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But on the other hand, that episode goes out of its way to equate bravery with worth, and that's always bothered me--particularly Ten's dismissive "Not her, she'd only hold us up" to that woman who is crying, with every good reason.
Yes, this. I think *this* is the thing that sets me off. It should be treated as a little weird that Martha isn't at all afraid of suffocating on the moon (though surely there are people like that, whose wonder at the experience would utterly trump the fear of death, and those are exactly the sort of people best-suited to the Doctor's way of life), but instead, Martha's okay and everyone else is *useless.* I do LOVE that episode overall, though. A bit of the clunkiness to be expected whenever your show enters a new dynamic, but so much good banter and chemistry - and Space Rhinos! My favorite scene is probably Ten's absolutely artful hysteria, when he's goading the fugitive alien woman to drink his blood. Creepy and hilarious!
Have you seen any Eleven yet? Wasn't it starting on Easter? I find I am curiously excited for a new Doctor all of a sudden, but I still haven't seen Waters of Mars or End of Time. (Not sure I want to, after tidbits from you...)
Ten's absolutely artful hysteria, when he's goading the fugitive alien woman to drink his blood
I love that bit, too! That's one of my favorite things about Ten, the way he can babble his way into and out of so many situations--the way he plays parts. (I wrote a long "why I love Ten" post that included that sort of thing, once upon a time. Because I do love him, even if I frequently seem to forget to mention it!)
I have seen Eleven! As he puts it, he's "still cooking," but I like him so far, and there are several bits that I loved. There may be some settling still to do--I feel like Ten was still figuring out who he was in the first few episodes ("School Reunion," for example, when he discovers that "correctamundo" is a word he's never going to say again)--but I am optimistic.
I know that a lot of people really liked "Waters of Mars." I just felt like I already knew most of what the episode was supposed to tell me about Ten--the hubris, the god complex--so I didn't feel particularly compelled to watch the whole thing. "The End of Time," however... ugh. It might be worth seeing Ten regenerate, but then again, it might not.
Yes, this. I think *this* is the thing that sets me off. It should be treated as a little weird that Martha isn't at all afraid of suffocating on the moon (though surely there are people like that, whose wonder at the experience would utterly trump the fear of death, and those are exactly the sort of people best-suited to the Doctor's way of life), but instead, Martha's okay and everyone else is *useless.* I do LOVE that episode overall, though. A bit of the clunkiness to be expected whenever your show enters a new dynamic, but so much good banter and chemistry - and Space Rhinos! My favorite scene is probably Ten's absolutely artful hysteria, when he's goading the fugitive alien woman to drink his blood. Creepy and hilarious!
Have you seen any Eleven yet? Wasn't it starting on Easter? I find I am curiously excited for a new Doctor all of a sudden, but I still haven't seen Waters of Mars or End of Time. (Not sure I want to, after tidbits from you...)
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I love that bit, too! That's one of my favorite things about Ten, the way he can babble his way into and out of so many situations--the way he plays parts. (I wrote a long "why I love Ten" post that included that sort of thing, once upon a time. Because I do love him, even if I frequently seem to forget to mention it!)
I have seen Eleven! As he puts it, he's "still cooking," but I like him so far, and there are several bits that I loved. There may be some settling still to do--I feel like Ten was still figuring out who he was in the first few episodes ("School Reunion," for example, when he discovers that "correctamundo" is a word he's never going to say again)--but I am optimistic.
I know that a lot of people really liked "Waters of Mars." I just felt like I already knew most of what the episode was supposed to tell me about Ten--the hubris, the god complex--so I didn't feel particularly compelled to watch the whole thing. "The End of Time," however... ugh. It might be worth seeing Ten regenerate, but then again, it might not.
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