Breaking laws of time, Doctor? Or just bending them really REALLY hard?

[mrv3000]

Comments

[jenloveslj]

Wait until SHE RUNS OFF AND HE FOLLOWS.

That just says so much - it's what I think every time I see this scene. *loves them*

[fannishliss]

Can I just say? This episode Bothers me so much. This is Nine's worst moment in my opinion, and I hope you guys know by now how much I love him

[ms_sardonicus]

I don't think it's so much a test for him as it is his ego and trying to impress this girl. He's in love with her already and basically goes and does a big stupid thing to impress her. What HE SHOULD HAVE done was to warn her that her Father had to stay dead. He never told her that. Maybe he really didn't think she would try to save him but if I were Rose, I would have done the same thing. The difference between the human and the alien, I guess. I think they both make really stupid choices in this episode but find common ground in their compassion for each other.

[fannishliss]

What I try to keep paramount in my mind is how emotionally raw Nine is. Even after all this time with Rose -- this is ep 8 after all -- he's still slips right onto the edge of rage when things go wrong. I guess, you know, the destruction of Gallifrey is still right there for him all the time

[silvervintage82]

I think a lot of what you have to say is why I love the episode so much. It deepens their relationship and characterization. For me, it also shows his vulnerability. He's blaming Rose when really he blames himself. His actions also reveal how deeply emotionally affected he is by her. Let's not forget that he tried to fix it so her father could stay alive when he know how to save the world by letting Pete die and didn't act or say anything. He tried to find another way. I also love how Rose KNOWS how much she means to the Doctor and that he wouldn't ACTUALLY leave her (as he soon as he realized the danger, he went running for Rose). The Doctor was just having a bit of a tantrum (when things didn't go the way he expected) and she knew it. This episode, because they worked through some of their emotional baggage (on both their ends), came all that closer which is a great lead in to the romance of episodes nine and ten all the way up to the finale.

[silverlunarstar]

*Sighs* Oh Doctor. Just because you think you know better (and this episode begs to differ), doesn't mean you couldn't have told her, "Rose, I know we go off and save people all the time, but this is a fixed point in time. It can't be changed, okay? I'm sorry, but all you can do is be there for your dad in his last moments." Oh well, it was still a pretty intense episode that really opened their relationship more.

[spud14]

GIVE ROSE ALL THE AGAINST THE LAWS OF TIME THINGS.

[emmymik]

I can't help but think, "Apparently the Doctor learned his lesson from the last time he was creepin' on Rose from the shadows and made sure his Regeneration Farewell Tour didn't get too timey wimey."