I had the impression Miss Hartigan was somehow connected to the workhouses, like she was in charge of cleaning crews or something like that. The men's reaction to her appearing at the funeral wasn't what I'd expect of them should a prostitute appear. They were shocked more at her gender and mode of dress. And she said something about cleaning up for the poor or orphans. (I'll have to watch it again. Hardship, I know.)
I liked Rosita to an extent but when Miss Hartigan said "I doubt he pays you to talk" she ought to have said something snarky back. That she didn't speaks more to me of RTD's feelings than the characters. He really didn't give that character much thought. She was nice but hardly Companion material. Okay, gutsy, yeah, but still... (And did you love the look on Ten's face when Lake says that the Companion always does as the Doctor says? THAT was hysterical to me.)
Was it weird to anyone else that the Cybermen thought Lake was the Doctor even though they'd already seen him with his wife and son? And when Lake says that being in the Tardis makes his head hurt, did anyone else think maybe there's another fobwatch somewhere? One that contains yet another Time Lord? Not necessarily the Master. Not even necessarily one from the past. Just Random Q. Time Lord... Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part, since I really adored Morissey in this role.
And as for the children, I think it was because that was all she had access to so that's what she thought of.
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Date: 2008-12-27 09:34 pm (UTC)I liked Rosita to an extent but when Miss Hartigan said "I doubt he pays you to talk" she ought to have said something snarky back. That she didn't speaks more to me of RTD's feelings than the characters. He really didn't give that character much thought. She was nice but hardly Companion material. Okay, gutsy, yeah, but still... (And did you love the look on Ten's face when Lake says that the Companion always does as the Doctor says? THAT was hysterical to me.)
Was it weird to anyone else that the Cybermen thought Lake was the Doctor even though they'd already seen him with his wife and son? And when Lake says that being in the Tardis makes his head hurt, did anyone else think maybe there's another fobwatch somewhere? One that contains yet another Time Lord? Not necessarily the Master. Not even necessarily one from the past. Just Random Q. Time Lord... Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part, since I really adored Morissey in this role.
And as for the children, I think it was because that was all she had access to so that's what she thought of.