I think it's pretty obvious that describing the Doctor as kind is... dangerous, in that it allows you to deceive yourself about his nature.
But I think it's perfectly in keeping with Amy's character to believe that the Doctor is kind, and so that part of the episode made sense to me.
(Granted, I would have appreciated them not making the final comparison so... painfully... in-your-face. The single scene at the end with the Doctor and Amy, drawing the parallel, would have been fine. Making it three or four times in different words and with significant looks made me wonder if the writers would eventually erupt from the edges of the TV with placards.)
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Date: 2010-04-14 03:21 am (UTC)But I think it's perfectly in keeping with Amy's character to believe that the Doctor is kind, and so that part of the episode made sense to me.
(Granted, I would have appreciated them not making the final comparison so... painfully... in-your-face. The single scene at the end with the Doctor and Amy, drawing the parallel, would have been fine. Making it three or four times in different words and with significant looks made me wonder if the writers would eventually erupt from the edges of the TV with placards.)