Part 2/2 (because I wrote too damned much)

Date: 2008-07-16 06:05 pm (UTC)
-Absolutely the Doctor fell in love with Rose when he was Nine. Did you see the way he looked at her back then? And he was willing to let the world be destroyed just to save her in "World War Three," and he was willing to let the world be devoured by Reapers just so she wouldn't have to watch her father die (again) in "Father's Day," and he sent her away in his TARDIS so she would be safe in "Parting of the Ways." There had to be all those wonderful Nine references, because that's where it all started, and because I remain absolutely convinced that the Doctor's regeneration into Ten, that the man he became when he became Ten, was very much because of Rose and how he felt about her. Likewise, his refusal to regenerate into Eleven--"Why would I?"--was also because of Rose.

-"He needs you; that's very me." Yes, I loved that line. Romantic to the hilt. Yet at the same time, it's also him saying 'I needed you more when I was still so broken by the Time War, so that's why you're staying with him. I don't need you as much, now.' And that's just OUCH.

-Bluesuit telling Rose he loves her. I can see why you feel that should have been audible. And it would have been wonderful. But I'm okay with it, because if you watch Tennant's face and jaw in that moment, you can see clearly that he's saying 'I love you.' It also makes sense that he can't/won't say it out loud, because he's gone from never saying it at all to this, and letting other people hear it might be too much of a change all at once. Also, this way it's just between him and Rose; a little, beautiful moment just between Rose and her (bluesuit) Doctor. It's a gift to her.

-Oh, and on the subject of interaction between Rose and the bluesuit Doctor, if you look at the scene when the brownsuit Doctor is saying all his goodbyes outside the TARDIS, and then we see inside and Donna walks by on the phone--in the background, the bluesuit Doctor and Rose are chatting and laughing, and bluesuit Doctor looks unbelievably happy. It's their moment of giddiness, all theirs without anyone watching.

-The bluesuit Doctor and Rose having nearly matching clothing? See, Rose has become a lot like the Doctor. We see her only ever in this one outfit, in "Turn Left" she won't tell Donna what her name is and NO ONE ever uses her name. Ever. It's like she's RoseDoctor. (In fact, I have an idea for a fic dealing with that.)

-Tennant's strange acting choice for his look at Rose after Martha's "Oh my god, he found you." Yeah. That one bothered me. What happened to "But Rose is coming back. Isn't that good?" "Yeah."?

-Tom Milligan. Yeah. Sometimes, I think Martha made him up.

-Davros's comment that Rose had to be there? Yep, never explained.

-Everlasting death for the most faithful companion? I kept thinking it was going to be Jack losing his immortality, but no. I think it was supposed to refer to Donna losing all memories of being a companion. (Although, I disagree with that, because I firmly believe that Donna becomes River Song. And that's how she knows the Doctor's name and is so familiar with the sonic screwdriver, and why they are mistaken for being an old married couple.)

-I absolutely agree that this ending was the best and happiest possible way to end the Doctor/Rose storyline. Because what else could you do, realistically? It's the best we were ever going to get, and I never expected to get that much. Anything more/better/different is the responsibility of fanfic. LOL
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