Doctor Who: three things I like about the Doctor...

[fajrdrako]

I watched Doctor Who "Gridlock" yesterday and liked it even more than ever. I realized that there are three things I find particularly wonderful in this series, which you might categorize as ways the Doctor hits my kinks - two of which I already knew and one of them I just discovered with "Gridlock".

These are:

1. Scenes in which the Doctor gets angry. In this case, the scene where he says he'll close down the mood-dealers. It's even better when his anger is mixed with resolve, as in his determination to find and rescue Martha unharmed.



2. Scenes where the Doctor acts protective of his companion, especially when the companion expresses faith in him.



3. Scenes where the Doctor talks poetically and at length about something he cares about - in this case, his planet. I didn't know I particularly liked this. How could I know, when I'd never heard him do it before?

It all adds up to my emotional reaction being that I'm loving this show more and more all the time. Hard to believe.

Comments

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

Delightful!
The Radio Times is now issuing Doctor Who stickers. I will send them to you!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Stickers - ! My goodness, this show is a fangirl's special dream. All that and stickers too.

[atheneunknown.livejournal.com]

The ep was gorgeous.

I really liked the bit of Martha expressing that while everyone else had their religon, she had her faith in the Doctor.

It might just be because I come from a medical minded family, but I identified with that statement on a whole lot of levels.

Not just as 'The Doctor' but as a symbol for physical manifestations of good, as opposed to vaugly decribed characters in books written thousands of years ago.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

The ep was gorgeous.

It really was!

I really liked the bit of Martha expressing that while everyone else had their religon, she had her faith in the Doctor.

It was a choice moment. I think Martha would have said that back in the first episode, too. (Even when she didn't entirely believe he was an alien.)

I agree that the statement had different levels - not just as manifestation of good as you describe, but personal faith him because of his personality, as well as faith in him because of his skills and abilities.

[firko.livejournal.com]

The scene where The Doctor was all wistful for his planet made me think of the 'lonely angel' phrase from The Girl in the Fireplace. It seems to be truer and more appropriate as we get to know 10. For such a bundle of energy, he carries a deep and profound sadness with him as well.

I loved Martha squaring up to him and insisting that he share stuff with her. She trusts him, but needs some to be returned. Bright girl, that one.

The only thing I didn't like so much - the secret that the face of Bo told him seemed like such an anti-climax!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

The scene where The Doctor was all wistful for his planet made me think of the 'lonely angel' phrase from The Girl in the Fireplace

Yes, showing what he had been covering. (Things Shakespeare saw in his eyes, too.)

For such a bundle of energy, he carries a deep and profound sadness with him as well.

And also the compassion/anger contrasts.

the secret that the face of Bo told him seemed like such an anti-climax!

Considering that even back when "New Earth" was on fans were saying that was what he would say... Yes. I'm hoping there will still be a twist, that the truth will be less obvious than it seems.

[raissad.livejournal.com]

Those three elements have always been present in the series. Three was particularly lovely. He'd get angry and protective, backing up his sentiments with Venusian martial arts, employed on screen.

Three was the series answer to Bond. He had the most gadgets, including cars. He expressed his fondness for his then companion, Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, by naming one of the cars, Bessie, after her. Bessie was kept in storage after the Doctor left UNIT during Four's time, and we see her again during Seven's tenure.

Three also waxed lyrical about Gallifrey, recalling how little yellow flowers ("like daisies they were") on a Gallifreyan hillside brought him out of an existential funk centuries before.

Btw, I love your new icon. :)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Interesting comments about Three! I think I might like him.

Little yellow flowers... makes me want to sing "Eidelweiss".

Yes, isn't the icon irresistible?

[raissad.livejournal.com]

Did I mention that Three also wore various velvet jackets and a cape? :) Here's a pic of Three with Bessie for reference. The other car on the page is the second one he drove:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doctor_Who_vehicles#Bessie

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Bessie makes me think of The Avengers. That's a really interesting wiki page I hadn't encountered before. Thank you!

[kikibug13.livejournal.com]

I liked the episode - the most of it in one way, and the last minutes in an entirely another way, and another level. The bit from the Doctor's appearing at the Senate is just made of awe!

I mean, the story of the episode, the hopping among cars, the special effects - all those were wonderful, interesting, well done, (oh the attention to detail!), acted out to perfection and all that.

But that last bit...

I still feel like crying. It's just Not Fair that he should be all alone!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

It's just Not Fair that he should be all alone!

Well... as the Face of Boe said, he isn't alone. Whatever that might mean - I don't think it's the obvious. And as Martha said, he's got her.

It was still a wonderful ending.

I loved the bit where the Doctor is hopping from car to car. It reminded me of the scene in Torchwood where Bernie and Owen are running through people's back gardens. You get all these glimpses of diverse lives and different people, all so distinct, and you can feel curious about their stories.