But..but...but sex is what makes families! *ducks*
Seriously, I could have worded that more accurately, and less flippantly, by saying the ability of the doctor to experience erotic and amatory love should not be reflexively dismissed. There are many skiffy books, movies or television shows that acknowledge the lead characters' needs for such companionship, and many of them have been done in a way that isn't cheap, and doesn't violate the sensibilities of children or parents. I think what was done in Seasons 05/06/07 (taking my hint from scarfman there) was written beautifully, in that it could be ignored or accepted equally. And you're right; fanfic is where we can go if we want to specify sex in some way.
When it comes to Rusty, yes, it's a good thing that he didn't have a complete Who nation of yes-men. His bad habits would have grown like whoah and it would have been a complete disaster. I think ultimately what saved him almost as much as friends and colleagues who said, "Wait a minute, lad, that's complete rubbish" was his own ability to laugh at himself.
You have to admit there's no one who could wear a cape like Three (although perhaps Eight pulled it off well; if only we'd seen it!)
WRT Sally and River, I completely understand. I ended up just remembering that River cared proactively for her team, whether or not they liked her; Sally seemed not to care about the feelings or the fate of others, unless they had expressed some admiration of her. River seemed invested in the problems around her, and worried about how to make things better. She risked herself for the Doctor and those who were her friends. Moffat didn't quite make me believe Sally was doing any of the things she did out of anything else but curiosity.
You know it could come down to the fact I always wanted to be Alex Kingston - lovely voice, red ringletted hair and that marvelously expressive face. Heh.
"I think the thing I loved best about LotTL was Martha walking the world, saving the world with stories; a celebration of the power of hope and imagination, IMHO."
Oh, my yes: wasn't she magnificent as she did that? That's when I learned to like Martha a lot, a very great lot!
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Date: Thursday, 4 March 2010 05:20 pm (UTC)Seriously, I could have worded that more accurately, and less flippantly, by saying the ability of the doctor to experience erotic and amatory love should not be reflexively dismissed. There are many skiffy books, movies or television shows that acknowledge the lead characters' needs for such companionship, and many of them have been done in a way that isn't cheap, and doesn't violate the sensibilities of children or parents. I think what was done in Seasons 05/06/07 (taking my hint from
When it comes to Rusty, yes, it's a good thing that he didn't have a complete Who nation of yes-men. His bad habits would have grown like whoah and it would have been a complete disaster. I think ultimately what saved him almost as much as friends and colleagues who said, "Wait a minute, lad, that's complete rubbish" was his own ability to laugh at himself.
You have to admit there's no one who could wear a cape like Three (although perhaps Eight pulled it off well; if only we'd seen it!)
WRT Sally and River, I completely understand. I ended up just remembering that River cared proactively for her team, whether or not they liked her; Sally seemed not to care about the feelings or the fate of others, unless they had expressed some admiration of her. River seemed invested in the problems around her, and worried about how to make things better. She risked herself for the Doctor and those who were her friends. Moffat didn't quite make me believe Sally was doing any of the things she did out of anything else but curiosity.
You know it could come down to the fact I always wanted to be Alex Kingston - lovely voice, red ringletted hair and that marvelously expressive face. Heh.
"I think the thing I loved best about LotTL was Martha walking the world, saving the world with stories; a celebration of the power of hope and imagination, IMHO."
Oh, my yes: wasn't she magnificent as she did that? That's when I learned to like Martha a lot, a very great lot!