Finally working my way through the reaction posts of people I thought might have positive or at least semi-positive views of the finale.
I'm so totally okay with Blue and Rose's version of "happily ever after." In fact, I'd go so far as to say that I've transfered my shipping tendencies to go that way.
Like you, it was never an extremely high priority for me to see the Doctor and Rose get involved romantically in canon. Sure it was fun to speculate about it, but I preferred leaving such things to fanfiction (or fanart, as in my case). Seeing Blue and Rose take the dynamic to the next level on screen? Is more than I ever hoped or wished for. And I'm more than okay with that.
Donna's tale is just ultimately unsatisfactory. But part of me hopes that, despite having her memories blocked, she would still retain some of her growth as a person. I have hope for Donna, even thought the ending cut me up, that Wilf (and perhaps to some extent Sylvia) will be the sort of encouraging moral support that she needs. And with that, the portion of Donna that blossomed under the Doctor's tutelage and friendship can slowly emerge. Won't be the same, but I have faith that the potential for greatness is there - just like it always has been.
My biggest beef is how this episode ended. Not digging the bleak, without hope feeling of the final moments. Had they ended it with Wilf's parting words (which, while sad, were very sweet and hopeful), without following the Doctor into the quiet TARDIS console room? Would have been fine. I was waiting for that jarring "WHAT?" moment and we never got it. Sort of anti-climatic for a series that loved to leave you going "We have to wait SIX MONTHS NOW?!!"
Still, overall, liked the episode, and I honestly can't see changing anything without resorting to character death. Which I wouldn't want for RTD's vision of the program. (Maybe in S5...? Moffatt seems like he could pull off companiondeath a lot easier than RTD could.)
Err, sorry for verbally spamming your LJ long after you did this initial review. Just wanted to share my thoughts with someone like-minded. :)
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Date: 2008-07-21 02:56 am (UTC)I'm so totally okay with Blue and Rose's version of "happily ever after." In fact, I'd go so far as to say that I've transfered my shipping tendencies to go that way.
Like you, it was never an extremely high priority for me to see the Doctor and Rose get involved romantically in canon. Sure it was fun to speculate about it, but I preferred leaving such things to fanfiction (or fanart, as in my case). Seeing Blue and Rose take the dynamic to the next level on screen? Is more than I ever hoped or wished for. And I'm more than okay with that.
Donna's tale is just ultimately unsatisfactory. But part of me hopes that, despite having her memories blocked, she would still retain some of her growth as a person. I have hope for Donna, even thought the ending cut me up, that Wilf (and perhaps to some extent Sylvia) will be the sort of encouraging moral support that she needs. And with that, the portion of Donna that blossomed under the Doctor's tutelage and friendship can slowly emerge. Won't be the same, but I have faith that the potential for greatness is there - just like it always has been.
My biggest beef is how this episode ended. Not digging the bleak, without hope feeling of the final moments. Had they ended it with Wilf's parting words (which, while sad, were very sweet and hopeful), without following the Doctor into the quiet TARDIS console room? Would have been fine. I was waiting for that jarring "WHAT?" moment and we never got it. Sort of anti-climatic for a series that loved to leave you going "We have to wait SIX MONTHS NOW?!!"
Still, overall, liked the episode, and I honestly can't see changing anything without resorting to character death. Which I wouldn't want for RTD's vision of the program. (Maybe in S5...? Moffatt seems like he could pull off companiondeath a lot easier than RTD could.)
Err, sorry for verbally spamming your LJ long after you did this initial review. Just wanted to share my thoughts with someone like-minded. :)