that phone call in 1969. But I digress. The most dangerous thing about Rose IS the Doctor. He didn't have the ability to say no to her and she would always come after him. I wish they would have chosen to show the character as able to move on--you know like the rest of the Who companions are able to.
I don't think Rose is dangerous as in Rose lacks ethics, or is violent, but Rose on a mission of the heart--like most heroic figures--lacks any kind of caution, and as she says she doesn't care, if she has her goal, about the consequences, and I believe that is what the Doctor loves about her.
Oh, I totally agree. I think she is reckless and immature and won't let anything get in the way of getting what she wants. That sort of drive is scary in the wrong circumstances, especially when things like the fate of the universe is at stake. I mean, look at 'Father's Day' -- Rose has a habit of nearly destroying all creation for things she loves. It could make her a great villain, but of course that would never happen in the Whoniverse.
The most dangerous thing about Rose IS the Doctor. He didn't have the ability to say no to her and she would always come after him. I wish they would have chosen to show the character as able to move on--you know like the rest of the Who companions are able to.
It is not, imo the same thing that happened with River. The significant difference in River's actions was that she very much cared what happened, she cared enough to reach out to the entire universe to do something to stop her from doing this terrible thing, even if it meant keeping her and the Doctor apart. Because she Time Being she knows things can fix themselves, and she refused to accept the idea of a fixed point. I don't like it either, but well there it is. It was heartbreaking for me because at this point we know who River was and is, and to to think she's been crying for someone to help since Nixon got that phone call in 1969. But I digress.
The most dangerous thing about Rose IS the Doctor. He didn't have the ability to say no to her and she would always come after him. I wish they would have chosen to show the character as able to move on--you know like the rest of the Who companions are able to.
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Oh, I totally agree. I think she is reckless and immature and won't let anything get in the way of getting what she wants. That sort of drive is scary in the wrong circumstances, especially when things like the fate of the universe is at stake. I mean, look at 'Father's Day' -- Rose has a habit of nearly destroying all creation for things she loves. It could make her a great villain, but of course that would never happen in the Whoniverse.
The most dangerous thing about Rose IS the Doctor. He didn't have the ability to say no to her and she would always come after him. I wish they would have chosen to show the character as able to move on--you know like the rest of the Who companions are able to.
AMEN TO THAT. A MILLION TIMES THIS.
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