Came here from a link in who_daily, and I'm right on board with you. I'm still relatively new to the series, but I coudln't believe how angry I was during most of this episode. Him leaving them behind was just the icing on the cake.
I have to say that my view is 'HE WOULDN'T LEAVE ROSE AND MICKEY THERE HE IS A HALFWAY DECENT BEING'. Love has nothing to do with it.
Great point. I wrote a huge rant about the episode in my journal, in that I wasn't upset about this episode from any kind of a shipping angle. I was upset from a fan of good characterization and purposeful storytelling angle. It was sloppy writing, with people (namely The Doctor) acting out of character. It didn't make senese, especially after his quick "No, not you." from the last episode.
The Madame bothered me too. I felt no connection to her, I'm not sure why we were supposed to care about her. And as a result, his willingness to give up everything to save her and spend the rest of his time there with her made no sense. It wasn't romantic for me, it was just NOT like The Doctor at all.
In my anger, I didn't even mention a few of the things I liked in the episode, namely one-liners like the horse/Mickey one you quoted. That was fabulous.
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I have to say that my view is 'HE WOULDN'T LEAVE ROSE AND MICKEY THERE HE IS A HALFWAY DECENT BEING'. Love has nothing to do with it.
Great point. I wrote a huge rant about the episode in my journal, in that I wasn't upset about this episode from any kind of a shipping angle. I was upset from a fan of good characterization and purposeful storytelling angle. It was sloppy writing, with people (namely The Doctor) acting out of character. It didn't make senese, especially after his quick "No, not you." from the last episode.
The Madame bothered me too. I felt no connection to her, I'm not sure why we were supposed to care about her. And as a result, his willingness to give up everything to save her and spend the rest of his time there with her made no sense. It wasn't romantic for me, it was just NOT like The Doctor at all.
In my anger, I didn't even mention a few of the things I liked in the episode, namely one-liners like the horse/Mickey one you quoted. That was fabulous.