Let me start out by saying that i adored Alex on ER: she was my favorite character, and part of my first ships. However, i didn't even recognize her right away, and she immediately rubbed me the wrong way. i didn't like the way she treated the Doctor. i didn't like the fact that she wants him to be darker and more damaged. i didn't like how she didn't recognize Donna! And she's not manic, lovable rude, she's RUDE rude. Yes, the Doctor and Donna have both been known to be rude, but somehow they're lovable about it (i know that makes no sense). And i think the reason that he was "unfinished" was because Donna is good for him, that they already have feelings for each other that they were just starting to recognize, and then she has to go and throw a wrench in things and act entitled to him when he hasn't even met her yet. i like the Doctor just the way he is (tyvm)!
If River was going to meet the Doctor sometime in the far distant future (after the Doctor and Donna have had a long happy life together), i could get that, but by the time i became a Whovian it was already known that River would be in series five. It's too soon, i'm still too raw about Donna. i totally agree with it being okay for Donna to want to be a mum, but i do not think that Shawn was the right way to give her that. i also completely agree about the fighting like a married couple objection. In fact, River fighting the Doctor is part of what bothered me, as when he's grieving he goes into Oncoming Storm mode and it's best to just get out of the way. Only Donna has proven to be capable of gently deflecting that energy in a way to make it even more useful.
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Date: 2010-03-22 05:22 am (UTC)If River was going to meet the Doctor sometime in the far distant future (after the Doctor and Donna have had a long happy life together), i could get that, but by the time i became a Whovian it was already known that River would be in series five. It's too soon, i'm still too raw about Donna. i totally agree with it being okay for Donna to want to be a mum, but i do not think that Shawn was the right way to give her that. i also completely agree about the fighting like a married couple objection. In fact, River fighting the Doctor is part of what bothered me, as when he's grieving he goes into Oncoming Storm mode and it's best to just get out of the way. Only Donna has proven to be capable of gently deflecting that energy in a way to make it even more useful.