Doctor Who: More Utopia thoughts... and quotes

[fajrdrako]

1. The Doctor: "They're not my responsibility." Jack: "And I am? That's a change."

2. Each time Jack flirts with someone and each time the Doctor objects.

3. The Doctor's flinch when he first sees Jack and says, "I'm sorry."

4. Jack taking the Doctor's coat and holding it the same way Ianto takes his coat.

5. The scene where Jack grabs the Doctor to stop him from falling into the shaft and says, "How'd you cope without me?"

6. Martha: "Oh, she was blonde!"

7. Derek Jacobi's acting.

8. Chantho. What a great character, and what a great look.

9. The watch ... revisited.

10. Hermits.

11. "The final act of the Time War was life."

12. "Shame on you."

Comments

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

I liked:

"You're supposed to say 'sorry'."

And the bit about the hermits was very funny. Also Martha freaking about the hand and the way the Doctor waves to her *giggles*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Icon adoration

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I agree!

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

I went on a bit of a DW icon hunt... that one is by specialicons, who also has a very cute one of Jack asking if someone just kissed him.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

a very cute one of Jack asking if someone just kissed him.

And such a very cute moment that was!

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

Fabulous, isn't it? It's by specialicons, there are a whole pile of animated DW icons for various episodes.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

"You're supposed to say 'sorry'."

Ooh, yes, that was wondeful!

the way the Doctor waves to her

Such a wonderful visual, such a great bit of business - so much character to it, and visual humour, and it really delineated the gulf between them - and the affection too.

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

All that, and more. It was just great!
I'm keeping more Radio Times cuttings for you! This week's has more about the Master!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Thank you for saving the Radio Times cuttings. As for the Master... When John Smith had to 'die' for the Doctor to return, I felt no sorrow because I liked the Doctor more. When Professor Yana died for the Master's return, I really did feel bad about it.

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

Yes - the Professor was an old sweetie until the watch was opened…

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

He was delightful in so many ways. Loved his easy friendship with the Doctor, too. Perhaps that was meant to be a sort of echo of the friendship that once existed between the real Master and the Doctor?

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

Well, they are Time Lords.
Not sure how canonical the TV movie with Eight is, but I vaguely recall that claimed they were originally brothers, which ups the stakes in terms of mythical resonances.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Brothers? really? How Cain and Abelish. Fun.

The movie with Eight is supposed to be totally canon, though personally I'm in denial about the bit where the Doctor's mother was human. I have a copy of that now - Sandi gave it to me yesterday.

[slartibartfast.livejournal.com]

I loved it! I was so excited!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yes, wasn't it wonderful?

Just such fun.

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

"End of the Universe! Have fun! Bye-bye!"

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

LOL - oh, yes! What a great moment!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Oh and

Master: "Say my name!"

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. I don't even know the DOctor/Master background stories and that still riveted my attention. Especially the Doctor's reaction. A great moment.

(Is it almost Saturday yet?)

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

Hey there... little late I know but I love Chantho's little verbal.... thing. Very cute.

[megaloo13.livejournal.com]

Plus Martha's comments on it. "Come on, do it once for me!" "...no."

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

Yes! Exactly! I loved the school-girly atmosphere then!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I loved the way they loved the exchanged, the way it made them both laugh - just a bit of harmless naughtiness. So cute.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

She actually made it sound delightfully wicked!

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

Indeed she did!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yes, Chantho was delightful in many ways - her character, her speech patterns, her sense of humour, the cute wiggle of her prosthetics, her loyalty and courage - really, I can't think of anything I didn't like about her.

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

I think I kinda fell in love with that prosthetics job... jeez...

and yes, she was a delight wasn't she? and so brave bless her.

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

Yes, she was sweet in a strange sort of blue grasshopper-y way! And very brave!
But can the ficcers save her?!

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

I intend to try... lol

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

Please let me know! I'm incorrigible myself: if anything bad happens to a character I find adorable, I'm in there with my rescuing and h/c instincts to the fore!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I begin to feel challenged by this idea. Especially when I did like Chantho so much.

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

So where does one find out about insect medicine?! ;-D

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

From the insect medical schools, of course!

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

You think Martha can deal with it?

(Am trying to recall what the Master actually did to her…)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

The Master zapped Chantho with his live electical cables - the big ones like Jack got killed with.

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

Being an insect, she has an exoskeleton. That may help.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yay! Good! Go for it!

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

I'll get to it... after I get done helping my fandoms with 30 fandom fic things... I challenged myself to do it... keep poking me about it though... else I'll forget.

Oh yeah, and most of these involve the Torchwood and Doctor Who peeps...

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! Lots to look forward to.

[femme-slash-fan.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha... cool... anything to look forward to from here?

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Of course!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Ficcers can save anybody! And love a challenge.

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

I generally work under the assumption that, provided the main pieces are there and the character hasn't been interred, cremated or entirely blown up on screen, the fic doctors will find a way…

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I come from a background of having read comic books for many, many years. The rule of thumb is that even if the character has been interred, cremated or blown up (or dissolved to atoms or trapped in a far dimension) they will come back one way or another.

Fic writers are equally ingenious.

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

On the whole, I tend to work within somewhat more conventional bounds of physical possibility.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I'll certainly write something about Chantho if I can think of a way to give her a story that isn't banal. I suppose a lot depends on what happens next episode - what environment is left around her.