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So yes, it's been quite a while since I've posted, and more horribly since I've kept up with any of you or anything and I feel terrible and I'm very sorry about it all, I'm just much too busy and important. Not true, I just haven't had the time and I apologise, but I hope you all have missed me just a little, because I did miss you.
And now I'm not going to talk about anything I've been doing in real life (which is really just work and Josh anyway), and instead I'm going to talk about the most recent episode of Doctor Who. Because it is what's prompted my return to lj. Unfortunately, even though I now work with people who watch the show, they all watch it on the SciFi Channel and none of them are as caught up and instead I had to ramble onto a disinterested Josh the other night (who, I don't know if I've mentioned, isn't a geek and watches sports).
So I bring you First off, let me say I think this has, on a whole, been a truly gorgeous season. I'd say the best since season one. I mean, really, especially coming off a disappointingly weird finale and the lame and much too long Christmas special, I couldn't have been happier. Granted, the Sontaran episodes were kind of shit, but that was unexpected cause I hated Helen Raynor's Dalek episodes last year. And I've decided that Martha Jones is like Worf: awesome on Next Gen, awful on Deep Space Nine. Unfortunately though, Doctor Who is her DS9 and Torchwood's her Next Gen. But Catherine Tate as Donna has just been a gem and really a return to what a companion should be. And maybe it's the things she shared in common with Rose that gave the writers an easier time of fleshing her character out: small family, slightly unmotivated and without direction, looking for an escape. Looking for something more. I think a serious part of the problem with Martha was that she didn't need the Doctor. She was doing just awesome all on her own, and if anything the Doctor really wrecked her life in a lot of ways.
But a gorgeous season, and this finale doesn't seem to disappoint, unlike last year with the build-up of the awesome "Utopia" and then the crap that followed. And even if I'm horribly heartbroken at the end, at least it was good.
That said, I still think somehow the last five minutes can't really happen. Something, somehow, has to reverse the events starting with the Doctor getting clipped by the Daleks blast. (Personally, I'm rooting for Rose going all Bad Wolf on time's ass, but I doubt it, and I'm open to other possibilities.) Anyway here's why:
Reasons Why the Last Five Minutes of "The Stolen Earth" Couldn't've Happened:
1. David Tennant is signed on to series 5, which is the whole reason 2009 will be a series of specials instead of a full season, due to his commitment with Hamlet.
2. Elisabeth Sladen is signed onto series two of Sarah Jane, so they can't possibly kill her off. Also, she's the star of a children's program, and it'd be a little harsh to kill her on another show entirely. Plus also, she has a son- doubly harsh.
3. Gwen and Ianto can't be killed off, because Torchwood is greenlit for series three (even if it is miniseries eps or what have you), and they've already killed off Tosh and Owen. (Plus wouldn't Jack feel like a twat for leaving them there.)
4. There's no way they could have gotten away with hiring the Eleventh Doctor without the media getting wind of it. And I haven't been up to date, but I'm not that out of touch- am I? (Don't answer that.)
5. ROSE JUST FOUND HIM!!!
Of course, there's also the question of Dalek Caan's premonition of one of the companions dying, even if the Doctor kicks it. (Unless Caan is being unnecessarily metaphorical and referring to the Doctor as his own most loyal companion... or some crap.) So I bring you my second list:
Who It Could Be That Dies and Why:
1. Well, it's not Jack. For one thing, he can't die, and for another, there's the aforementioned series three of Torchwood.
2. It's also unlikely to be Sarah Jane, for all the reasons previously stated. (Although the label "most loyal" would be appropriate.)
3. It's probably not Martha. I'm not sure she would warrant "most loyal" for one thing (although she did traipse about the earth for a year, that probably nabbed her some loyal-points). But also, she has a new life, a new man and really the Doctor's cocked up her life enough as it is. I mean, I kind of hope it'd be Martha, if only for the fact that I don't like her as much as everyone else on this list, but there's the facts.
4. Hopefully not Rose. It would just be too cruel to bring her back on the show only to kill her off. Like, really really harsh. And just think of all the small children (and raging fangirls) who would just be crushed. Also I was surfing about YouTube today and found a Jonathan Ross interview with Billie Piper right after she'd gone off the show, and she just seemed so wistful about leaving and she had her reasons, but I have this small hope that now she's back at least through the 2009 specials. And then we'll see. And also I really think she wouldn't want to leave it so... final. And I don't know how they would possibly have the Doctor recover from that.
5. So that leaves Donna. And as much as I hate the fact, I think them's the breaks. And what's more, I'm not sure how her story would end otherwise. Unless they find her library-boyfriend and she ends up living in the 51st century, happily ever after. Unfortunately, it seems a remote possibility, but I don't think she'll ever be satisfied with anything else after running with the Doctor. And maybe there's supposed to be a false sense of security since she already committed the ultimate sacrifice at the end of "Turn Left", but I don't think that leaves her safe at all. If anything, I think it leaves her more vulnerable than anyone. She was already told she was going to die, and she's not dead yet. Plus the woman at the Shadow Proclamation expressed her condolences on the loss yet to come. I think Donna's shit out of luck.
Now all the theories have to be taken with a grain of salt- I'm completely unspoiled for the finale. WHICH IS AWESOME SO IF YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS DON'T TELL ME. Or I'll kill you. That's all I have for now. Please feel free to comment with your own UNSPOILED thoughts and theories. I'm not venturing out into LJ any farther than this in order to keep myself unspoiled. So please bring your theories to me.
ETA: Also, the Doctor and Rose running to each other was the most heartwrenching thing EVER. And I knew something was going to go wrong, but honestly I thought the Dalek was going to kill Rose, but that would've just been too horrible. One thing I will say though, is if you watch the Confidential, they show them filming that scene and you can hear David Tennant breathing as he runs, and it actually makes it better. It makes it so much more real and painful, he's running so hard to get to her and you can hear it. Watching it on the Confidential made me want to cry actually.
And now I'm not going to talk about anything I've been doing in real life (which is really just work and Josh anyway), and instead I'm going to talk about the most recent episode of Doctor Who. Because it is what's prompted my return to lj. Unfortunately, even though I now work with people who watch the show, they all watch it on the SciFi Channel and none of them are as caught up and instead I had to ramble onto a disinterested Josh the other night (who, I don't know if I've mentioned, isn't a geek and watches sports).
So I bring you First off, let me say I think this has, on a whole, been a truly gorgeous season. I'd say the best since season one. I mean, really, especially coming off a disappointingly weird finale and the lame and much too long Christmas special, I couldn't have been happier. Granted, the Sontaran episodes were kind of shit, but that was unexpected cause I hated Helen Raynor's Dalek episodes last year. And I've decided that Martha Jones is like Worf: awesome on Next Gen, awful on Deep Space Nine. Unfortunately though, Doctor Who is her DS9 and Torchwood's her Next Gen. But Catherine Tate as Donna has just been a gem and really a return to what a companion should be. And maybe it's the things she shared in common with Rose that gave the writers an easier time of fleshing her character out: small family, slightly unmotivated and without direction, looking for an escape. Looking for something more. I think a serious part of the problem with Martha was that she didn't need the Doctor. She was doing just awesome all on her own, and if anything the Doctor really wrecked her life in a lot of ways.
But a gorgeous season, and this finale doesn't seem to disappoint, unlike last year with the build-up of the awesome "Utopia" and then the crap that followed. And even if I'm horribly heartbroken at the end, at least it was good.
That said, I still think somehow the last five minutes can't really happen. Something, somehow, has to reverse the events starting with the Doctor getting clipped by the Daleks blast. (Personally, I'm rooting for Rose going all Bad Wolf on time's ass, but I doubt it, and I'm open to other possibilities.) Anyway here's why:
Reasons Why the Last Five Minutes of "The Stolen Earth" Couldn't've Happened:
1. David Tennant is signed on to series 5, which is the whole reason 2009 will be a series of specials instead of a full season, due to his commitment with Hamlet.
2. Elisabeth Sladen is signed onto series two of Sarah Jane, so they can't possibly kill her off. Also, she's the star of a children's program, and it'd be a little harsh to kill her on another show entirely. Plus also, she has a son- doubly harsh.
3. Gwen and Ianto can't be killed off, because Torchwood is greenlit for series three (even if it is miniseries eps or what have you), and they've already killed off Tosh and Owen. (Plus wouldn't Jack feel like a twat for leaving them there.)
4. There's no way they could have gotten away with hiring the Eleventh Doctor without the media getting wind of it. And I haven't been up to date, but I'm not that out of touch- am I? (Don't answer that.)
5. ROSE JUST FOUND HIM!!!
Of course, there's also the question of Dalek Caan's premonition of one of the companions dying, even if the Doctor kicks it. (Unless Caan is being unnecessarily metaphorical and referring to the Doctor as his own most loyal companion... or some crap.) So I bring you my second list:
Who It Could Be That Dies and Why:
1. Well, it's not Jack. For one thing, he can't die, and for another, there's the aforementioned series three of Torchwood.
2. It's also unlikely to be Sarah Jane, for all the reasons previously stated. (Although the label "most loyal" would be appropriate.)
3. It's probably not Martha. I'm not sure she would warrant "most loyal" for one thing (although she did traipse about the earth for a year, that probably nabbed her some loyal-points). But also, she has a new life, a new man and really the Doctor's cocked up her life enough as it is. I mean, I kind of hope it'd be Martha, if only for the fact that I don't like her as much as everyone else on this list, but there's the facts.
4. Hopefully not Rose. It would just be too cruel to bring her back on the show only to kill her off. Like, really really harsh. And just think of all the small children (and raging fangirls) who would just be crushed. Also I was surfing about YouTube today and found a Jonathan Ross interview with Billie Piper right after she'd gone off the show, and she just seemed so wistful about leaving and she had her reasons, but I have this small hope that now she's back at least through the 2009 specials. And then we'll see. And also I really think she wouldn't want to leave it so... final. And I don't know how they would possibly have the Doctor recover from that.
5. So that leaves Donna. And as much as I hate the fact, I think them's the breaks. And what's more, I'm not sure how her story would end otherwise. Unless they find her library-boyfriend and she ends up living in the 51st century, happily ever after. Unfortunately, it seems a remote possibility, but I don't think she'll ever be satisfied with anything else after running with the Doctor. And maybe there's supposed to be a false sense of security since she already committed the ultimate sacrifice at the end of "Turn Left", but I don't think that leaves her safe at all. If anything, I think it leaves her more vulnerable than anyone. She was already told she was going to die, and she's not dead yet. Plus the woman at the Shadow Proclamation expressed her condolences on the loss yet to come. I think Donna's shit out of luck.
Now all the theories have to be taken with a grain of salt- I'm completely unspoiled for the finale. WHICH IS AWESOME SO IF YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS DON'T TELL ME. Or I'll kill you. That's all I have for now. Please feel free to comment with your own UNSPOILED thoughts and theories. I'm not venturing out into LJ any farther than this in order to keep myself unspoiled. So please bring your theories to me.
ETA: Also, the Doctor and Rose running to each other was the most heartwrenching thing EVER. And I knew something was going to go wrong, but honestly I thought the Dalek was going to kill Rose, but that would've just been too horrible. One thing I will say though, is if you watch the Confidential, they show them filming that scene and you can hear David Tennant breathing as he runs, and it actually makes it better. It makes it so much more real and painful, he's running so hard to get to her and you can hear it. Watching it on the Confidential made me want to cry actually.