Donna thoughts
May. 11th, 2008 05:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jedi_of_urthAs long as it's been since I did the recap thing, it's been longer since I did anything approaching meta, but I have a few things I want to throw out there regarding Donna that hit me this week.
Alright, I am loving Donna, she's a fun character, and she's good for the Doctor, and she handles things well. I like that she's snappy and fights back but is a little bit cautious about TARDIS life.
But at the same time, I'm not sure what I *want* for her. What does she even want exactly? Rose, and Martha, and even Mickey and Jack I could boil it down and say I wanted them to find themselves, and they all did; but I don't feel that with Donna. Rose was looking for more, Martha for a break, Jack another chance (both times), and Mickey for a place to belong, but Donna...there's a bit of all that but something isn't fitting.
I think that's why her "forever" moment felt so out of place to me (besides that she's been uncertain about it before), why would she stay forever? I get that she doesn't think she could give it up I suppose, but I also don't feel like this is her life; I could see her doing it for a while, but I'm not sure what she was looking for going in that she's found now to keep her.
I don't want her to leave for any sort of "companions leave" reason, or as if "her time was up" or any of those style reasons, and I don't want her to leave soon (although I guess Tate isn't planning to stay that long), but I wish this wasn't bugging me so much, it's a gap in her characterization.
Alright, I am loving Donna, she's a fun character, and she's good for the Doctor, and she handles things well. I like that she's snappy and fights back but is a little bit cautious about TARDIS life.
But at the same time, I'm not sure what I *want* for her. What does she even want exactly? Rose, and Martha, and even Mickey and Jack I could boil it down and say I wanted them to find themselves, and they all did; but I don't feel that with Donna. Rose was looking for more, Martha for a break, Jack another chance (both times), and Mickey for a place to belong, but Donna...there's a bit of all that but something isn't fitting.
I think that's why her "forever" moment felt so out of place to me (besides that she's been uncertain about it before), why would she stay forever? I get that she doesn't think she could give it up I suppose, but I also don't feel like this is her life; I could see her doing it for a while, but I'm not sure what she was looking for going in that she's found now to keep her.
I don't want her to leave for any sort of "companions leave" reason, or as if "her time was up" or any of those style reasons, and I don't want her to leave soon (although I guess Tate isn't planning to stay that long), but I wish this wasn't bugging me so much, it's a gap in her characterization.
