I've mentioned before that I actually stopped watching Who after TPotW, I was so devastated by the loss of Eccleston and where the Doctor and Rose would go from here, so clearly I didn't think they had a shot in hell of maintaining what made the Doctor and Rose work.
I was quite surprised too when I finally watched it. But it's true, RTD did EXACTLY what needed to be done to MAKE it work. He shifted the dynamics of the relationship, using what had happened in PotW to build on, and then clearly saw the different kind of chemistry (more playful, content, less UST-y and tension-filled) that Piper had with Tennant as opposed to Eccleston and he went with it.
And it worked.
I think the continuity across the 4 series is just incredible.
Except for "The Girl in the Fireplace" -- thanks, Moffat! -- I agree completely.
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Date: 2008-08-12 11:42 pm (UTC)I was quite surprised too when I finally watched it. But it's true, RTD did EXACTLY what needed to be done to MAKE it work. He shifted the dynamics of the relationship, using what had happened in PotW to build on, and then clearly saw the different kind of chemistry (more playful, content, less UST-y and tension-filled) that Piper had with Tennant as opposed to Eccleston and he went with it.
And it worked.
I think the continuity across the 4 series is just incredible.
Except for "The Girl in the Fireplace" -- thanks, Moffat! -- I agree completely.