Well, this is the Dalek's analysis, not mine - and after Vicki, Polly, and Jo, can you really blame it?
Of course, what it's really extrapolating is things like "good-hearted, merciful, friend to all living things, kind to small fuzzy animals and broken birds"...but then, it's a Dalek.
In any event, I did not intend to give offense (or even to hate on Rose) and I apologize for having done so.
Just because she was no longer gullible in The Stolen Earth doesn't prevent her from being gullible in Dalek.
You have to admit, she was pretty gullible and the Dalek used that to its advantage. Being all "oh woe is me, the bad man is hurting me" to lure her over to restore it. Compassionate, yes, but it still tipped over into gullible.
I love Rose to bits, but she definitely had her moments of being not so bright when first starting out *coughFather'sDaycough*.
I think that's a bit of a misinterpretation of "Dalek." Note that the Dalek in question actually never hurt anyone that wasn't shooting at it or trying to kill it - even when it first entered the room full of soldiers, it waited until it was attacked before killing them. The whole point of the episode is that absolution is possible, which was thematically mirrored by Nine looking for Rose's absolution (and being judged by her) at the end of the episode. It was never about being "gullible" - the episode was about faith, and that paid off beautifully.
Also re Father's Day - I think that's kind of harsh. She was a 19 year old human, and Nine took her back - twice - to witness the untimely death of a parent, apparently without explaining to her that things couldn't be changed, or why. Not sure that SHE was the dumb one there, just sayin'...
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Of course, what it's really extrapolating is things like "good-hearted, merciful, friend to all living things, kind to small fuzzy animals and broken birds"...but then, it's a Dalek.
In any event, I did not intend to give offense (or even to hate on Rose) and I apologize for having done so.
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You have to admit, she was pretty gullible and the Dalek used that to its advantage. Being all "oh woe is me, the bad man is hurting me" to lure her over to restore it. Compassionate, yes, but it still tipped over into gullible.
I love Rose to bits, but she definitely had her moments of being not so bright when first starting out *coughFather'sDaycough*.
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Also re Father's Day - I think that's kind of harsh. She was a 19 year old human, and Nine took her back - twice - to witness the untimely death of a parent, apparently without explaining to her that things couldn't be changed, or why. Not sure that SHE was the dumb one there, just sayin'...
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And it's not her fault if the Dalek is more Genre Savvy than she is - it's been at this a whole lot longer.
I can't stop reading the last word in your icon as "Pie." I have problems...
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