gwynhefar | (no subject) (Reply)

So I saw Partners in Crime on last night and I just have to talk about it some.

Donna didn't annoy me as much as I was afraid she would, and I loved her Gramps. I think I might be ok with her, at least for a little while. We'll see if she grows on me or not. But of course what I really want to talk about is the big "holy shit" moment at the end.

I'd heard some vague rumours that Rose was going to come back somehow, but I totally didn't expect to see her so soon. And then she just *disappeared*. What was that? And the look on her face! I realise she was probably expecting to see the Doctor in the middle of all the action and was disappointed not to find him, but she looked so dead inside. I hope that's not a preview of things to come.

In all honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about them bringing her back. See, the 9th Doctor was when I first really got into Doctor Who. I've been catching up on some of the older ones, and I'm enjoying them, but the new series is really *my* Doctor Who. And while I know fan opinion out there is mixed on the score, I *loved* TheDoctorandRose. In both incarnations. I was devastated when we lost 9, but 10 grew on me. And I loved how they were still TheDoctorandRose through both incarnations. It was a great team, and Martha, while an ok character in herself, just didn't have that connection. I know some people were annoyed by Rose's clear romantic interest in the Doctor, but that didn't bother me because it was so clearly returned. Ok, I get it that nothing was probably going to happen cause of the whole Time Lord thing, but that was ok. The feelings were there. And I just liked Rose's character.

So you'd think I'd be thrilled that it looks like she's back. And if I thought she was back to stay, I would be. But I'm not so sure. I realise we only saw a slight glimpse of her, but she seemed so broken to me. Not my Rose at all. And that's something I never really wanted to see. And somehow I don't see RTD bringing her back as a permanent companion. He'll tease us with little hints throughout this year, and there'll be some great and dramatic reunion in the midst of some horrible catastrophe, and then *something* will happen and for some reason they won't be able to stay together. I can just feel it. And I think that will be worse than her never coming back at all. Because really . . . the Doctor's been through hell the last few years. The Time War. Losing Gallifrey. What was probably one of the shortest incarnations ever. Seeing Sarah Jane again. Losing Rose. The Master. The Daleks showing up again and again and again after every time believing they're finally done with. Losing so many on the Titanic. Honestly, I'm not sure he could take finding Rose again and losing her again. At least not if they write him right, imho. And since I don't really want to see a huge Time Lord meltdown, I'd really rather her either be fully back, or not at all.

So I'm really quite ambivalent about the whole thing. Of course that hasn't stopped me from listening to the Doomsday suite (aka Rose's cool choral theme) on constant repeat since last night.