re: Doctor Who finale

[fahye]

That doesn't really deserve meta, so I'm not going to give it much. IT WAS CRACK. CRAAAAAACK. PURE CRACK. But so was the Torchwood S1 finale, which I managed to enjoy as soon as I discarded all of my expectations and let the hilarity take over, so whatever.

The main point of that episode, I think, was to reiterate that Martha > everyone in the world ever. (I hope she and the random paediatrician find doctorly love!) Though the beginning scene with her family and Jack and their little hand signals was great.

Well, Lucy Saxon COMPLETELY SNAPPED THE TETHER, which bodes awesomely for the fic I'm writing.

Though they gave us absolutely nothing between Ten and Jack, grrrr, although I must say that Jack has a point re: needing to look after his team. They would be so doomed without him. SO doomed. I am really looking forward to the next season of Torchwood with its undemanding violent fun and their stories about the Himalayas and Jack's marginally alleviated manpain and, hopefully, lots more sex hurrah. And it's not a complete do-over: now the Doctor knows where to find him if he wants to drop in for a chat and a shag, which is totally going to be my personal canon.

*wanders away to watch something less ridiculous*

ETA: Okay, scratch that last, I am rewatching 'Captain Jack Harkness' in a fit of nostalgic fondness. And there are VOTE SAXON signs on the door of the hall where Jack and Tosh get trapped in 1941! Also, in 'The Runaway Bride', the Christmas Star is shot down by tanks, "by order of Mr Saxon". Say what you will about RTD and his plot holes, he really does know how to set up a season-long arc (see also: Bad Wolf).

Comments

[agonistes]

Mostly I am pleased that Martha not only made the choice to walk away, she explained why. And was generally more awesome than Rose Tyler could ever hope to be, ever ever EVER. <3333333333333

Although I admit to having to pause it when the Master was like I WOULD TOTALLY RATHER DIE THAN BE WITH YOU and then screaming, "OW. OW. FUCKING OW." Man. Just. HOW MUCH SUCK IS THAT. <3

Also, I liked Gollum!Doctor in his teensy pinstriped suit. hee hee.

[fahye.livejournal.com]

I felt like cheering during that farewell scene. She is so great. And I bet she and Jack call each other ALL THE TIME and have LONG GOSSIPY CHATS about the Doctor and their own work.

[vivien]

And was generally more awesome than Rose Tyler could ever hope to be, ever ever EVER. <3333333333333

No kidding. As a Whovian of Days of Yore, I never got why everyone thought Rose was all that and a bag of chips. I mean, she was no Romana. She wasn't even a Nyssa. She was okay.

But Martha? Martha rocks.

As does the Master. PLEASE don't be rilly dead, Master. Plllleeeease.

(I also liked House Elf!Dr. *giggles*)

[ariastar.livejournal.com]

Lucy Saxon also totally picked up that ring from the Master's funeral pyre.

Martha is > everyone ever. What I really want is for the Doctor to come back and apologise at some point. But he won't. But she knows this. So she wins at the universe.

The only thing I really have to complain about re: this episode is that David Tennant and John Simm didn't get nearly enough screen time together.

[fahye.livejournal.com]

She did. I am pretty sure she honestly loved him, even at the end.

Ji and I have determined that Jack will have the Doctor over for a weekly cuppa tea (and shag), and Martha will drop in sometimes when she can spare the time to get to Cardiff. And they will chat and be friendly and there will be no silly parting angst.

[minna.livejournal.com]

psst martha will be appearing in torchwood :OOO

[fahye.livejournal.com]

O RLY? This is excellent news.