Comments | subtle1science: 'the quality of mercy is not strained'

subtle1science

'the quality of mercy is not strained'

Jul 14, 2011 09:30

The Doctor: If I don't like your plan, it will end.
Mr. Finch: Fascinating. Your people were peaceful to the point of indolence. You seem to be something new. Would you declare war on us, Doctor?
The Doctor: I'm so old now. I used to have so much mercy. You get one warning. That was it.

Caught the end of "School Reunion" on BBCA yesterday..... ( Read more... )

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suo_gan July 14 2011, 14:39:22 UTC

Ugh. The catfight between Sarah Jane and Rose still rankles. Straight out of the fifties trope: the older (read, sexless hasbeen) fighting the nubile (read sexy but dumb) newcomer over a man. God, I thought that tripe was over decades ago, Dynasty notwithstanding. But Rusty brought it all back with his personal agenda of making every older woman into a shrew, nag or worse. Of course, this was just a momentary blip for Sarah Jane because even Rusty wouldn't dare go for the throat of such a beloved icon of the DW world, but that catfight still stands ( ... )

subtle1science July 14 2011, 15:03:50 UTC

Sarah Jane still had to be made pitiful: cow eyes at the Doctor, and the confession that she'd never had any relationship after traveling with the Doctor, and now, of course, being in her dotage, she'd always be alone (except for that annoying metal dog)....Talk about breaking the suspension of disbelief: intelligent, talented, beautiful Sarah Jane is unwanted ( ... )

suo_gan July 14 2011, 17:31:31 UTC

The intrepid Sarah Jane, dependent on the Doctor? No bleepin' way, although I almost admire Rusty for once again working cow eyes into one of his episodes. I could see where she would treasure the time spent with the Doctor, but never to the point where it overcast her whole life and rendered her an object of pity ( ... )

subtle1science July 14 2011, 18:15:03 UTC

Even the effect of travelling with the Doctor is dealt with in "Vampires"--the experience would be life-changing; of course it would forever have an impact.....But the idea that Sarah Jane would be this useless, forever lonely old lady....?

What?!?

*sigh* Just a reminder of why I so hated "School Reunion" the first time I ever saw it.

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