I've never understood WHY someone would want to take the credit for someone else's story. What sort of kicks do you get out of that? *hugs*
Really, really good point about the Doctor.
This episode thoroughly stomped on that myth, and showed him how fallible he could really be. He had to completely rely on other people for his salvation, at the hostess at least stepped up to the plate.
Yeah. Such a contrast to so many of the other episodes RTD himself has written - I think 'Midnight' really works as a brilliant counter-point to what we saw in VotD. And I like that we're reminded here that the Doctor doesn't have much in the way of superpowers. When those people turn on him, he's scared and basically powerless to stop them.
I want him to learn that he's not the Lonely God. That, though he does have great power and great responsibility, he's not a god, and he doesn't have to be lonely.
Word. It comforted me that he had Donna there at the end to give him a hug, and show him that he's not alone. More of that, RTD, please!
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Date: 2008-06-15 02:56 pm (UTC)Really, really good point about the Doctor.
This episode thoroughly stomped on that myth, and showed him how fallible he could really be. He had to completely rely on other people for his salvation, at the hostess at least stepped up to the plate.
Yeah. Such a contrast to so many of the other episodes RTD himself has written - I think 'Midnight' really works as a brilliant counter-point to what we saw in VotD. And I like that we're reminded here that the Doctor doesn't have much in the way of superpowers. When those people turn on him, he's scared and basically powerless to stop them.
I want him to learn that he's not the Lonely God. That, though he does have great power and great responsibility, he's not a god, and he doesn't have to be lonely.
Word. It comforted me that he had Donna there at the end to give him a hug, and show him that he's not alone. More of that, RTD, please!