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Gates, Tardis's, Surfboards, and Hot Looking Guys - The Usual SciFi Trappings

Jun 17, 2007 12:30

Even though it’s early, time for the weekend in review. Well, more like the Saturday in review. Thus far today I have eaten breakfast and made plans to watch some very bad TV with k_julia. We’ve decided it’s best to suffer celebrity crushes and the low points in their careers together. Which reminds me to say “Hi!” to my friends in Vegas ( Read more... )

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danceswithwords June 19 2007, 04:33:41 UTC

I lied; I had an incredibly nerdy nit to pick with SGA.

I hadn't realized that Moffat also wrote "The Empty Child," "The Doctor Dances," and "Girl in the Fireplace." Excellent observations about the themes in both those episode and "Blink." He seems to be very, very good at creating atmosphere, and sophisticated plots that depend on us understanding and having sympathy for one-off characters, too.

Yet now we find out that the Doctor did know and saw him as some sort of abomination.That actually didn't surprise me that much; the Doctor saw Jack running for the TARDIS and actively avoided him, and wasn't pleased to see that he'd managed to hitch a ride. Past plots on the show have hinged pretty heavily on the forces of the universe being in balance, and I can see the Doctor regarding Jack as an abomination, not because he wants Jack to die but because he fears what his immortality could unleash, and avoiding him because he knows he's responsible. (Actually, the whole Key to Time series of episodes hinged on a struggle between the ( ... )

asta77 June 19 2007, 17:17:14 UTC

Hey, I like your nit picks, especially when I share them. :)

It did seem clear that the Doctor was trying to ditch Jack. He wasn't thrilled when he saw him passed out, well, dead actually, on the ground. I just couldn't put the sudden cold shoulder together with him having purposely left Jack behind in Season 1.

Past plots on the show have hinged pretty heavily on the forces of the universe being in balance, and I can see the Doctor regarding Jack as an abomination, not because he wants Jack to die but because he fears what his immortality could unleash, and avoiding him because he knows he's responsible.That's a very good point. Jack is an unknown quantity now (though the Doctor had a 140 year window to check in on him) and the Doctor has plenty experience of dealing with the unknown and what that can lead too. Plus, the Doctor played a role in his still being around - not just the power of the Tardis bringing Jack back, but not finding a way to destroy him if he really thought he could be a threat. Then there's guilt. He's ( ... )