RTD's Doctor was fallible. We saw how his actions had real consequences, for him and for others, both short-term *and* long-term. I love this to pieces! Rusty was not afraid to question and criticize the Doctor's actions in-text. Companions, villains, one-time characters, they all called him on his decisions at some point.
Yes.
For me that's remarkable, because I never got that sense in the Classic Who episodes I've seen. (Not that I've seen many; I find it hard to get into it.)
That's why I find it hard to get into Classic Who - because it seems like the Doctor is supposed to be right all the time, and everyone is supposed to just accept that without question. I can't get into a show that has a central character who's supposed to be right all the time.
That the companions saved the day as much, if not more, than the Doctor. And that "saving the day" sometimes meant rescuing him from himself. I love that kind of adult complexity, as uncomfortable as it is to watch sometimes.
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Date: 2011-02-07 10:15 pm (UTC)Yes.
For me that's remarkable, because I never got that sense in the Classic Who episodes I've seen. (Not that I've seen many; I find it hard to get into it.)
That's why I find it hard to get into Classic Who - because it seems like the Doctor is supposed to be right all the time, and everyone is supposed to just accept that without question. I can't get into a show that has a central character who's supposed to be right all the time.
That the companions saved the day as much, if not more, than the Doctor. And that "saving the day" sometimes meant rescuing him from himself. I love that kind of adult complexity, as uncomfortable as it is to watch sometimes.
Yes.