Goodbye Ten.
I actually just sat on the bathroom floor and sobbed. I really wasn't expecting to react like this.
I'm so angry at myself for getting so emotional! That finale was a little like a panto encore, I'm surprised everyone didn't join hands and bow! It had more endings than Return of the King! Oh, and if I never see another Slitheen again in my life, it will be too soon. Having said that, I did rather enjoy this episode.
You know what, I think I cried so hard because in some ridiculous way I feel like that's it, Ten will never land the TARDIS on my street and whisk me away. And neither will Four or Five. Stupid, isn't it?
Anyway, here are my thoughts, jumbled as they are. They're mostly positive, because I seriously dislike RTD's writing so much that it's really not worth moaning about the plot. And I did enjoy this episode when all is said and done. :)
So, how slashy were the scenes with the Master? Holy shit, I was almost convinced it was canon for a second there. I don't even ship them, but it was pretty beautiful.
Mickey and Martha are married? That's brilliant! I never liked Mickey before, but bearded!Mickey? He's ok.
Wilfred and The Doctor were AMAZING. Those scenes in the radiation chamber? Or when he was trying to give him the gun? Amazing. Truly. I love Bernard Cribbins, he should have been a companion. I know fandom loves Donna, but I really don't. She's everything I wouldn't be if I was a companion. I don't know. How conceited of me. Hahaha! It's just that the Christmas episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks reminded me of why I hate Catherine Tate so much. Sacrilege I know. I'm sorry. She's just so...loud and dumb.
Whilst we're on the subject - Rose's Mum? Pass me the pipe wrench. So. Much. Hatred. I've never shipped Ten/ Rose, but I thought it was pretty lovely that he wanted to see her one last time. In fact, despite seeming like a rather clumsy and self-serving plot device to showcase THE BEST OF RTD™, I found Ten saying goodbye to everyone to be quite moving. I liked that he included the Family of Blood storyline, that was one of my favourites. I thought he'd only stick to things that he'd written. Maybe I shouldn't be quite so hard on him.
I really liked the idea of the return of the Time Lords, but I didn't understand what was going on for most of the episode, I think I must've missed something important. I loved the idea of the drum beat being the two hearts of a Time Lord! That was a nice touch. And I really liked it being Wilf who knocked four times, even if it was heartbreaking.
Oh dear, I hate to start my tirade, but...Matt Smith? Awful. Just awful. I can't even bear to look at his face. And what was with that terrible imitation of DT? It's going to take a lot for me to keep watching. I'm so sad, because I love Steven Moffat's writing. Argh! I don't want to be one of those fangirls hating on Matt Smith just because he's not David Tennant, but...that was a really bad introduction. I'm sorry, I can't hold it in any longer:
I WANTED DAVID MORRISSEY FOR ELEVEN!!! ;__;
There was a point when I thought that Matt Smith was just the punchline to an awful practical joke. When the Doctor emerged from the radiation chamber seemingly unharmed I thought "Oh, but wouldn't it be marvellous if this was all one giant publicity stunt and DT was actually staying." Alas!
I don't even know. I can't believe I cried so much. It's weird, it's very rare that I cry at television, the last time I cried this hard during a show it was over Doctor Who. Again! I just don't understand it, I mean it's not one of my main fandoms and I often think that it's so patchy...but it affects me like nothing else. I didn't cry this hard at LOST, even when my favourite characters died. Maybe it's because Doctor Who is just so deeply etched into my childhood. I don't know. Despite that, I feel like Ten was my Doctor. Like I'll remember this regeneration more than any other. ;__;
HAHAHAH! It has taken me so long to finish this because Merlin keeps wanting to play. I just let him type on my laptop, having asked him what his feelings were about tonight's Doctor Who and this is what he typed. I'll let him sum up.
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I'm laughing so much, check out those emoticons! ;[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ and :'[
Anyway, Happy New Year! I will post a proper entry later on.
I'm so angry at myself for getting so emotional! That finale was a little like a panto encore, I'm surprised everyone didn't join hands and bow! It had more endings than Return of the King! Oh, and if I never see another Slitheen again in my life, it will be too soon. Having said that, I did rather enjoy this episode.
You know what, I think I cried so hard because in some ridiculous way I feel like that's it, Ten will never land the TARDIS on my street and whisk me away. And neither will Four or Five. Stupid, isn't it?
Anyway, here are my thoughts, jumbled as they are. They're mostly positive, because I seriously dislike RTD's writing so much that it's really not worth moaning about the plot. And I did enjoy this episode when all is said and done. :)
So, how slashy were the scenes with the Master? Holy shit, I was almost convinced it was canon for a second there. I don't even ship them, but it was pretty beautiful.
Mickey and Martha are married? That's brilliant! I never liked Mickey before, but bearded!Mickey? He's ok.
Wilfred and The Doctor were AMAZING. Those scenes in the radiation chamber? Or when he was trying to give him the gun? Amazing. Truly. I love Bernard Cribbins, he should have been a companion. I know fandom loves Donna, but I really don't. She's everything I wouldn't be if I was a companion. I don't know. How conceited of me. Hahaha! It's just that the Christmas episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks reminded me of why I hate Catherine Tate so much. Sacrilege I know. I'm sorry. She's just so...loud and dumb.
Whilst we're on the subject - Rose's Mum? Pass me the pipe wrench. So. Much. Hatred. I've never shipped Ten/ Rose, but I thought it was pretty lovely that he wanted to see her one last time. In fact, despite seeming like a rather clumsy and self-serving plot device to showcase THE BEST OF RTD™, I found Ten saying goodbye to everyone to be quite moving. I liked that he included the Family of Blood storyline, that was one of my favourites. I thought he'd only stick to things that he'd written. Maybe I shouldn't be quite so hard on him.
I really liked the idea of the return of the Time Lords, but I didn't understand what was going on for most of the episode, I think I must've missed something important. I loved the idea of the drum beat being the two hearts of a Time Lord! That was a nice touch. And I really liked it being Wilf who knocked four times, even if it was heartbreaking.
Oh dear, I hate to start my tirade, but...Matt Smith? Awful. Just awful. I can't even bear to look at his face. And what was with that terrible imitation of DT? It's going to take a lot for me to keep watching. I'm so sad, because I love Steven Moffat's writing. Argh! I don't want to be one of those fangirls hating on Matt Smith just because he's not David Tennant, but...that was a really bad introduction. I'm sorry, I can't hold it in any longer:
I WANTED DAVID MORRISSEY FOR ELEVEN!!! ;__;
There was a point when I thought that Matt Smith was just the punchline to an awful practical joke. When the Doctor emerged from the radiation chamber seemingly unharmed I thought "Oh, but wouldn't it be marvellous if this was all one giant publicity stunt and DT was actually staying." Alas!
I don't even know. I can't believe I cried so much. It's weird, it's very rare that I cry at television, the last time I cried this hard during a show it was over Doctor Who. Again! I just don't understand it, I mean it's not one of my main fandoms and I often think that it's so patchy...but it affects me like nothing else. I didn't cry this hard at LOST, even when my favourite characters died. Maybe it's because Doctor Who is just so deeply etched into my childhood. I don't know. Despite that, I feel like Ten was my Doctor. Like I'll remember this regeneration more than any other. ;__;
HAHAHAH! It has taken me so long to finish this because Merlin keeps wanting to play. I just let him type on my laptop, having asked him what his feelings were about tonight's Doctor Who and this is what he typed. I'll let him sum up.
o09l/'.;[[[[[[[[[[[[[[:'[p-;uyjhy7dx, .m p mlnkj rf7yu6hji
I'm laughing so much, check out those emoticons! ;[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ and :'[
Anyway, Happy New Year! I will post a proper entry later on.