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Doctor Who the Cop Show
Apr. 18th, 2007 12:44 pmMore Doctor Who talk what a surprise! Heh.
Anyway, I've posted this on several LJ comments this past week and I thought I'd share. There isn't a doubt that I like Martha, there isn't anything about her to dislike and for the moment she has no flaws so it is rather easy to like her. She's smart and tough and calls the Doctor whenever he gets all over the top. Also, to no one's surprise I love Rose. Loved her from the first moment up to her last.
Also, I don't think Martha is better than Rose, or Rose better than Martha in this game its all about preference, most people prefer Martha others Rose that's just how the ball rolls.
What I dislike very much is the implication that Rose isn't smart. I don't think that. She's plenty smart she's just not as educated as Martha. Rose knew some space trivia that I'd have trouble pulling from my head -- she knew about continental drifts and the sun expanding and when (End of the World), she was familiar with blackholes (Impossible Planet/Satan Pit) and she apparently watches classic Trek for me she really reads like a closet geek. She also has good hunches: the robot santas in the Christmas Invasion, the TV in Idiot's Lantern and of course Fear Her.
In fact if Doctor Who were a cop show Martha and Rose would be two types of detectives. Rose would be the type of detective who follows her instincts and intuition and Martha would be the methodical one who follows the evidence. Both method work and there's nothing to condemn about that. In fact, if they were a real detective team I'd say they'd work real well as partners.
Anyway, I've posted this on several LJ comments this past week and I thought I'd share. There isn't a doubt that I like Martha, there isn't anything about her to dislike and for the moment she has no flaws so it is rather easy to like her. She's smart and tough and calls the Doctor whenever he gets all over the top. Also, to no one's surprise I love Rose. Loved her from the first moment up to her last.
Also, I don't think Martha is better than Rose, or Rose better than Martha in this game its all about preference, most people prefer Martha others Rose that's just how the ball rolls.
What I dislike very much is the implication that Rose isn't smart. I don't think that. She's plenty smart she's just not as educated as Martha. Rose knew some space trivia that I'd have trouble pulling from my head -- she knew about continental drifts and the sun expanding and when (End of the World), she was familiar with blackholes (Impossible Planet/Satan Pit) and she apparently watches classic Trek for me she really reads like a closet geek. She also has good hunches: the robot santas in the Christmas Invasion, the TV in Idiot's Lantern and of course Fear Her.
In fact if Doctor Who were a cop show Martha and Rose would be two types of detectives. Rose would be the type of detective who follows her instincts and intuition and Martha would be the methodical one who follows the evidence. Both method work and there's nothing to condemn about that. In fact, if they were a real detective team I'd say they'd work real well as partners.
