Doctor Who --- 33 Days of Doctor/Rose ---- Day 14: Favorite Hug
Yes, I know this is a Doctor/Rose meme.
And yes, I know that Rose is not in this scene, episode, or even season.
But this remains, imo, the hug with the best commentary on the Doctor/Rose relationship. While I won't go so far as to say it's my ~favorite~ hug of all time, I do think it has a lot more meta behind it than most.
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MARTHA:
We worked it out. We know what they’ve done. There’s Dalekanium on the mast. And it’s good to see you too, by the way.
DOCTOR:
Oh, come here.
The Doctor grabs Martha in a big hug and twirls her about. He drops her abruptly as the bell dings and the lift doors close. He runs to try and stop it.
DOCTOR:
No, no, no. See, never waste time with a hug.
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Wow: "Never waste time with a hug." Beyond making us think "poor Martha!!! D=", and being a commentary on what was unfortunately often an awkward Doctor-Martha relationship in s3, this hug -- indirectly -- says quite a lot about the Doctor/Rose relationship, in that it never seemed to occur to either Nine or Ten to have this reaction to Rose. (And often, in art as in life, the absence of an expected reaction can be even more important than the expected reaction itself).
Neither Nine nor Ten ever said anything like this to Rose, nor ever had the attitude that Rose (or showing Rose affection) ever "got in the way" of the plot at hand. Which, occasionally - it did! In s2, the exuberant affection with which Ten and Rose treat one another in Tooth & Claw is one reason that Queen Victoria banishes them. In Girl in the Fireplace, let's face it - seconds on the spaceship were months/years in France, so that last Ten/Rose hug probably cost Reinette at least a precious year (or two ... or three) of her life and the chance to come aboard the TARDIS. Yet in neither of those circumstances did the Doctor ever seem to regret taking the time to hug Rose and be affectionate towards her. There are many other mid-danger hugs the Doctor and Rose shared - but not a single one of them was met by such a callous comment as "never waste time with a hug," or even the attitude. While Ten's overall attitude towards Rose ran a little hot-and-cold in s2, he never shied away from showing her physical affection, and it's difficult to imagine that he would have said this had Rose been the companion here instead of Martha.
It's clear across s3 how much the Doctor misses Rose: this moment illustrates how much his outlook on things change when he is no longer seeing things through Rose-colored glasses =(
Day 01: Favorite Quote
Day 02: Favorite Scene
Day 03: Favorite Episode
Day 04: Favorite Season
Day 05: Favorite Hand-holding Moment
Day 06: Silly Moment
Day 07: Epic Moment
Day 08: Romantic Moment
Day 09: Funny Moment
Day 10: Sad Moment
Day 11: Favorite Unfinished Sentence
Day 12: Prettiest Scene
Day 13: Favourite Kiss
Day 14: Favourite Hug
Day 15: Favourite Doctor Moment About Rose
Day 16: Favourite Rose Moment About The Doctor
Day 17: Favorite Character Reaction About Doctor/Rose
Day 18: Favorite Christopher Eccleston Quote About Doctor/Rose
Day 19: Favorite David Tennant Quote About Doctor/Rose
Day 20: Favorite Julie Gardner Quote About Doctor/Rose
Day 21: Favorite Russel Davies Quote About Doctor/Rose
Day 22: Favorite Cast/Crew Quote About Doctor/Rose
Day 23: Favorite Fanartist
Day 24: Favorite Fanfiction
Day 25: Favorite Fanart
Day 26: Favorite Fanmix
Day 27: Favorite Fanvid
Day 28: Favorite Song
Day 29: Favorite Site/Tumblr About Doctor/Rose
Day 30: Favorite Ficwriter
Day 31: Favorite Nine/Rose moment
Day 32: Favorite Ten/Rose moment
Day 33: The moment that made you a Doctor/Rose shipper
And yes, I know that Rose is not in this scene, episode, or even season.
But this remains, imo, the hug with the best commentary on the Doctor/Rose relationship. While I won't go so far as to say it's my ~favorite~ hug of all time, I do think it has a lot more meta behind it than most.
--
MARTHA:
We worked it out. We know what they’ve done. There’s Dalekanium on the mast. And it’s good to see you too, by the way.
DOCTOR:
Oh, come here.
The Doctor grabs Martha in a big hug and twirls her about. He drops her abruptly as the bell dings and the lift doors close. He runs to try and stop it.
DOCTOR:
No, no, no. See, never waste time with a hug.
--
Wow: "Never waste time with a hug." Beyond making us think "poor Martha!!! D=", and being a commentary on what was unfortunately often an awkward Doctor-Martha relationship in s3, this hug -- indirectly -- says quite a lot about the Doctor/Rose relationship, in that it never seemed to occur to either Nine or Ten to have this reaction to Rose. (And often, in art as in life, the absence of an expected reaction can be even more important than the expected reaction itself).
Neither Nine nor Ten ever said anything like this to Rose, nor ever had the attitude that Rose (or showing Rose affection) ever "got in the way" of the plot at hand. Which, occasionally - it did! In s2, the exuberant affection with which Ten and Rose treat one another in Tooth & Claw is one reason that Queen Victoria banishes them. In Girl in the Fireplace, let's face it - seconds on the spaceship were months/years in France, so that last Ten/Rose hug probably cost Reinette at least a precious year (or two ... or three) of her life and the chance to come aboard the TARDIS. Yet in neither of those circumstances did the Doctor ever seem to regret taking the time to hug Rose and be affectionate towards her. There are many other mid-danger hugs the Doctor and Rose shared - but not a single one of them was met by such a callous comment as "never waste time with a hug," or even the attitude. While Ten's overall attitude towards Rose ran a little hot-and-cold in s2, he never shied away from showing her physical affection, and it's difficult to imagine that he would have said this had Rose been the companion here instead of Martha.
It's clear across s3 how much the Doctor misses Rose: this moment illustrates how much his outlook on things change when he is no longer seeing things through Rose-colored glasses =(
Day 01: Favorite Quote
Day 02: Favorite Scene
Day 03: Favorite Episode
Day 04: Favorite Season
Day 05: Favorite Hand-holding Moment
Day 06: Silly Moment
Day 07: Epic Moment
Day 08: Romantic Moment
Day 09: Funny Moment
Day 10: Sad Moment
Day 11: Favorite Unfinished Sentence
Day 12: Prettiest Scene
Day 13: Favourite Kiss
Day 14: Favourite Hug
Day 15: Favourite Doctor Moment About Rose
Day 16: Favourite Rose Moment About The Doctor
Day 17: Favorite Character Reaction About Doctor/Rose
Day 18: Favorite Christopher Eccleston Quote About Doctor/Rose
Day 19: Favorite David Tennant Quote About Doctor/Rose
Day 20: Favorite Julie Gardner Quote About Doctor/Rose
Day 21: Favorite Russel Davies Quote About Doctor/Rose
Day 22: Favorite Cast/Crew Quote About Doctor/Rose
Day 23: Favorite Fanartist
Day 24: Favorite Fanfiction
Day 25: Favorite Fanart
Day 26: Favorite Fanmix
Day 27: Favorite Fanvid
Day 28: Favorite Song
Day 29: Favorite Site/Tumblr About Doctor/Rose
Day 30: Favorite Ficwriter
Day 31: Favorite Nine/Rose moment
Day 32: Favorite Ten/Rose moment
Day 33: The moment that made you a Doctor/Rose shipper