I see the Doctor comparison - it's really unsettling to have two of the best characters on TV ever going down in epic flames at the same time. (And as you pointed out, Malcolm doesn't regenerate... as far as we know.)
She has been such a great character to watch [...] probably because it's still depressingly unusual to see a really good, flawed, well-written female character who is allowed to be flawed and is so without falling into any of the gender stereotype pits that so many female characters end up in.
Thiiiiiiiis. When I first heard that Chris Langham's replacement would be a woman, I was like "oh shit, they're not going to handle this well and it's going to piss me off," but that hasn't happened.
Fleming ughghhhhhh. I, too, hated him instantly.
And yes, the little moment with Sam made me wibble too.
Peter Capaldi, seriously. Why isn't he winning every acting award ever?
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Date: 2009-12-06 08:38 pm (UTC)I see the Doctor comparison - it's really unsettling to have two of the best characters on TV ever going down in epic flames at the same time. (And as you pointed out, Malcolm doesn't regenerate... as far as we know.)
She has been such a great character to watch [...] probably because it's still depressingly unusual to see a really good, flawed, well-written female character who is allowed to be flawed and is so without falling into any of the gender stereotype pits that so many female characters end up in.
Thiiiiiiiis. When I first heard that Chris Langham's replacement would be a woman, I was like "oh shit, they're not going to handle this well and it's going to piss me off," but that hasn't happened.
Fleming ughghhhhhh. I, too, hated him instantly.
And yes, the little moment with Sam made me wibble too.
Peter Capaldi, seriously. Why isn't he winning every acting award ever?