More Journey's End thoughts
Aug. 2nd, 2008 11:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jedi_of_urthSo I rewatched the last half or so of Journey's End on Sci-Fi last night and it seems my zen has faded because of it.
I'd reached some compromises with myself regarding the end of the episode, but seeing it again reminded me how much I was trying to make cannon fit something I didn't have serious issues with.
Funny enough my resolutions regarding Donna's end stuck. It sucks but...that's okay, I'm allowed to think it sucks. I'm able to be okay with it because the resolution was in character and accepted as awful but better than the alternative.
Minorly still annoyed by Mickey's choice. Not because it won't be cool to see him on Torchwood (which I expect we will) because it will be; but I still don't understand it in character. I'm sticking with my personal canon that Jake died recently too and so Mickey is escaping losing his Gran and Jake and this seemed like a good way to do it. This may not be backed up by the text (which I was reminded of) but it doesn't completely seem impossible.
However, I'm back to thinking the Rose and Ten II resolution makes no sense. I'd convinced myself over the last month that Ten I did think of Ten II as the same man, but what we saw on screen reminded me that canon didn't support that. I'd managed to convince myself that Rose was conflicted and uncertain but...not what she seemed on screen. And I was thinking that while it sucked that Ten I took the choice away from her, the choice he made for her was made with the best of intentions.
On screen we have Ten I acting like Ten II is him set back to the beginning, and while like him in a lot of ways very *not him*, which makes him setting Ten II and Rose up just weird. On screen Rose isn't conflicted when it comes to Ten II, she's quite certain Ten I is the real Doctor. And I'm not sure what Ten I's thought process regarding how this was right for Rose was, Ten II get's all the lines regarding why this is totally great for them.
I'm not saying I'm convinced they couldn't be happy, but I'm certainly back to thinking this is a seriously sticky situation where I'm not happy. Sure I want to cuddle Ten I again during the Donna parts, but I'm back to wanting to kick him over Rose.
I'd reached some compromises with myself regarding the end of the episode, but seeing it again reminded me how much I was trying to make cannon fit something I didn't have serious issues with.
Funny enough my resolutions regarding Donna's end stuck. It sucks but...that's okay, I'm allowed to think it sucks. I'm able to be okay with it because the resolution was in character and accepted as awful but better than the alternative.
Minorly still annoyed by Mickey's choice. Not because it won't be cool to see him on Torchwood (which I expect we will) because it will be; but I still don't understand it in character. I'm sticking with my personal canon that Jake died recently too and so Mickey is escaping losing his Gran and Jake and this seemed like a good way to do it. This may not be backed up by the text (which I was reminded of) but it doesn't completely seem impossible.
However, I'm back to thinking the Rose and Ten II resolution makes no sense. I'd convinced myself over the last month that Ten I did think of Ten II as the same man, but what we saw on screen reminded me that canon didn't support that. I'd managed to convince myself that Rose was conflicted and uncertain but...not what she seemed on screen. And I was thinking that while it sucked that Ten I took the choice away from her, the choice he made for her was made with the best of intentions.
On screen we have Ten I acting like Ten II is him set back to the beginning, and while like him in a lot of ways very *not him*, which makes him setting Ten II and Rose up just weird. On screen Rose isn't conflicted when it comes to Ten II, she's quite certain Ten I is the real Doctor. And I'm not sure what Ten I's thought process regarding how this was right for Rose was, Ten II get's all the lines regarding why this is totally great for them.
I'm not saying I'm convinced they couldn't be happy, but I'm certainly back to thinking this is a seriously sticky situation where I'm not happy. Sure I want to cuddle Ten I again during the Donna parts, but I'm back to wanting to kick him over Rose.
