Everyone's talking, so why not me?

[kalleah]

There's been a lot of discussion about the recent Doctor Who news, and I didn't really want to jump in and discuss at first.  If you've managed to avoid the news, you have much more restraint and self-discipline than I have, and I'll put the discussion under a cut of course.

I've hoped for and dreaded the news of Billie Piper's return for a long time.  Hoped for because I love Rose as a character and felt there were a lot of loose ends between her and the Doctor, and dreaded because if they screw it up, I'll be furious.  Better to leave a storyline and a character at loose ends than to betray them with a trite ending.

Now, I do trust RTD to some extent -- but Doomsday broke my heart, and, after all, this is the man who brought us Dobby!Doctor and Tinkerbell!Doctor.  He, to his credit, also brought us Utopia and The Sound of Drums.  The reunion of the Doctor and Jack was as fantastic as I hoped it would be.  It dealt frankly with the issues surrounding the Doctor's abandonment of Jack, and didn't shy away from the emotional consequences for both of them.  I can only hope we have this kind of resolution with Rose.

I don't think it will come to a shock to anyone that I'm a Doctor/Rose shipper.  I prefer Ten/Rose because, while I love Nine (he was my first Doctor, after all), I think their relationship is more intimate.  I mean that in the sense of personal intimacy, which can be distinct from physical intimacy.  These are two people who were wrapped up in each other to a very large degree.  Their story didn't feel finished to me.

I am pleased that we're (apparently) going to see some meeting of the various companions.  Whether that means just Donna and Rose or Donna, Martha, and Rose, I think that's a good thing.  All three have very different relationships with the Doctor and I suspect that he's in for a great deal of trouble if they meet.  (Heh.)

So ... what am I saying?

I'm apprehensive.  I have a huge case of "I'll believe it when I see it."  I'm amusingly, self-absorbedly thinking about the impact on my own personal canon.  (And on that note, yes, I'm still working on The Hidden Well and have plans for a few other stories in the same continuity.  So I'm now officially AU.  I was pretty close before.  Whatever.)

I want Mickey and Jackie back, too.

Comments

[earlgreytea68.livejournal.com]

Yes! Mickey and Jackie! Rose had better come complete with EVERYTHING.

[kalleah.livejournal.com]

Pete is optional for me but I want Mickey and Jackie. If I have to pick just one, Mickey. Over his time on the series, he showed more character development than anyone. I miss him.