now that the RTD era is Officially Over i am finding myself able to look back on it like i would any other era of the show, and enjoy it for the good parts and more or less ignore the not good parts. i was even watching bits of JE and EoT and going, "awwww" at the cack instead "gahh!!". sort of like being able to look back on "the five doctors" and go "awww" when sarah jane twists her ankle on a slight incline and the cybermen are defeated by the stupidest dance move ever. JE in particular really upset me when it was first broadcast because the last fifteen minutes destroyed so many characters so thoroughly, especially the doctor. except... it didn't. we've got eleven, and then we'll have twelve and thirteen, etc. so i've been feeling quite fluffy towards RTD, because even though there were a lot of problems with his years on doctor who, he got the important stuff right -- he brought the show back, he made sure it really was a continuation of the old show (when almost everyone else thought that was insane), and made it successful enough that it's going to keep going for a long, long time.

so ten dies awash in his own emo ears, just as six died falling off of an exercise bike. thus shall the lolarious legacy of doctor who be continued.