I wouldn't say Ten was hypocritical. Just... arbitrary. He doesn't need to explain his reasons to us, but it would be helpful if they were more clear. Yes, he can be compassionate - but it would be nice to why he is sometimes merciful and often not. Or to know what happened between, say, "The Parting of the Ways" and "School Reunion" to change him. Regeneration, yes. But why would that remove the quality of mercy?
I think the whole point of "The Parting of the Ways" was that Nine had changed - that from the crisis point of the Time Wars (in which he destroyed the Time Lords and the Daleks) to the endpoint of that episode, he changed his priorities and reversed his original decision. And that, in fact, was the whole point of series one - the ways he changed from lonely, guilty and traumatized to loving, compassionate and capable of wisely revising his judgement. That interpretation of series one is so delightful and perfect (and so in keeping with everything we see) that I am not about to abandon it.
Maybe there is a wrongness to Ten. Remember my theory that in "The Last of the Time Lords", everything Ten says about Jack is really about himself? That fits.
What happened to Six? what was wrong about his regeneration?
Yes, I agree that intelligence as a 'superpower' was a good thing about Numb3rs. The character - Charlie, was it? - reminded me of Sherlock Holmes, except that he used math rather than just observation and extrapolation.
I think the Doctor does realize what's going on.... I just can't believe he doesn't. So it seems he's just refusing to admit to his flaws (or to his flawed thinking), or at least, refusing to admit to it out loud. This is more or less the way I interpret his love of Martha. The problem with this thinking is that people around him seem to share - or pretend to share - his projected illusions, at least in "The Last of the Time Lords", which is maybe why that is the only episode that is really problematic for me.
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Re: Doctor talk
Date: 2007-09-10 02:40 pm (UTC)I think the whole point of "The Parting of the Ways" was that Nine had changed - that from the crisis point of the Time Wars (in which he destroyed the Time Lords and the Daleks) to the endpoint of that episode, he changed his priorities and reversed his original decision. And that, in fact, was the whole point of series one - the ways he changed from lonely, guilty and traumatized to loving, compassionate and capable of wisely revising his judgement. That interpretation of series one is so delightful and perfect (and so in keeping with everything we see) that I am not about to abandon it.
Maybe there is a wrongness to Ten. Remember my theory that in "The Last of the Time Lords", everything Ten says about Jack is really about himself? That fits.
What happened to Six? what was wrong about his regeneration?
Yes, I agree that intelligence as a 'superpower' was a good thing about Numb3rs. The character - Charlie, was it? - reminded me of Sherlock Holmes, except that he used math rather than just observation and extrapolation.
I think the Doctor does realize what's going on.... I just can't believe he doesn't. So it seems he's just refusing to admit to his flaws (or to his flawed thinking), or at least, refusing to admit to it out loud. This is more or less the way I interpret his love of Martha. The problem with this thinking is that people around him seem to share - or pretend to share - his projected illusions, at least in "The Last of the Time Lords", which is maybe why that is the only episode that is really problematic for me.