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Doctor Who Christmas Special - Voyage of the Damned
So, finally saw Voyage of the Damned - the 2007 Doctor Who Christmas special. Not exactly the best episode, but like all DW Christmas specials it reveal much about the Doctor's psyche.
So, about 25 minutes in or so when the Doctor loses his temper and vents out his identity; Time Lord, age and everything else, and then a bit later on he actively talks about the fact that he was homeless a few years back. It says much about his present psyche that he's willing to reveal so much about himself to strangers when it took Martha many an episode to get everything out from him. Rewind back to last year and there was no way in hell he would have talked about anything that would be considered personal.
See, the thing is the Doctor has healed, or is on his way to healing from the loss of his home and Rose. Season 1 and 2 was about healing from the loss of Gallifrey with the help of Rose - it is fair to say the Doctor was bitter and grief stricken, and it was only because of Rose that he managed to get better. season 3 was about mourning the loss of Rose, healing from it, realising that he is still the Doctor, the last of the Time Lords. I honestly believe that season 4 will be about the Doctor being the Doctor rather than someone working through a personal crisis ala season 1 to 3. The question is - just who is the Doctor?
Also; "Take me to your leader. I have always wanted to say that."
The preview of season 4 – GLEE! I’m really excited about the new season of Doctor Who.
So, about 25 minutes in or so when the Doctor loses his temper and vents out his identity; Time Lord, age and everything else, and then a bit later on he actively talks about the fact that he was homeless a few years back. It says much about his present psyche that he's willing to reveal so much about himself to strangers when it took Martha many an episode to get everything out from him. Rewind back to last year and there was no way in hell he would have talked about anything that would be considered personal.
See, the thing is the Doctor has healed, or is on his way to healing from the loss of his home and Rose. Season 1 and 2 was about healing from the loss of Gallifrey with the help of Rose - it is fair to say the Doctor was bitter and grief stricken, and it was only because of Rose that he managed to get better. season 3 was about mourning the loss of Rose, healing from it, realising that he is still the Doctor, the last of the Time Lords. I honestly believe that season 4 will be about the Doctor being the Doctor rather than someone working through a personal crisis ala season 1 to 3. The question is - just who is the Doctor?
Also; "Take me to your leader. I have always wanted to say that."
The preview of season 4 – GLEE! I’m really excited about the new season of Doctor Who.