Yeah, I love Alex - but I didn't love River. I suppose I was trying to understand why so many people seemed to loathe the character with such a passion. I think you're spot on about her rudeness - although I think she loses some of that once she realises that the Doctor really doesn't know her and there are times when she does show empathy, like the bit where she tells him his name. You can see she's geniunely distressed at having to do so - but it's a short-cut she needs to take.
I hope that, as we see more of her - and I'm hoping that the next time she appears will be her first meeting with the Doctor - in her chronology, that is - we'll get to see just why the Doctor falls for her and what it is about her that he comes to love and trust so deeply.
I couldn't have handled that with Ten (because of Donna) - although I still stand by my belief that other than here, River never met the Doctor as Ten - but I'm interested in seeing the dynamic between Alex and Matt Smith.
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 04:15 pm (UTC)I hope that, as we see more of her - and I'm hoping that the next time she appears will be her first meeting with the Doctor - in her chronology, that is - we'll get to see just why the Doctor falls for her and what it is about her that he comes to love and trust so deeply.
I couldn't have handled that with Ten (because of Donna) - although I still stand by my belief that other than here, River never met the Doctor as Ten - but I'm interested in seeing the dynamic between Alex and Matt Smith.
Only Donna has proven to be capable of gently deflecting that energy in a way to make it even more useful.
Yes. THIS.