I like David Tennant, and think he does an excellent job as the Doctor, but Christopher Eccleston is a far better actor.
Yes. Although, I do LOVE David Tennant, it's just that Eccleston is SO FRICKIN' AMAZING!
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 loved or liked enough episodes to say that I still liked the series overall. I do think that S1 had better eps, though.
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.
Oh, see I didn't see it that way. I guess for me because the Doctor (mostly) acted the same way about Rose, so if she was a groupie for him, he was a groupie for her.
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 don't love either episode, but I don't dislike them greatly. Two things save both for me and the latter kinda needs the other to work: First, the really, really cute D/R moments, and secondly, I love how they're opposite coins of each other. In TIL, Rose is taken out of commission and the Doctor has to come up with how to save her and does so; then in FH, the Doctor is taken out of commission and Rose has to come up with how to save him and does so. I like that a lot.
I loved Donna in "The Runaway Bride", long before we ever saw her in S4.
Oh, gosh me too. I don't know if you ever read my loooooooooooooong intro to Who post, but I talked about my love for Donna starting with TRB (http://arabian.livejournal.com/210368.html#cutid4). Brief excerpt:
"The Runaway Bride" was the next episode to watch. So I watched it. And in about, oh, fifteen minutes ... maybe even ten, I fell completely, totally, absolutely, mind-boggled IN LOVE WITH DONNA NOBLE!!!! OH. MY. GOD! Is she like the COOLEST character ever!?!??
I don't understand how anyone didn't ever NOT love Donna.
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).
I agree completely with the Nine/Rose part, but not Ten/Rose. I just didn't see them that way at all. Of course, who knows? When I get to rewatching s2, maybe I will, but I don't think so.
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Re: My unpopular opinions. Don't kill me.
Date: 2008-08-16 08:38 pm (UTC)Yes. Although, I do LOVE David Tennant, it's just that Eccleston is SO FRICKIN' AMAZING!
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 loved or liked enough episodes to say that I still liked the series overall. I do think that S1 had better eps, though.
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.
Oh, see I didn't see it that way. I guess for me because the Doctor (mostly) acted the same way about Rose, so if she was a groupie for him, he was a groupie for her.
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 don't love either episode, but I don't dislike them greatly. Two things save both for me and the latter kinda needs the other to work: First, the really, really cute D/R moments, and secondly, I love how they're opposite coins of each other. In TIL, Rose is taken out of commission and the Doctor has to come up with how to save her and does so; then in FH, the Doctor is taken out of commission and Rose has to come up with how to save him and does so. I like that a lot.
I loved Donna in "The Runaway Bride", long before we ever saw her in S4.
Oh, gosh me too. I don't know if you ever read my loooooooooooooong intro to Who post, but I talked about my love for Donna starting with TRB (http://arabian.livejournal.com/210368.html#cutid4). Brief excerpt:
"The Runaway Bride" was the next episode to watch. So I watched it. And in about, oh, fifteen minutes ... maybe even ten, I fell completely, totally, absolutely, mind-boggled IN LOVE WITH DONNA NOBLE!!!! OH. MY. GOD! Is she like the COOLEST character ever!?!??
I don't understand how anyone didn't ever NOT love Donna.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).
I agree completely with the Nine/Rose part, but not Ten/Rose. I just didn't see them that way at all. Of course, who knows? When I get to rewatching s2, maybe I will, but I don't think so.