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Countdown to Christmas
I've decided to picspam my favorite Rose-era DW episodes. With a week left until Christmas, think of it as a mini-advent calendar. Or something.
Also to note: "favorite" is such a subjective word, and this isn't necessarily eps I think are the best written or deserve awards - just favorites.
I don't do angst (and the emotional manipulation that usually goes with it), but this is such a lovely episode. It goes straight to the heart of the characters.
The Doctor has enormous powers. Wouldn't you be tempted to do something with that? The dynamic is interesting - Rose wants something but feels somewhat weird about asking for it. The Doctor can see giant warning flags ahead, but he does it anyway.
I wonder if Rose ever told Jackie she was at her wedding. Side note: given how very plain Jackie's wedding was, I could see her going overboard in the altverse if Rose and the Doctor get married. Giant white and pink puffballs, swans, 20 bridesmaids (that Rose doesn't even know) - and the Doctor makes things explode of annoyance. :D
It's hard facing reality when you've got a fantasy built up.
PRETTY PRETTY PRETTY HANDS.
Nothing likebreaking bending the laws of time, eh Doctor? This was a clue way back of his willingness to do things he wouldn't have before the Time War - if something was important to him, he was already starting to screw the rules. I suppose WoM shouldn't have been such a huge surprise, but it still was.
After watching WoM, "I know what I'm doing" now seems like a bit of bluster. I'm not trying to let Rose off the hook here - she massively screwed up and learned a huge lesson from all of it - but looking back on this now, it seems clearer that the Doctor had a bit of "Time Lord Victorious" attitude back then.
The major fight. Man, it was an ugly one. They're both stubborn people, and can be quite childish about things.
THE DOCTOR AND JACKIE WILL NEVER NOT BE FUNNY. NEVER. Part of why I love the altverse? Lots of Doctor-Jackie interaction. MWAH.
Awww. Here we get the Doctor's somewhat wistful line about never having a life to share with someone. TenII ends up getting that life and Ten...goes crazy. Something to think about. *nods*
The Doctor with baby!Rose cracks me up. Not often you tell a baby not to destroy the universe. :D
OH, JUST MAKE UP AND HUG ALREADY.
Thank you. :)
Aaaaand they quickly go back to their normal state of being, which includes Rose fishing around in his jacket, and the Doctor being VERY INTERESTED IN THE ROSE-TOUCHING.
One of the few times we saw Nine without his jacket.
When the Doctor goes poof, we find out that he was trying to change history for her. (Pay no attention to the differences between "fixed points" vs. time travelers changing their own history, because... Just don't.) Also, while Pete is somewhat of a flake, he turns out to be quite noble in the end.
Shot thrown in because it is pretty.
Another pretty shot. I love this one.
This ending always gets me. There's so much caring from the Doctor right there, and he's not really the caring type.
Also to note: "favorite" is such a subjective word, and this isn't necessarily eps I think are the best written or deserve awards - just favorites.
I don't do angst (and the emotional manipulation that usually goes with it), but this is such a lovely episode. It goes straight to the heart of the characters.
The Doctor has enormous powers. Wouldn't you be tempted to do something with that? The dynamic is interesting - Rose wants something but feels somewhat weird about asking for it. The Doctor can see giant warning flags ahead, but he does it anyway.
I wonder if Rose ever told Jackie she was at her wedding. Side note: given how very plain Jackie's wedding was, I could see her going overboard in the altverse if Rose and the Doctor get married. Giant white and pink puffballs, swans, 20 bridesmaids (that Rose doesn't even know) - and the Doctor makes things explode of annoyance. :D
It's hard facing reality when you've got a fantasy built up.
PRETTY PRETTY PRETTY HANDS.
Nothing like
After watching WoM, "I know what I'm doing" now seems like a bit of bluster. I'm not trying to let Rose off the hook here - she massively screwed up and learned a huge lesson from all of it - but looking back on this now, it seems clearer that the Doctor had a bit of "Time Lord Victorious" attitude back then.
The major fight. Man, it was an ugly one. They're both stubborn people, and can be quite childish about things.
THE DOCTOR AND JACKIE WILL NEVER NOT BE FUNNY. NEVER. Part of why I love the altverse? Lots of Doctor-Jackie interaction. MWAH.
Awww. Here we get the Doctor's somewhat wistful line about never having a life to share with someone. TenII ends up getting that life and Ten...goes crazy. Something to think about. *nods*
The Doctor with baby!Rose cracks me up. Not often you tell a baby not to destroy the universe. :D
OH, JUST MAKE UP AND HUG ALREADY.
Thank you. :)
Aaaaand they quickly go back to their normal state of being, which includes Rose fishing around in his jacket, and the Doctor being VERY INTERESTED IN THE ROSE-TOUCHING.
One of the few times we saw Nine without his jacket.
When the Doctor goes poof, we find out that he was trying to change history for her. (Pay no attention to the differences between "fixed points" vs. time travelers changing their own history, because... Just don't.) Also, while Pete is somewhat of a flake, he turns out to be quite noble in the end.
Shot thrown in because it is pretty.
Another pretty shot. I love this one.
This ending always gets me. There's so much caring from the Doctor right there, and he's not really the caring type.