3. I was spoiled about the romantic plot before watching this episode, because I had already fallen head over heals with the Doctor and Rose's building romance. TBH, I wasn't looking forward to watching this episode at all. I was worried how it would rip apart everything I cherished about D/R. So, I went into the episode knowing the Doctor falls in love with someone else. But, as I watched it, I didn't feel his romantic love for her so much as him having more of an infatuation and just being drawn to someone who exhibited an intelligence far beyond his expectations. I could understand her falling in love with him, or loving the fantasy of him that she created in her mind to fill the time gaps as she grew up. Maybe it was my wishful thinking, cause I was doing quite a bit of silent snarling while watching this ep. It didn't make sense for the Doctor to fall in love with her so fast, especially after having just interacted her with a child. But, there are many kinds of love, and SM seems intent on exploring this one, so who knows. Also, I'm pretty sure that SM has gone on record to say that they DID NOT have sex in this episode.
4. I feel like both Mickey and Rose were conveniently left out of the plot, because if they were involved in ways that made more sense with their characters, the plot would have been executed very differently. It was so obvious that the writer wanted to get them out of the way. I think the scene between Rose and Reinette was interesting, because for me, it displayed Reinette's flaws and Rose's strengths. Yet the Doctor never witnesses this and I think that was on purpose. Overall, I felt like they were mostly out of character.
4. I feel like both Mickey and Rose were conveniently left out of the plot, because if they were involved in ways that made more sense with their characters, the plot would have been executed very differently. It was so obvious that the writer wanted to get them out of the way. I think the scene between Rose and Reinette was interesting, because for me, it displayed Reinette's flaws and Rose's strengths. Yet the Doctor never witnesses this and I think that was on purpose. Overall, I felt like they were mostly out of character.
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