Doctor Who, Part Two
POSTED BY: deepgirl187
UPDATED: Saturday, October 6, 2007 02:29
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The ep. "The Girl in the Fireplace" recently won a Hugo award (one of the big two awards in the SF world), by the way:
http://www.thehugoawards.org/index.php?page_id=127
(Before you ask, "Blink" was too new for this year's award - next year maybe)
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*squee* 
Besides "Dalek", "Blink" was probably the coolest Doctor Who episode I've seen. I mean, the execution, the originality of the the story...that was truly kick-a.
And definitely agreed here, Sally would make such a cool companion (*grumble* much better than Catherine Tate *grumble*).
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"Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only truth."
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I agree that "Blink" is probably the best story of the latest season (and it is one of my favourites out of the entire series, including 'classic' series stories).
"Jayne is a girl's name" - River
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Originally posted by deepgirl187:
I know that The Doctor is in some way responsible for the destruction of Gallifrey, but it doesn't say exactly how. I thought the answer might be in the audio plays or the books (but then, it may never have been explained at all). Any help, please?
Technically none of this is a spoiler, since it can be found during the Chris Eccleston Doctor Who Series One...
I saw a Doctor Who Confidential which, for those who are familiar, is a behind the scenes discussion with the actors, writers and producers of the show. I'm not sure which epi it explains this, but Chris Eccleston stated that the Doctor was given an opportunity to destroy the Daleks (likely as the 8th Doctor incarnation, though not shown on-screen) which in turn would cause the destruction of Gallifrey and all the Time Lords, not including himself. I would have to assume that upon his survival, the 8th Doctor (Paul McGann) regenerated as the 9th Doctor (Chris Eccleston), explaining his look into the mirror and picking apart his new regenerated facial features (ala Tom Baker).
Since this has been hinted about on screen, there is time for this story to be expounded upon in the future, thus explaining the sense of depression that the 9th and now 10th Doctors have shown on-screen. He is the last of the Time Lords, the man that single-handedly defeated the Daleks to end the Time War at the cost of his own people's sacrificial destruction.
I would love to see the return of Paul McGann and Chris Eccleston to Doctor Who for an on screen exposition of these events, but thus far this is all the information that's been given.
As far as my favorite Companion, I grew up watching the 4th Doctor, Tom Baker, and am torn between Sara Jane and Rose Tyler of the new series. Given that David Tennant is the newest Doctor, I am actually thinking my favorite Doctor is now he... with Tom Baker a close tie or second.
I'm just sooooooo torn!! :D
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** BUMP! **
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So I'm thinking "deus ex machina" doesn't even begin to cover it. 
DW isn't usually so heavy-handed. I'm guessing Uncle Rusty and the gang ran out of ideas. On the other hand, I loved the final scene with Tennant and Simm. You have to be pretty damn compassionate to cry over your own enemy. Course, we know he's not really dead.
*sigh*
Until next year. I suppose I'll content myself with music videos and Torchwood for the time being. 
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