I like David Tennant, and think he does an excellent job as the Doctor, but Christopher Eccleston is a far better actor.
I really didn't like a lot of the writing in S2. The only episodes I thought were awesome were "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit". I really dislike the way Rose was often written sounding more like the Doctor's groupie than his partner. I far prefer good Ten/Rose fanfic to most of the actual episodes.
There are some really cute moments between the Doctor and Rose in "The Idiot's Lantern" and "Fear Her", but other than those moments, I can't stand those episodes.
I loved Donna in "The Runaway Bride", long before we ever saw her in S4.
And I second you on A) The OT3 thing just not working, B) The PotW kiss being the best one, C) Freema not being a great actor (she's pretty, but she just doesn't have emotional depth), and most of all D) Billie and Chris having the best chemistry.
To expand on the last point- they were practically electric together, and not always in comfortable ways. The fought and challenged each other, and in doing so, often felt more like equal partners than Ten and Rose ever did. Rose with Ten often reminded me of friends of mine who change for their boyfriends- those girls who act dumber or more helpless than they actually are in order to attract their man. The few times Rose was allowed to go off on her own in S2 almost always ended badly (e.g., she gets her face sucked off & needs saving).
And sometimes fanfic makes this even worse- I cannot stand all the stories in which Rose is some helpless little victim that just needs the Doctor to come in and save her. If you want to write fanfic like that, why not use some of the more helpless classic Who companions?
And those are my unpopular opinions, complete with rant. All this being said, I'm still of course a huge fan. I rant because I love.
My unpopular opinions. Don't kill me.
I really didn't like a lot of the writing in S2. The only episodes I thought were awesome were "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit". I really dislike the way Rose was often written sounding more like the Doctor's groupie than his partner. I far prefer good Ten/Rose fanfic to most of the actual episodes.
There are some really cute moments between the Doctor and Rose in "The Idiot's Lantern" and "Fear Her", but other than those moments, I can't stand those episodes.
I loved Donna in "The Runaway Bride", long before we ever saw her in S4.
And I second you on A) The OT3 thing just not working, B) The PotW kiss being the best one, C) Freema not being a great actor (she's pretty, but she just doesn't have emotional depth), and most of all D) Billie and Chris having the best chemistry.
To expand on the last point- they were practically electric together, and not always in comfortable ways. The fought and challenged each other, and in doing so, often felt more like equal partners than Ten and Rose ever did. Rose with Ten often reminded me of friends of mine who change for their boyfriends- those girls who act dumber or more helpless than they actually are in order to attract their man. The few times Rose was allowed to go off on her own in S2 almost always ended badly (e.g., she gets her face sucked off & needs saving).
And sometimes fanfic makes this even worse- I cannot stand all the stories in which Rose is some helpless little victim that just needs the Doctor to come in and save her. If you want to write fanfic like that, why not use some of the more helpless classic Who companions?
And those are my unpopular opinions, complete with rant. All this being said, I'm still of course a huge fan. I rant because I love.