There's a quote in one of Robert Heinlein's books that the best way to lie convincingly is to tell the truth unconvincingly.
I didn't want Turner to be a villain or a cliche religious nut. I wanted to portray him as a damaged person who is doing his best to make sense of the impossible. If you feel sorry for him, then I've succeeded, at least in part.
Jack is sure that there must be a fallacy in there somewhere, but religious debate is not his forte. He’d much rather do a problem in fifth-dimensional quantum geometry. In his head. While drunk.
Hee! Love this line. Ditto, this one:
Jack’s voice is quiet, but acidic enough to melt a Slitheen. Great description!
Jack can’t match the Doctor’s Oncoming Storm glare, but he can do a damn good imitation, with more a century of anger and violence to draw on.
Damn, poor Jack, makes me feel very badly for him along with how good his imitation would be.
In a way, I feel sorry for Chris Turner and what he's been through, but in a way I don't, that he's willing to let Donna die rather than tell Linton that he lied or something else. His new-found religious fervour scares me, especially since it's based on a fallible alien.
The bewilderment on Jack’s face quickly transforms into a smile. “The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
( ... )
Re: CoT Part 4lindenharpOctober 4 2008, 07:17:39 UTC
I'm glad you're enjoying it. Just remember: I'm not offering prizes for fastest read-through. :-)
And you can certainly feel sorry for Chris Turner. He's a broken personality -- a broken person -- trying to put himself together. And he's not willing to let Donna die. He has ever faith that the Lord Raphael will heal her mind.
Comments 9
Reply
There's a quote in one of Robert Heinlein's books that the best way to lie convincingly is to tell the truth unconvincingly.
I didn't want Turner to be a villain or a cliche religious nut. I wanted to portray him as a damaged person who is doing his best to make sense of the impossible. If you feel sorry for him, then I've succeeded, at least in part.
Reply
Small typo:
Our of the corner of his eye, Jack can see Martha begin to speak, then snap her mouth shut.
"Out" not "Our"
Reply
Reply
I'm looking forward to seeing where you're going with this.
Reply
Reply
Reply
Hee! Love this line. Ditto, this one:
Jack’s voice is quiet, but acidic enough to melt a Slitheen. Great description!
Jack can’t match the Doctor’s Oncoming Storm glare, but he can do a damn good imitation, with more a century of anger and violence to draw on.
Damn, poor Jack, makes me feel very badly for him along with how good his imitation would be.
In a way, I feel sorry for Chris Turner and what he's been through, but in a way I don't, that he's willing to let Donna die rather than tell Linton that he lied or something else. His new-found religious fervour scares me, especially since it's based on a fallible alien.
The bewilderment on Jack’s face quickly transforms into a smile. “The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth ( ... )
Reply
And you can certainly feel sorry for Chris Turner. He's a broken personality -- a broken person -- trying to put himself together. And he's not willing to let Donna die. He has ever faith that the Lord Raphael will heal her mind.
Reply
Leave a comment