I've always been a big fan of Doctor Who, for as long as I can remember. I have had my complaints and my praises over the years... There has been bad writing and acting, and good writing and acting, and bad effects and good effects, sometimes all within the same story. I've watched every Doctor. I was fonder of some more than others. I was fonder of some story lines more than others. I laughed, I cried, I was bored, I was excited, sometimes I had to think about it. Thing is, it's always kept me coming back.
So! Season 3 is done!
The Master was back but now he's gone (but left us with a wee possibility of resurrection...). I liked him. (I do wish there'd been more story for the wife. Wife!?! What?! Surely we'll see her again?) After the Face of Boe aid his big secret, I was sorta expecting the Master. I wish they'd made it more of an arc, kept us guessing longer, thrown in some red herrings, who knows...
Martha is gone but she'll be back. (I'm glad she did what she did. Her pining for the Doctor was getting boring. I was beginning to lose respect for her. Sara Jane had it right, those foolish enough to fall for the D. have to get over it, it will not be reciprocated. One can have a crush and know it's utterly hopeless, but I'm tired of the idea that all the Doctors companions are totally and hopelessly infatuated with him. Rose who left him and was forced into a new life surrounded by friends and family with a good job and knowledge how to help others, and she couldn't do anything but cry about how she has died?! What a weakling!! If that's how she feels, thank goodness she "died"! She doesn't deserve the wonderful adventures she got to have or the loving family and friends (Go Micky!) she had. Martha, however, won my respect back by "dumping" the Doctor. She basically gave him the "we should just be friends" speech. Duh, yeah. They can be. It's too bad that she can't keep traveling in the TARDIS, though... (But then, Coronation St. is the #1 show, and I'm lead to believe that's where she's heading.) I'm happy to learn she'll be back.
By the way, I really didn't like Rose - least favourite companion ever! Well, maybe Tegan is still my least favourite, but Rose was pretty bad! (Who sits around crying to be saved by someone in a coma? He was obviously not well in the Christmas Invasion. Get up and save yourself, you toddler!) This is nothing against Billi Piper, Actually, I think she's an okay actor, I feel sorry for her having to play such a useless, whining character.) Sorry, I was venting there. The thing that made me the saddest was the producers running around saying she was a powerful, modern, smart and adventurous companion, unlike the Doctors previous companions from the original - does that mean they never watched the show previously?! How could they possibly get away with saying that about Neesa, Leela, Jo, Susan, etc.?! Here's to whomever the future companions might be - may they be as good, (or better!) and may the writers make them with respect, and respectable.
Nah, I didn't like the finale all that much, for many of the same reasons already written by others. There's a lot of reaching for the empathy. I like that the show often has an emotional impact, but sometimes it's so contrived and that ruins it. I liked an idea another writer suggested: the finale should have been presented as a arc over many episodes, then they could have elaborated some things, and we might have cared about some of the many ideas presented more. Rather a lot happened! Some of it got squashed. I didn't like the deus ex machina thing. It felt like a big cop-out. I'm sure there was some way they could have made it work better, somehow... I didn't mind the Dobby-Doctor, actually. It was kind of interesting. Odd, bizarre, but interesting. I do wish he'd said and done more. Bring on season 4!
I'm looking forward to season 4, and I really really hope it's not a long wait.
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