in which i over-think things far too much and avoid revision.
So, I have thoughts [read: badly-articulated meta-y type stuff] about Doctor Who. Mostly about River Song, and to do with a line that was said in the confidential. I realise that this is just my opinion and other people may think differently.
The comment I'm referring to is "she's love love of his life" [or words to that effect]... this bothered me. Not because I don't like River Song [because I totally do] but mostly because of my inability to OTP the Doctor and my veiw point that he doesn't [and never will have] a "love of his life".
I personally, multi-ship The Doctor like woah. Two/Jamie, Four/Sarah-Jane, Four/Romana, Five/Tegan, Five/Adric, Seven/Ace, Nine/Rose, Nine/Jack, Ten/Martha, Ten/Master and Ten/Donna [And there's definately more, that was just off the top of my head.] However, I do tend to have an perferred pairing for each incarnation. For Five, it's Tegan and for Ten it's Martha [or Ten/Martha/Jack works too].
They way I see it, he'll never have a One True Love or a One True Companion because that's just the way he is. He has loved before and he will always love again. Always. I completely believe that he does love River Song, but I just have a problem with her being referred to as the Love Of His Life. [Actually I have this issue with Jack as well, I ship Jack/Ianto but I can accept that he isn't the Love Of His Life. After Ianto's dead, Jack will move on. Really, if anyone was the love of Jack's life it would most likely be The Doctor and I don't even ship them all that much. But that's on a whole other topic]
It echoes the reaction I had in S2 with Rose. The writers just seemed to want to drum it into our heads that "Rose is his one true companion. Love of his life." and I just seem to have a problem with that. It destroyed Rose's character for me which is sad because she was deeply, deeply awesome in S1. And the destroyed the whole S2 [well, for me anyway] by doing this [Barring 2 episodes. One that I adore - GitF - and one that I can watch willingly without dying a little inside - SR]
If River Song does come back in S5 [I have a feeling that she will] I don't want them to go down that path again because I LIKE HER DAMMIT. I don't want them to fuck it upppp. But I have faith in The Moff because he does seem not to monoship as a general rule so *hopeshopeshopes*
Again, I know that everyone has different opinions and obviously that's fine. This is just me getting some stuff out of my system =]
The comment I'm referring to is "she's love love of his life" [or words to that effect]... this bothered me. Not because I don't like River Song [because I totally do] but mostly because of my inability to OTP the Doctor and my veiw point that he doesn't [and never will have] a "love of his life".
I personally, multi-ship The Doctor like woah. Two/Jamie, Four/Sarah-Jane, Four/Romana, Five/Tegan, Five/Adric, Seven/Ace, Nine/Rose, Nine/Jack, Ten/Martha, Ten/Master and Ten/Donna [And there's definately more, that was just off the top of my head.] However, I do tend to have an perferred pairing for each incarnation. For Five, it's Tegan and for Ten it's Martha [or Ten/Martha/Jack works too].
They way I see it, he'll never have a One True Love or a One True Companion because that's just the way he is. He has loved before and he will always love again. Always. I completely believe that he does love River Song, but I just have a problem with her being referred to as the Love Of His Life. [Actually I have this issue with Jack as well, I ship Jack/Ianto but I can accept that he isn't the Love Of His Life. After Ianto's dead, Jack will move on. Really, if anyone was the love of Jack's life it would most likely be The Doctor and I don't even ship them all that much. But that's on a whole other topic]
It echoes the reaction I had in S2 with Rose. The writers just seemed to want to drum it into our heads that "Rose is his one true companion. Love of his life." and I just seem to have a problem with that. It destroyed Rose's character for me which is sad because she was deeply, deeply awesome in S1. And the destroyed the whole S2 [well, for me anyway] by doing this [Barring 2 episodes. One that I adore - GitF - and one that I can watch willingly without dying a little inside - SR]
If River Song does come back in S5 [I have a feeling that she will] I don't want them to go down that path again because I LIKE HER DAMMIT. I don't want them to fuck it upppp. But I have faith in The Moff because he does seem not to monoship as a general rule so *hopeshopeshopes*
Again, I know that everyone has different opinions and obviously that's fine. This is just me getting some stuff out of my system =]