ooooh, I like this analysis. I go back and forth on whether I emotionally *like* the doctor and the Doctor but I completely agree with this read on it.
I LIKE that even though the Doctor can be a hero and saver of galaxies blah blah blah, he is also the world's worst friend/boyfriend and also generally a vain self-absorbed douche.
Yes! I loved Ten because he was so clearly struggling to keep his head above water sometimes, *and* because the narrative was always very clear on what that did to the people around him. And Martha clearly got the short end of the stick on it, and she was able to handle it without turning those feelings into resentment.
I balk at the idea that the latter "ruined" her character because no, being a Strong Female Character (TM) let alone a "strong woman" does not preclude being in love with a dude who's bad for you -- plus also fuck Strong Female Characters (TM).
THAAAAAAAAANK YOU. I loathe this dichotomy, that for a woman to have power in her life overall, she has to either always have an easy time romantically, or not form emotional attachments at all.
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Date: 2013-01-13 07:11 pm (UTC)I LIKE that even though the Doctor can be a hero and saver of galaxies blah blah blah, he is also the world's worst friend/boyfriend and also generally a vain self-absorbed douche.
Yes! I loved Ten because he was so clearly struggling to keep his head above water sometimes, *and* because the narrative was always very clear on what that did to the people around him. And Martha clearly got the short end of the stick on it, and she was able to handle it without turning those feelings into resentment.
I balk at the idea that the latter "ruined" her character because no, being a Strong Female Character (TM) let alone a "strong woman" does not preclude being in love with a dude who's bad for you -- plus also fuck Strong Female Characters (TM).
THAAAAAAAAANK YOU. I loathe this dichotomy, that for a woman to have power in her life overall, she has to either always have an easy time romantically, or not form emotional attachments at all.