I tend to agree. I have enjoyed these 4th Season episodes but I'm not always comfortable with the idea of the Doctor as some sort of angel or god. Granted that he does have some godlike powers, but they should be limited to occasional displays as in "Family of Blood," where his revenge on the Family seems all the more grim. Especially coming from David Tennant, who seems to be a fun doctor even in the middle of everything; watching him turn grim put me off balance.
Going to the fourth season, we do have some evidence of the Doctor not being totally infallible or right. In "Midnight," he really is only a character and does not save the day at all. It could be argued that he facilitates the villain's growing in power. That episode is also a strong commentary on hysteria and the madness of groupthink.
I think Moffatt is brilliant and I agree that he's overall a better writer than RTD. In "Silence in the Library," I knew that Miss Evangelista, beautiful and stupid and unnecessary, would be the first to die. I was not surprised when she was taken by the Vashta Nerada. What I was not prepared for was the horror and pathos of the Data Ghost trickling off into nothingness. That was far more chilling and tear inducing than anything I've seen on TV in a long time.
As much as I loved Martha - and I loved Martha, she's so beautiful and those big brown eyes won me over - I agree with you that Donna Noble, obnoxious as she can be sometimes, is needed. She is common and ordinary and impatient, very flawed indeed, but her humanity also includes a compassion and a realism that is very much needed with this very powerful Doctor. I hope she stays around a while.
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Date: 2008-06-22 09:43 pm (UTC)Going to the fourth season, we do have some evidence of the Doctor not being totally infallible or right. In "Midnight," he really is only a character and does not save the day at all. It could be argued that he facilitates the villain's growing in power. That episode is also a strong commentary on hysteria and the madness of groupthink.
I think Moffatt is brilliant and I agree that he's overall a better writer than RTD. In "Silence in the Library," I knew that Miss Evangelista, beautiful and stupid and unnecessary, would be the first to die. I was not surprised when she was taken by the Vashta Nerada. What I was not prepared for was the horror and pathos of the Data Ghost trickling off into nothingness. That was far more chilling and tear inducing than anything I've seen on TV in a long time.
As much as I loved Martha - and I loved Martha, she's so beautiful and those big brown eyes won me over - I agree with you that Donna Noble, obnoxious as she can be sometimes, is needed. She is common and ordinary and impatient, very flawed indeed, but her humanity also includes a compassion and a realism that is very much needed with this very powerful Doctor. I hope she stays around a while.