How anyone can't see that that was really the whole point of TL ... to show that all Donna needs is someone TRULY believing in her and she CAN and WILL be THE Donna, I don't know, but I get that a lot of people don't see it.
I don't understand it either, especially given the overwhelming positive response to "Turn Left."
Right, it's not like it was even a slightly maligned episode. It was right there; Donna has that amazing capacity to BE Donna, whether the Doctor is there or not.
Maybe part of the problem is that many people did not like TRB Donna, and so they don't really connect the amazing things she went on to do with the person she already was. But again "Turn Left" should prove that who she was was pretty awesome too.
Yuppes; and I just can not understand not loving TRB Donna too. I've adored her from almost moment one.
Never watched old school, so I just know of Romana, never watched her.
Oh, you should! You might like Romana... she's actually got quite a bit in common with Donna. She's never afraid to tell the Doctor he's wrong, which he initially resents, but they become great friends.
I'd love to watch it in order, but I'm thinking that's just not possible at this point.
Right. For me, it's basically what Tennant has said: Rose is the love of his life. HOWEVER, being 900+ years old, he's gonna have other loves. I DO think that Rose is special; she's the love of his life.
I think that's a great way to put it. :D
That really is how it's come across, though. She IS the love of his life; it doesn't take away that he loves other people -- again NINE HUNDRED YEARS OLD! -- but, yes, he DOES love Rose the mostest. She's the love of his life. When you've got the cast and crew basically selling that line in their writing, directing and acting overall, it's rather hard to ignore that reality in the show's canon. Sigh, yet people do.
OMG emo-Doctor angst! I didn't exactly dislike "42", but I found it unremarkable. I've only seen it once, and I'm sure if I saw it again I'd see things I liked... the problem is I just can't remember much of it. The other things that I really liked or really disliked about series 3 stand out so much more.
Ah, I just remember really liking Martha and that dude she spent so much time with; I wanted him to join them for an episode or two.
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Date: 2008-08-17 01:54 pm (UTC)How anyone can't see that that was really the whole point of TL ... to show that all Donna needs is someone TRULY believing in her and she CAN and WILL be THE Donna, I don't know, but I get that a lot of people don't see it.
I don't understand it either, especially given the overwhelming positive response to "Turn Left."
Right, it's not like it was even a slightly maligned episode. It was right there; Donna has that amazing capacity to BE Donna, whether the Doctor is there or not.
Maybe part of the problem is that many people did not like TRB Donna, and so they don't really connect the amazing things she went on to do with the person she already was. But again "Turn Left" should prove that who she was was pretty awesome too.
Yuppes; and I just can not understand not loving TRB Donna too. I've adored her from almost moment one.
Never watched old school, so I just know of Romana, never watched her.
Oh, you should! You might like Romana... she's actually got quite a bit in common with Donna. She's never afraid to tell the Doctor he's wrong, which he initially resents, but they become great friends.
I'd love to watch it in order, but I'm thinking that's just not possible at this point.
Right. For me, it's basically what Tennant has said: Rose is the love of his life. HOWEVER, being 900+ years old, he's gonna have other loves. I DO think that Rose is special; she's the love of his life.
I think that's a great way to put it. :D
That really is how it's come across, though. She IS the love of his life; it doesn't take away that he loves other people -- again NINE HUNDRED YEARS OLD! -- but, yes, he DOES love Rose the mostest. She's the love of his life. When you've got the cast and crew basically selling that line in their writing, directing and acting overall, it's rather hard to ignore that reality in the show's canon. Sigh, yet people do.
OMG emo-Doctor angst! I didn't exactly dislike "42", but I found it unremarkable. I've only seen it once, and I'm sure if I saw it again I'd see things I liked... the problem is I just can't remember much of it. The other things that I really liked or really disliked about series 3 stand out so much more.
Ah, I just remember really liking Martha and that dude she spent so much time with; I wanted him to join them for an episode or two.