This is a most excellent meta post. I started watching Doctor Who because of Ecclestone, and loved his ways, and also borne the love-hate relationship I have with Rose. I loved that she had flaws and that they were sort of explored in Father's Day. I saw her rant in POTW as her unquenchable need to do something, that she was really trying so I did like her a lot. And then season 2 came along and I didn't really watch it. I thought I was being a casual watcher until I realised so many of the episodes made me cringe like I was in a gurning competition. And then season 3 came along and blew me out of the water.
And so, looking back, from the first episode - the last lines and its something like.
Rose: (kisses Mickey goodbye) Thanks. Mickey: For what? Rose: Exactly. (runs off to the Doctor)
It just seems so unbelievably cruel, like Lance attacking Donna's being cruel. And then, on rewatching, Mickey is a wonderful, lovely person, which makes Rose the coldest person ever. Though she was also very good in TEoTW and getting her footing as a companion. It's probs my favourite Doctor/Rose story. She had so much humour and ambition to give and ended up a selfish, emo-lovesick child who was completely ruined in TSE/JE. It makes me feel pity for her, and now I want to read good Rose fanfiction where she does start to move on and have that progress I always assumed everyone gained, eventually. Because then I love her. *sighs* There's so much more to say, but so many people have also written such brilliant comments and I need to start writing my own meta about RTD's arc from someone when the joy of Who is something that's come to them from 2005 (when I was 16/17). I'm also going to add, if that's alright. Thanks.
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And so, looking back, from the first episode - the last lines and its something like.
Rose: (kisses Mickey goodbye) Thanks.
Mickey: For what?
Rose: Exactly. (runs off to the Doctor)
It just seems so unbelievably cruel, like Lance attacking Donna's being cruel. And then, on rewatching, Mickey is a wonderful, lovely person, which makes Rose the coldest person ever. Though she was also very good in TEoTW and getting her footing as a companion. It's probs my favourite Doctor/Rose story. She had so much humour and ambition to give and ended up a selfish, emo-lovesick child who was completely ruined in TSE/JE. It makes me feel pity for her, and now I want to read good Rose fanfiction where she does start to move on and have that progress I always assumed everyone gained, eventually. Because then I love her. *sighs* There's so much more to say, but so many people have also written such brilliant comments and I need to start writing my own meta about RTD's arc from someone when the joy of Who is something that's come to them from 2005 (when I was 16/17). I'm also going to add, if that's alright. Thanks.