Picking up something you said in a comment above: it had a light tone that didn't lead one to take it seriously
I have the feeling I wasn't watching the same episode as you! I came away thinking "wow, that got seriously dark". I can't describe any episode where our heroes choose to kill 20,000 people (albeit to save the world) and the main character walks past a family cowering in fear and begging for help and then leaves them to die as being light in tone.
I loved it that the Prophecies referred to a future that wasn't going to happen - that was circumvented by the acts of the Doctor and the events of the episode
Ah, but the prophecy in the Sybilline books turned out to be correct. The blue box came and there was destruction. I thought that was neat.
Is it true that the Romans did not have the world "volcanus" before Pomepeii erupted? They certainly had the concept; there are all sorts of volcanoes in the Mediterranean.
I think that was bogus. From what I remember, the Pompeiians knew perfectly well Vesuvius was a volcano, they just didn't think an eruption would happen to them. Whether they had a specific word for volcano I don't know, but I find it hard to believe there wouldn't be one.
his rapport with Donna is quite unlike that with Rose or Martha or Astrid
I'm finding that one of the most interesting things so far. I think it's because of how they all met the Doctor. Donna saw a much darker and more alien being from the start and so probably has a more realistic idea of what she is choosing in going with him. Rose got a stranger who saved her life and intrigued her with a larger mystery and excitement, Martha got a flirt who charmed and kissed her and neither of them got to see him as the ruthless non-human until later on. Astrid got a hero who promised to save them and never got to see anything else. Donna is starting off on a completely different footing from all of them.
I am assured that the aspect I like most in the show - developing affection between Doctor and companion - cannot and will not happen; it's guaranteed to be static
Well they've said Donna won't fall in love with the Doctor (which personally I think is a good thing), but that doesn't preclude them developing affection and connection.
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Date: 2008-04-13 03:50 pm (UTC)it had a light tone that didn't lead one to take it seriously
I have the feeling I wasn't watching the same episode as you! I came away thinking "wow, that got seriously dark". I can't describe any episode where our heroes choose to kill 20,000 people (albeit to save the world) and the main character walks past a family cowering in fear and begging for help and then leaves them to die as being light in tone.
I loved it that the Prophecies referred to a future that wasn't going to happen - that was circumvented by the acts of the Doctor and the events of the episode
Ah, but the prophecy in the Sybilline books turned out to be correct. The blue box came and there was destruction. I thought that was neat.
Is it true that the Romans did not have the world "volcanus" before Pomepeii erupted? They certainly had the concept; there are all sorts of volcanoes in the Mediterranean.
I think that was bogus. From what I remember, the Pompeiians knew perfectly well Vesuvius was a volcano, they just didn't think an eruption would happen to them. Whether they had a specific word for volcano I don't know, but I find it hard to believe there wouldn't be one.
his rapport with Donna is quite unlike that with Rose or Martha or Astrid
I'm finding that one of the most interesting things so far. I think it's because of how they all met the Doctor. Donna saw a much darker and more alien being from the start and so probably has a more realistic idea of what she is choosing in going with him. Rose got a stranger who saved her life and intrigued her with a larger mystery and excitement, Martha got a flirt who charmed and kissed her and neither of them got to see him as the ruthless non-human until later on. Astrid got a hero who promised to save them and never got to see anything else. Donna is starting off on a completely different footing from all of them.
I am assured that the aspect I like most in the show - developing affection between Doctor and companion - cannot and will not happen; it's guaranteed to be static
Well they've said Donna won't fall in love with the Doctor (which personally I think is a good thing), but that doesn't preclude them developing affection and connection.