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He's still late
Aug. 30th, 2014 11:15 pmSo this is what I was waiting for. Twelve Doctor.
The way he makes Journey ask him to take her to her ship (instead of ordering him to do it). The way he sacrifices that soldier. The way he smugly enjoys being right about Daleks even though that means everyone is going to die. And the way he is heartbroken that all the Dalek took from him was hate. All the beauty and wonders meant nothing in the face of that pure hate.
Once again Doctor has to deal with his prejudice against Daleks. Although prejudice is not a good word here. He doesn't prejudge them - it's all based on experience. Daleks are hateful, genocidal killing machines. It's just that his hate for them is so strong he sometimes doesn't see anything else. So I loved it when Clara slapped him for his smugness - being right about the Daleks should never be enjoyed.
I loved that he wanted to believe there is a possibility of a good Dalek. Even though he went on that trip inside the Dalek to disprove it. He wanted to believe. But of course good Dalek is a Dalek that hates and the one that hates the most is the best. It doesn't matter what a Dalek hates - it might be even other Daleks. When Rusty tells the Doctor "I am not a good Dalek. You are a good Dalek." it can be understood in two ways. It can mean that he is what he wanted Rusty to be - someone who can transcend the hate by concentrating on the beauty of universe and caring for the life in it but it can also mean that the Doctor's hate is purest of them all - enough to turn Dalek into Dalek hater. Clara believes the former. Doctor is afraid of the latter.
We had two soldiers here who didn't want to be soldiers any more - Pink and Blue. Clara didn't mind them being soldiers but Doctor did. Just like with Daleks the Doctor believes them being irreversibly tainted by who they were and doesn't let Journey join him. His contempt for soldiers is irrational in many ways or can be seen as a faulty reasoning - all Daleks are soldiers so all soldiers are like Daleks but can be also seen as a self contempt. He needs someone like Clara who doesn't see enemies, who can teach him to be a good person. He does not need someone he has to stop from killing but someone who stops him. Not someone who would follow his orders but someone who disagrees with him.
I think I really starting to feel Twelve and Clara. I also have a feeling I'm going to like Twelve and Clara even more then Eleven and Clara.
The way he makes Journey ask him to take her to her ship (instead of ordering him to do it). The way he sacrifices that soldier. The way he smugly enjoys being right about Daleks even though that means everyone is going to die. And the way he is heartbroken that all the Dalek took from him was hate. All the beauty and wonders meant nothing in the face of that pure hate.
Once again Doctor has to deal with his prejudice against Daleks. Although prejudice is not a good word here. He doesn't prejudge them - it's all based on experience. Daleks are hateful, genocidal killing machines. It's just that his hate for them is so strong he sometimes doesn't see anything else. So I loved it when Clara slapped him for his smugness - being right about the Daleks should never be enjoyed.
I loved that he wanted to believe there is a possibility of a good Dalek. Even though he went on that trip inside the Dalek to disprove it. He wanted to believe. But of course good Dalek is a Dalek that hates and the one that hates the most is the best. It doesn't matter what a Dalek hates - it might be even other Daleks. When Rusty tells the Doctor "I am not a good Dalek. You are a good Dalek." it can be understood in two ways. It can mean that he is what he wanted Rusty to be - someone who can transcend the hate by concentrating on the beauty of universe and caring for the life in it but it can also mean that the Doctor's hate is purest of them all - enough to turn Dalek into Dalek hater. Clara believes the former. Doctor is afraid of the latter.
We had two soldiers here who didn't want to be soldiers any more - Pink and Blue. Clara didn't mind them being soldiers but Doctor did. Just like with Daleks the Doctor believes them being irreversibly tainted by who they were and doesn't let Journey join him. His contempt for soldiers is irrational in many ways or can be seen as a faulty reasoning - all Daleks are soldiers so all soldiers are like Daleks but can be also seen as a self contempt. He needs someone like Clara who doesn't see enemies, who can teach him to be a good person. He does not need someone he has to stop from killing but someone who stops him. Not someone who would follow his orders but someone who disagrees with him.
I think I really starting to feel Twelve and Clara. I also have a feeling I'm going to like Twelve and Clara even more then Eleven and Clara.
