Brief reaction to Flesh and Stone (Doctor Who 5.5)

[unfeathered]

Oh for god's sake. Did they *have* to go there? That bit at the end felt so tacked-on and unrelated to the rest of the episode. Part of what has made Amy and the Doctor's relationship so lovely so far, to my mind, was that she was just along for the ride, that she was getting married and therefore the Doctor was just a friend and nothing more. I haven't been getting any romantic longing from her at all. And then suddenly - bam! She's all over the Doctor and as usual he doesn't want anything to do with it. It's Martha all over again and I DO NOT WANT! *pouts*

I just hope it's something weird going on with her and not what the rest of the season is going to be about.

As for the rest of the episode... The angels are not scary any more. Loved the priest guy. Still can't stand Alex Kingston. Loved that they are explaining the crack/inconsistencies but that there's more to come. Um. Yeah, think that's about it.

Comments

[yamx]

Amy doesn't have romantic longing. She just wants a quick shag. *g* And that has been signaled heavily, most obviously in the Churchill episode - "Have you ever wanted someone you shouldn?"

It's nothing like Martha. But I'm still not sure what I think of it yet.

[unfeathered]

Hmm, yeah, I guess it was there in the Churchill episode but I chose to think that she meant somebody else, someone in her 'real' life that was the reason she was unsure about getting married.

I still did not get any feeling that she in any way saw the Doctor that way. If it was supposed to be there, imo it wasn't done very well.

Also possibly I am being squicked because he knew her when she was seven. *g*

[yamx]

Well, yes, I think that's what's squicking him.

But really, if you think about it, the only reason having known a potential sex partner as a child (while adult oneself, not a childhood sweetheart) is that it indicates one hell of an age gap. and let's face it - the Doctor would have that with anyone. Except Jack, of course. *g*

[unfeathered]

Well, yes, and thank you for the reminder, because I think that's very much my problem with the Doctor having a relationship with any of his companions except Jack. There's such a difference - such inequality - not just in age but experience. Which is why Jack/Doctor worked even before Jack got made immortal, because he'd already time-travelled and seen a hell of a lot and was jaded as hell, but I have real trouble seeing Doctor/any other companion at all.

Hmm.

[yamx]

*nods* You should immediately use that knowledge to write more Jack/Doctor. Preferably Nine, but I'm not picky. *g*

[unfeathered]

Heh. Thanks. I would love to, you know? But my mojo is shakey as hell these days.

I'm still working on the edit of my Jack/Ainley!Master fic, and somewhere out there I've still got the edit of Jack/Giles to work on too, but it just takes me so long these days! I remember when I used to chuck out a fic every few days, before real life started becoming something I enjoyed again. I really, really wish I could do both!

[yamx]

Even I would admit that your real life is more important than my Jack/Nine fix.

Slightly. *g*

And I'm glad it's gotten better again. :)

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

It felt pasteded-on yeah -- if she was still rattled from the angels, maybe, but this? I have no idea what she was thinking... a way out of the wedding?

[unfeathered]

Yeah. I want there to be a good reason for it. *nods*