You mean the Veran(sp?) soothsayer? Since I don't recall that race ever being mentioned before in either series, it seemed a bit too convenient for her to have. I would have bought it more if it were the Doctor that produced it from no-where, since he frequently pulls odd things out of his pockets. I know it was all hand-waving, but it was easier to believe the hand growing into another Doctor because it had been around for a while.
shippy ending of Rose I had expected the shippy ending for Rose as soon as there was a second Tennant Doctor, so it didn't bother me (and as I said, I like that the shippers can shut up about her now).
the cruelty to Donna I don't buy into it being cruel. The Doctor couldn't let himself let her die. I also liked the comparison I read to Agatha Christie memory loss. Even though Christie had no conscious memory of the events in The Unicorn and the Wasp, they unconsciously seeped in to inspire her to write some of her future novels. I think it suggests that Donna will be the same - and that she'll make better choices than she would have otherwise.
the rather pulpit-like writing from Davros I liked this Davros more. He seemed a much better insane genius. The dialog and the acting just clicked for me. I really liked the delivery of his final "I blame you, Doctor." I believe that if (when) we see him again, it will be a more personal vendetta against the Doctor, rather than I want my creations to rule supreme.
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Since I don't recall that race ever being mentioned before in either series, it seemed a bit too convenient for her to have. I would have bought it more if it were the Doctor that produced it from no-where, since he frequently pulls odd things out of his pockets.
I know it was all hand-waving, but it was easier to believe the hand growing into another Doctor because it had been around for a while.
shippy ending of Rose
I had expected the shippy ending for Rose as soon as there was a second Tennant Doctor, so it didn't bother me (and as I said, I like that the shippers can shut up about her now).
the cruelty to Donna
I don't buy into it being cruel. The Doctor couldn't let himself let her die. I also liked the comparison I read to Agatha Christie memory loss. Even though Christie had no conscious memory of the events in The Unicorn and the Wasp, they unconsciously seeped in to inspire her to write some of her future novels. I think it suggests that Donna will be the same - and that she'll make better choices than she would have otherwise.
the rather pulpit-like writing from Davros
I liked this Davros more. He seemed a much better insane genius. The dialog and the acting just clicked for me. I really liked the delivery of his final "I blame you, Doctor." I believe that if (when) we see him again, it will be a more personal vendetta against the Doctor, rather than I want my creations to rule supreme.