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Besides, he loves her so much it's irresponsible.
Most men are like dogs, but without the loyalty.
It's refreshing to see that much decency on TV these days.
Most men are like dogs, but without the loyalty.
It's refreshing to see that much decency on TV these days.
LOL at that quote!
Oh, I steal from the best.
Whare are you up to?
Whare are you up to?
Tennant was my favorite Doctor until the last season/series of Smith. The Name/Day/Time of the Doctor arc sold me on him...and and I think his interaction with Clara is some of the best Doctor-Companion of at least the revival (admittedly, I haven't seen any of the original series).
In fact, I liked him so much that I bought a fez:
And it took all I had to make it through the Ponds. Didn't much care for the whole "This the story of Amy Pond...a precocious ginger and this magical space wizard just happens to be along for the ride" angle.
That being said, if you haven't already started...just start with Rose.
In fact, I liked him so much that I bought a fez:
And it took all I had to make it through the Ponds. Didn't much care for the whole "This the story of Amy Pond...a precocious ginger and this magical space wizard just happens to be along for the ride" angle.
That being said, if you haven't already started...just start with Rose.
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The boyfriend characters sort of grow on the audience, usually...it doesn't help that the Doctor often sees them as rivals for his affection or attention, although he often mellows towards them eventually, and they also become less jealous and self centered as time goes on. Sometimes this depends on the incarnation.
Rory, oddly enough, seems to be the exception, the Doctor seems OK with him from the get go, with Rory being the somewhat more jealous one. There's a bit of a friendly rivalry between the two, but it's mainly played for laughs more than anything. If anything, the Doctor's almost scared of Amy's advances toward him, although he does hook up with River later, and possibly had other romantic relationships like at least Tennant did. There's also a hint of things with Clara but that kind of came to an end when Smith became Capaldi.
There weren't that many instances like this in the classic series though. Any romantic relationships with or among the companions were barely hinted at, if at all, although the companions sometimes fell in love with the guest characters, although this often was tacked on and used for the companion leaving the series.
Rory, oddly enough, seems to be the exception, the Doctor seems OK with him from the get go, with Rory being the somewhat more jealous one. There's a bit of a friendly rivalry between the two, but it's mainly played for laughs more than anything. If anything, the Doctor's almost scared of Amy's advances toward him, although he does hook up with River later, and possibly had other romantic relationships like at least Tennant did. There's also a hint of things with Clara but that kind of came to an end when Smith became Capaldi.
There weren't that many instances like this in the classic series though. Any romantic relationships with or among the companions were barely hinted at, if at all, although the companions sometimes fell in love with the guest characters, although this often was tacked on and used for the companion leaving the series.
Susan, Vicki, Jo, Leela, and Peri-sort of-left for love and were even engaged by the end of the story. It's also mentioned in some WHO fiction that Ian and Barbera later married, and possibly Ben and Polly as well.Ace had one or two potential interests but they both end up evil and dead.
Confirmed on screen in The Sarah Jane Adventures episode "Death of the Doctor", where they're referred to as Cambridge professors Ian and Barbara Chesterton, who are rumoured to have not aged since the '60s. Ben and Polly are also mentioned as running an orphanage in India, so are still together in some form.
No, it's really not that simple and it's unfair to act like the criticism of the Moffat era is just the result of people being in love with Tennant and not because people have problems with Moffat's writing.As has been noted, most of the viewers slagging off on the Matt Smith years are incorrigible Tennant fans that can't accept any Doctor except for the skinny geek in the pinstriped suit. It's been 5 years and the war still rages. (But that's what the internet is for.)
While I like Tennant's doctor very much I always thought Matt Smith was an excellent choice! I also like Karen Gillen and Jenna Coleman as actresses although I don't particularly like their characters.
My only problem with the Moffat era is the writing, when he did one story per year during the RTD era Moffat's episode where among the highlights of the season but as soon as he took over it all fell apart for me, his season long arcs don't work, they're either predictable or make no sense.
I also don't like the way he treats the companions, they feel like props most of the time not like fully realized characters, think back to the RTD era companions, like them or not they all had families, friends, jobs, dreams, they had a life apart from the Doctor. Amy and Rory had each other and a handful on one episode friends and relatives that never really mattered. Clara had nothing in season 7, I think Maureen Ryan said it best, Clara is not a character, she's a mystery to be solved! She became kind of a character in series 8 but still far from great although I do give Moffat props for trying.
What disappinted me the most is that Matt Smith never got a chance to be another showrunner's doctor and with Moffat being confirmed for season 10 there's a good chance Capaldi won't get that chance either.
I truly think Moffat is overrated, Couplinf was great but his Doctor Who is mediocre at best and don't even get me started on Sherlock, it's not good! Elementary on CBS of all places has the better Hserlock, better Watson and better Sherlock/Watson friendship, it,s the superior how in everything but hype.
Matt Smith did get an episode of the Sarah Jane Chronicles to work under RTD. So we get a glimps of what an RTD era 11th Doctor would be like. The old man in a young body who remembers all his companions. You get that brief glimpse of the 3rd Doctor behind his eyes when he's talking to Jo about all that she did. Even when talking to Sarah, he's a mix of the 3rd, 4th, and 10th Doctors behind that young face.
Sara Jane Smith = Companion of the 3rd and 4th doctor (1973 - 1976.)
In 2006 "Sara Jane" was given her own show, set on Earth shepherding a collection of 13 year old costars, targeting a much younger audience of maybe 7 to ten year olds, but still distinctly the same Whoniverse.
In 2006 "Sara Jane" was given her own show, set on Earth shepherding a collection of 13 year old costars, targeting a much younger audience of maybe 7 to ten year olds, but still distinctly the same Whoniverse.
Another funny thing about Alex: She has been on Law & Order: SVU a few times, playing a defense attorney named...wait for it...
Miranda Pond.
@IAmNotSpock: Isn't there a later episode which says that Ian is now...
the headmaster of Coal Hill School
It's not really a spoiler, but
in "The Day of the Doctor", his name is on the Coal Hill School sign as Chair of Governors. The headmaster is named as W. Coburn, an apparent reference to Waris Hussein and Anthony Coburn, director and writer of "An Unearthly Child", the show's first story.
I just finished Cold Blood. That was... Quite an emotional roller coaster at the end. Poor Rory
But I'm kind of okay that it's just the Doctor and Amy again for a while. Does that make me a bad person?From the nine episodes I've watched, Dr. Who seems pretty deep when you get to the heart of the story. Kind of like Star Trek.
You'd better have a whole box of tissues beside you before you start the next one. Just sayin'.
Thanks for the heads up!
Sarah Jane Adventures - Doctor Who spinoff.
Sarah Connor Chronicles - Terminator spinoff.
One for kids, one... not.
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