World Enough and Time

Last night I watched the Doctor Who episodes "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances", because it happened to be on the SPACE channel when I was having supper with Pim. She's kind to me; she knows it's my favourite Doctor Who story. It's a while since I've seen it, and I loved it again. I didn't even argue with her when she said the story made no sense. I think it makes more sense than most Steven Moffat plots. Things often make no sense to her, that make good sense to me.

And, well, it's the Captain Jack episode, as far as I'm concerned. Captain Jack at his best.

This morning on the bus as I was on the way to work, a mother got on with a child who looked just like the little boy in "The Doctor Dances". The spitting image. Even the same age, and the same hair - and in the episode, his hair was rucked up by the gas mask; I don't know what this little boy's excuse was. He was equally cute.

The illusion that he was a child from the London Blitz was diminished as soon he started to talk. In French. Playing with Matchbox cars on the bus windowsill with his mother.



Speaking of Captain Jack Harkness... did you all see this wonderful story? Aww, made me sniffly just to read it. Then he made me laugh when he dances with Misha Collins, the most mischeivous angel who ever flew:



The article it accompanies, by Stubby the Rocket, is fun; it's called John Barrowman Kisses Everyone. Because he does.

30 Days of Doctor Who: Question 20: Prettiest scene.

We're back to "The Empty Child": Captain Jack and Rose dance on top of his invisible spaceship tethered to Big Ben.

30 Days of Doctor Who: Question 7: Favourite episode.

A two-parter: "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances".

Reasons:

1. It was one of the better uses of time travel: set in London during the Blitz. An interesting time, portrayed in an interesting and different way.
   
   
2. I love the nanogene plot: the 'villains' were not really villains, but wanted to make humanity perfect, and didn't know how to get it right.
   
   
3. The story introduced Captain Jack Harkness, and he was at his best. Funny, smart, personable, forming an instant bond with Rose and the Doctor. I loved the rapport between them. I loved the idea of the Time Agents - and yes, I know it wasn't new with this episode, but it was new to me - and Jack's quest to find out what happened to him.
   
   
4. Rose had a terrific Union Jack T-shirt.
   
   
   
   
5. I loved the theme of the lost, orphan boys being cared for by a resourceful girl sneaking into houses when people went to air raid shelters.
   
   
6. I liked the way Captain Jack realized his responsibility, and was ready to give his life to fix things - and then was saved by the Doctor, and taken into the TARDIS. Lucky Jack.
   
   
7. I loved the theme of the Doctor Dancing.
   
   
8. I loved the period detail.
   
   
9. The story always makes me cry. A little. In a good way.
   

This is a story by Steven Moffat, and because of this, I thought I liked Moffat's writing. A lot. I thought that with "Blink", too. Funny, though, when we got to more of Steven Moffat's stories, I discovered I didn't like them as much as I expected to. Perhaps he was then putting his greater creative efforts into Sherlock?

I can choose a second favourite Doctor Who episode, it's "Father's Day".

Title: Temptation
Author: fajrdrako
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Gwen Cooper, Captain Jack Harkness
Rating: G
Form: Drabble (100 words)
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: For the Torchwood 100 challenge 'Piece of Cake'. Cross-posted to my Dreamwidth account, my Livejournal account, The Torchwood 100, and my fanfic journal.

( Temptation )

The 30 Days of Torchwood meme:

( Day 29: Best Torchwood on Doctor Who Moment )

The 30 Days of Torchwood meme:

( Day 18: Character you relate to the most. )

The 30 Days of Torchwood meme:

( Day 11: A Scene That Made You Angry. )

The 30 Days of Torchwood meme:

( Day #1: Favourite Torchwood Member. )

It's been a long time since I've written fanfic of any type.

Title: The Sensory Infusion of Pegasus Tor
Author: fajrdrako
Fandom: Doctor Who
Characters: The Ninth Doctor, Captain Jack Harkness
Challenge: from baronjanus (Thank you!)
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: 805 words.

( The Sensory Infusion of Pegasus Tor )

Title: Imprisonment
Author: fajrdrako
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Captain Jack Harkness, Toshiko Sato
Challenge: tw100, challenge: locked in a room
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: Spoilers for Torchwood episode 2x12, "Fragments". Cross-posted to my Dreamwidth account, my lj, tw100, toshiko_sato, and to my fanfiction journal.

( Imprisonment )