Doctor Who and the conflict that wasn't

[donnaimmaculata]

Okay, so I'm the first to admit that I've fallen out of love with Doctor Who. I still watch it, but it's on a rather meh basis.

But: I did watch The Day of the Doctor (and am meh about it):

a) I, um, didn't understand the central conflict: I mean the reason why the Doctor in the time window between Eight and Nine did what he did was because he wanted to annihilate the Daleks and put an end to the war and the killing once and for all, right?

But Ten and Eleven knew that the Daleks would be back at least once per season. So... why not mention it casually at some point? Did it not occur to anyone that this might be an argument worth considering under the circumstances? Certainly a better argument than having Rose and Clara* whine wide-eyededly to think about the children.

b) I miss David Tennant. He was so hawt as the Doctor, it's unreal. I never knew how much I missed him until I watched him being delightful in Day of the Doctor. Shame one of his seasons was wasted on him being unbearable with Rose and another on him being horrible to Martha. I will have to rewatch the Catherine Tate series, she was a good companion.

c) I am looking forward to Peter Capaldi. I never realised how little I care about Matt Smith's Doctor until I saw him in company with the others. I hope Peter Capaldi will bring back some of my old love for the Doctor, he's usually very good at making me love him in anything he does. He's very talented like that.

*I don't see the point of Clara. I know many people like her, but she's so... wide-eyed and cute. And good with children. And... that's it. Once upon a time, her special skill was "being good with computers", but that hasn't been mentioned lately.

Comments

[shocolate.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed it so much, and she wasn't Rose, so that was ok, and I kept gasping and feeling joy.

But on the whole, the joy was all Tennant, and the silly timey wimey plot would have 'worked' exactly the same with War and Eleven and their screwdrivers.

So, loved it, because of a Ten.

Alons y, on a horse.

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

Yes! That she wasn't Rose made me happy, too. But mainly, David Tennant! He was such a delight. I am glad that he left the role when he did, but this appearance reminded me of why I watched and rewatched every episode he was in back in the days.

The bits with Ten being all lovely were good, but mainly, I was meh about the whole thing. I just don't care for Eleven and Clara and Gallifrey. Which, admittedly, is not the episode's fault.

And he brought Arthur along!