...but I agree with [info]honorh above in that he SHOULD have been honest with Rose, and not put it on the Doctor, making him the bad guy. But, again, twenty-something old guy.
lol. I'm with both of you on this. Full honesty would be better in terms of his character and his relationship with Rose. As you said, though, still an Earth guy (I love that part in "AoL" where Mickey excitedly asks if the TARDIS gets sports channels!). Mickey is still a guy who doesn't want to show weakness, especially in front of his girlfriend.
Bad for Rose, definitely, though I liked the Mickey-Doctor mano-a-mano insight in that small scene. It's already pretty brave of Mickey not to give an excuse to the Doctor. I feel like the Doctor was impressed enough with Mickey's work and Mickey's honesty (to him) to take the hit for him in front of Rose. It's a new understanding for them, and I feel it sets up "Boomtown", where they clearly still try to one-up each other but it's not as pointedly hurtful - "Rickey"/"Big Ears" - even at the end.
To make it short: As I said above, she's still in denial about her feelings about the Doctor. In SR, she's not.
That would definitely make sense. I was always bothered by that. "SR" is already enough into the series for her to have adjusted to the regeneration, so it couldn't be that, either.
Rose and Donna seem to be the only ones who can stall that reaction
Amen. I LOVE Donna. I felt so bad for her at the end of Series 4; I didn't want her to die, so I'm VERY glad she's alive (I'd be so upset if she died!), but to be wiped of one's memories is pretty tragic. I really hope something can be done so she can return at least once or twice. After all, the Daleks keep pulling a Jack and returning no matter how many times they're killed.
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lol. I'm with both of you on this. Full honesty would be better in terms of his character and his relationship with Rose. As you said, though, still an Earth guy (I love that part in "AoL" where Mickey excitedly asks if the TARDIS gets sports channels!). Mickey is still a guy who doesn't want to show weakness, especially in front of his girlfriend.
Bad for Rose, definitely, though I liked the Mickey-Doctor mano-a-mano insight in that small scene. It's already pretty brave of Mickey not to give an excuse to the Doctor. I feel like the Doctor was impressed enough with Mickey's work and Mickey's honesty (to him) to take the hit for him in front of Rose. It's a new understanding for them, and I feel it sets up "Boomtown", where they clearly still try to one-up each other but it's not as pointedly hurtful - "Rickey"/"Big Ears" - even at the end.
To make it short: As I said above, she's still in denial about her feelings about the Doctor. In SR, she's not.
That would definitely make sense. I was always bothered by that. "SR" is already enough into the series for her to have adjusted to the regeneration, so it couldn't be that, either.
Rose and Donna seem to be the only ones who can stall that reaction
Amen. I LOVE Donna. I felt so bad for her at the end of Series 4; I didn't want her to die, so I'm VERY glad she's alive (I'd be so upset if she died!), but to be wiped of one's memories is pretty tragic. I really hope something can be done so she can return at least once or twice. After all, the Daleks keep pulling a Jack and returning no matter how many times they're killed.