Of Songs and Music (DW 4x03)

[kb91]

I made the mistake of reading some other reactions to Planet of the Ood before posting my own. Since others have already voiced most of my thoughts -- great ep, loved the way the Doctor was just an observer for once, Donna continues to rock, hello skience! -- instead of a proper review this evening, you get more of a meta from me. Aren't you just

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[kae_nine]

It amused me to see your post this morning, because I wrote the same type of speculation last night on my journal. *grins* I just don't believe in a happy ending for Rose and the Doctor somehow. I can't see how they'd deal with a happy ending, I mean a romantic one. And that's terrifying for me to say, considering I'm a die-hard Ten/Rose shipper.

I SO have to go to work now, so can't write more, but I wanted to reply to something you said:

I have to admit, I get chills when I watch this scene, not just for the dialogue, which is clearly a BIG HONKIN' CLUE DESIGNED TO FREAK US OUT, but for the music that replaces the Ood song during this exchange. I've seen various descriptions of it, from people much more qualified to analyze it than me, but it seems pretty clear that, even if it's a score we haven't specifically heard before, it's somehow related to Rose -- whether as the music playing as she enters the TARDIS for the first time, or as the heartbreaking Doomsday score, or some derivation of the two.

Actually, it feels very aerial, which is a reminder in terms of style, of the Bad Wolf theme (what's labelled "The Doctor's Theme" on the soundtrack) *but* the melody is absolutely, definitely the Doomsday one.

[kb91]

I just don't believe in a happy ending for Rose and the Doctor somehow. I can't see how they'd deal with a happy ending, I mean a romantic one. And that's terrifying for me to say, considering I'm a die-hard Ten/Rose shipper.

I know what you mean -- the track record certainly isn't encouraging. Though I do think there are options -- the Doctor could decide to travel in Pete's World for awhile to be with Rose; the universes could recombine (which is my theory as to what will happen in this season) and Rose could come back to travel with him again (preferably through the 2009 specials; heh); then when we next see the Doctor, it's some unspecified number of years later, after Rose is gone, and he's mourning her death, but with the satisfaction of knowing they enjoyed her life together while they could.

The question is whether or not RTD would actually be open to them. And on that point, I'd say that's where hope comes in (and fanfic; can't forget fanfic! *g*), even if the odds might not be very good. :)