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A friend writes:

I was reading a lovely book entitled, "Master Class In Fiction Writing" by Adam Sexton.

This book draws on the very essences of storytelling, which naturally will appeal to me, by illuminating examples from classic works. And I loved how the author illustrates the exact problem with RTD's storyline as a whole and coherent

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There's a part of me wants to believe that somehow, in the middle of that explosion, he merged with his other self and found peace with Rose. Because I feel that in the end, Nine and Ten represented a part of the Doctor that had to be purged, and burnt away - the part that longs to be human. In the end, no matter how much he wants it, the Doctor isn't human and without a Time Lord's discipline, authority and ability to distance himself from events, he can't survive and stay sane.

It's natural that after what he did to end the Time War, and many years of rebellion against his people before that, the Doctor would want to reject everything Time Lord in himself. To sink himself into a different identity and, as it were, "pass" as human. But it can't be done - if you're a Time Lord that is the reality, that's who you are. Ten found his existence and responsibility as Time Lord increasingly burdensome and longed to be rid of it, and in the end he got his wish - a human lifespan with Rose in a human body.

It's interesting, and heartening, I think, that what we've seen of Eleven so far suggests that he has rediscovered his authority as a Time Lord - that doesn't preclude a certain craziness and childishness, but it gives him a still and balanced centre that Nine and Ten completely lacked. Shakespearian that I am, I'm reminded of a few lines of dialogue from "Othello"

Where is that rash and most unfortunate man?
OTHELLO: That's he that was Othello - here I am.