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twincityhackerDeep Thots on the Whoverse
After reading a few rants on the Jouney's End post-ep/fixit fics rolling around I have come to a few conclusions.
Firstly, wiping people's minds is always sketchy. The more time you whip from the mind, the more sketchy it gets. It's why I can live with the occasional use of Retcon by Torchwood but think the SOP of a fired Torchwood employee is still monstrous. A small amount of recent time will not automatically change someone's character - but a few months is more than enough time to change your personality.
Secondly, the Doctor is set up in New Who to be the moral center of the universe.
Therefore, the Doctor's act of wiping Dona's mind is especially abhorrent. It's not just the act within it's self, but it's also the vast hypocrisy of it. It's like finding out the Puritan mayor who has handed scarlet letters to almost everyone in town has a mistress. So when the local muck-raker ( Sarah-Jane ), or even the local brothel owner ( Jack ) calls the Doctor's bullshit, I really quite enjoy it. It's still the truth no matter who says it.
It's also why I really, really want to see some One fic with Susan, Barbra, Ian, and, uh, Jack. I'm not sure whether period Cardiff or present Cardiff would be more fun done in the style of One's adventures.
After reading a few rants on the Jouney's End post-ep/fixit fics rolling around I have come to a few conclusions.
Firstly, wiping people's minds is always sketchy. The more time you whip from the mind, the more sketchy it gets. It's why I can live with the occasional use of Retcon by Torchwood but think the SOP of a fired Torchwood employee is still monstrous. A small amount of recent time will not automatically change someone's character - but a few months is more than enough time to change your personality.
Secondly, the Doctor is set up in New Who to be the moral center of the universe.
Therefore, the Doctor's act of wiping Dona's mind is especially abhorrent. It's not just the act within it's self, but it's also the vast hypocrisy of it. It's like finding out the Puritan mayor who has handed scarlet letters to almost everyone in town has a mistress. So when the local muck-raker ( Sarah-Jane ), or even the local brothel owner ( Jack ) calls the Doctor's bullshit, I really quite enjoy it. It's still the truth no matter who says it.
It's also why I really, really want to see some One fic with Susan, Barbra, Ian, and, uh, Jack. I'm not sure whether period Cardiff or present Cardiff would be more fun done in the style of One's adventures.
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Date: 2009-03-09 11:16 am (UTC)At Redemption Paul Cornell was very emphatic that this is not the case. He reckons RTD repeatedly calls the Doctor into question, says the message is that we shouldn't unthinkingly follow the Doctor. The Doctor in new series might set himself up (no higher authority) but the story questions that.
... I'm not entirely convinced, but I'm willing to rewatch with that reading in mind.
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Date: 2009-03-09 08:10 pm (UTC)no subject
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