I didn't like SitL and FotD the first time round, but it's really grown on me in re-watches. It's votthe best dialogue of the whole season and you quoted all the pieces I loved. Pure poetry. As to the River-hate, I have to admit, I don't like her as much as I should. You're right, there is no reason to hate her. The best answer I can come up with for my ambilence toward her is she's with the Doctor for most of the two-parter, and not Donna. That's not to say Donna got a rough deal like Rose did in Girl in the Fireplace (Moffat gave Catherine Tate some very good material to work with, and she pretty much stole all of FotD), it's just that there is woefully very little Doctor/Donna interaction throughout S4, when you compare it to Doctor/Rose or Martha in the other seasons, so anytime a character comes in who threatens to decrease the Doctor/Donna airtime, I don't really like them.
Despite lack of airtime together, this scene does some quality Doctor/Donna interaction. I love the Doctor's thumb-stroke-of-comfort after Donna talks to Miss Evangelista, and the 'Alright' scene completely sums up their relationship and why I love it. The Doctor can be cluelessly rude sometimes and for him to backpedal so furiously shows how much he respects Donna, while the fact that Donna readily accepts his apology shows how deep an understanding she has of him. They've both matured a lot from they're meeting in S3 (remember how tactless he was with Martha, and what a hair-trigger temper she had?), and the 'Alright' dialogue just shows how comfortable they are with one another, that they don't need to put up a strong front. They're allowed to be upset and not have to worry about facing some sort of rejection.
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Date: 2010-03-21 04:06 am (UTC)Despite lack of airtime together, this scene does some quality Doctor/Donna interaction. I love the Doctor's thumb-stroke-of-comfort after Donna talks to Miss Evangelista, and the 'Alright' scene completely sums up their relationship and why I love it. The Doctor can be cluelessly rude sometimes and for him to backpedal so furiously shows how much he respects Donna, while the fact that Donna readily accepts his apology shows how deep an understanding she has of him. They've both matured a lot from they're meeting in S3 (remember how tactless he was with Martha, and what a hair-trigger temper she had?), and the 'Alright' dialogue just shows how comfortable they are with one another, that they don't need to put up a strong front. They're allowed to be upset and not have to worry about facing some sort of rejection.