Nu Who Meta: the Tenth Doctor's views on his 'death'

[kilodalton]

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[nostalgia_lj]

He always was a bit of a drama queen.

[kilodalton]

True that.

(Oh and btw ICUWYDT with that Eleven/Rosanna fic -- lololol LOVE OF HIS LIFE, I tell ya!! Good job =)) XD

[fogsblue]

I'm not sure Eleven will take his regeneration any better than Ten. Given he spent around 200 years running from the Lake (Silencio, I think?). Ten spent some time avoiding his after the prophecy, but it certainly is never suggested as more than a couple of months.

Out of the three new Doctor's, Eleven's real regeneration currently unknown, it seems Nine has handled it best.

[wake_the_dragon]

I think Ten's regeneration fits his character. I love Ten but he was definitely one for melodrama towards the end.

[muneca_brava]

I personally love Ten's character arc and his death fits perfectly with that. I can understand people who hated it though. But I liked seeing all the bad stuff affect him and bring him down, I liked that it made him self-centred. Like, The Waters of Mars is one of my favourite episodes because of how dark he's allowed to be there. The way he fights against dying is another sign of how messed up he's become, and it makes it easier to let him go because clearly it's for the best.

That said, I don't love how melodramatic that last episode gets at times and how long it's drawn out, but all in all I wouldn't change it.

[tenthrose]

(Okie Dokey... so I spend an hour of this morning discussing palliative care in philosophy class, and then this pops up online. I'm having a morbid day

[philstar22]

That's interesting. Maybe how we view the Doctor has a big effect on how we view Ten's regeneration. I'm one of the people who sees the Doctor as mainly the same person, with the regenerations being slightly different incarnations of the same person. So I don't think of regeneration as death, which makes Ten's reaction (especially in light of the fact that none of the other Doctors seem to react that way) kind of bothersome.

[bitter_suite24]

I adore Ten, he's my favorite, and I don't blame him AT ALL for being upset. In fact, I get a little offended when people call him a crybaby about it, because he WAS dying, and as far as I'm concerned he had the right to not be okay with that.

This. So much this. I completely agree that he has a right to be upset about dying. True, he's not dying the way we think of it, but in a sense, Ten IS dying. He knows that his new regeneration will change him. He'll still be the Doctor and a Time Lord, but he'll also be different. His mannerisms, likes and dislikes, and (to a smaller degree) his personality will change. He wasn't ready to let go yet, and he was upset. As he had a right to be.

I also agree with the point about him not having to convince anyone it's okay. Since he was alone he could react the way he wanted to without having to worry about someone else's reaction.

As for how Eleven will react, I have no idea. I think it will depend on the situation and the events leading up to the regeneration.

[kilodalton]

Ten didn't have anyone to convince that regeneration was okay (except the audience, who had already been through it with at least Nine, so RTD didn't feel like he had anyone to convince), so he was able to act... much more upset, and therefore... though much more upset.

This is a GREAT point - I've never thought of that before, but you're absolutely right!