Doctor Who and the conflict that wasn't

[donnaimmaculata]

Okay, so I'm the first to admit that I've fallen out of love with Doctor Who. I still watch it, but it's on a rather meh basis.

But: I did watch The Day of the Doctor (and am meh about it

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[trobadora]

But Ten and Eleven knew that the Daleks would be back at least once per season.

You know, that's a really good point.

Also, last we heard the Time Lords hat become so bad as to be indistinguishable from the Daleks. And the Doctor punted them all right back into the time-locked Time War for a reason, back in The End of Time. But now finding them again is just suddenly all of the good?

[donnaimmaculata]

That's probably a different type of Time Lords. The ones in The End of Time were all evil megalomaniacs who had to be punished, whilst the ones in The Day of the Doctor were all innocent families who had to be saved. The whole retconning thing creates quite a few characterisation problems.

I just wanted somebody to point out that both the Daleks and the Time Lords would be back, even if the Doctor pushed the button, so that the War Doctor could have made an informed decision. I know it's a children's show, but the focus on sentimentality before reason was jarring in this case, seeing as a proper, solid, important argument did exist.

[donnaimmaculata]

I don't even remember S7! I've literally just read the recaps on TVTropes to remind myself what happened.

However, on a positive note: The Day of the Doctor made me realise that I just don't care for Matt Smith's Doctor at all (I already knew I didn't like Clara). So, chances are that I will be able to like the show again once Peter Capaldi takes over. I've seen him in loads of things and he's never failed to charm me.

[donnaimmaculata]

Well, I liked David Tennant's Doctor because he was hot, whereas Matt Smith failed to impress me. I'm very shallow like that.

As to a potential new companion: I am sick of the cute young women we've been blessed with so far (with the exception of Donna). I'm hoping the next one will be different, older, or perhaps an alien.

[shocolate]

I enjoyed it so much, and she wasn't Rose, so that was ok, and I kept gasping and feeling joy.

But on the whole, the joy was all Tennant, and the silly timey wimey plot would have 'worked' exactly the same with War and Eleven and their screwdrivers.

So, loved it, because of a Ten.

Alons y, on a horse.

[donnaimmaculata]

Yes! That she wasn't Rose made me happy, too. But mainly, David Tennant! He was such a delight. I am glad that he left the role when he did, but this appearance reminded me of why I watched and rewatched every episode he was in back in the days.

The bits with Ten being all lovely were good, but mainly, I was meh about the whole thing. I just don't care for Eleven and Clara and Gallifrey. Which, admittedly, is not the episode's fault.

And he brought Arthur along!

[contrariwise]

I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. What I really really want now is a series about the War Doctor.

[donnaimmaculata]

I've been saying for years that I'd love someone old, grumpy and grandfatherly to be the Doctor. He could travel with a cocky young whippersnapper who resembles Ten or Eleven. Or with Donna's granddad. It'd totally watch a show about the War Doctor and Donna's granddad. But I guess that wouldn't appeal to kids these days, who don't know what grandparents are.

[iibnf]

Liked seeing Tom Baker, but I would have liked some Eckleston.

[donnaimmaculata]

I never saw Old Who, so my first encounter with Tom Baker was as the drunk, mad, legless and pee-drinking captain in the Blackadder episode Potato. As first impressions go, thas was quite a powerful one.

I'm afraid I just don't have enough reverence for the legacy of Doctor Who, either due to a character flaw or to cultural divide.