Fic: Protect and Survive

[jjpor]

Fic: Protect and Survive, Part VIII: Protect and Survive

The conclusion! Answers, though they may not be the ones the Doctor wants to hear, and a solution, of sorts; here's hoping it makes sense. More past Doctor cameos too. All of the quotations I have used as chapter headings in this fic are from the movie Dr Strangelove, and some dialogue in this part is taken from the Who stories Genesis of the Daleks by Terry Nation and Resurrection of the Daleks by Eric Saward. The Daleks belong to the Terry Nation estate. None of these things belong to me!

The link:

www.whofic.com/viewstory.php

Comments

[evilawyer.livejournal.com]

it's frustrating because I really like Tennant when he's having one of his good moments, and yet really despise Ten when he starts with the self-pitying whinging

It's like I told shinodabear the other day, I think that Tennant did a fine job of bringing to life a character that I should like, because I always have and he should be likeable, but that I don't. Or rather, I like him in general but I don't admire him. The Doctor should be admirable in the end, no matter what his flaws.

I think he probably would have won the Time War had he been participating in it, but that's probably a thought for another time and another fic.

Yes, please.

[jjpor.livejournal.com]

I think Tennant is a very likeable actor, and somebody, when you see him interviewed in real life, who really loves Doctor Who. On the other hand, the sheer...the only word is idiocy, that you get in things like Journey's End or the last Xmas special, just makes me want to throw things at the TV. I think the fault is down to the scripts rather than the actor. Gah, that scene in Journey's End when Davros tries to guilt-trip the Doctor...any other Doctor would have laughed in his face or been icily defiant, and it would have been yet another Crowning Moment of Awesomeness for the Doctor. I'm thinking of Five in Earthshock, or even Nine in Parting of the Ways. Because the Doctor is better than scum like Davros, or he should be, anyway. I guess Ten's self-doubt and guilt are supposed to make him more human and accessible, but - get this, RTD! - HE ISN'T HUMAN. He's better than human...

Ah well, hopefully when Eleven and Moffat come on the scene they will redress some of this stuff. I quite enjoyed Planet of the Dead, actually, in an undemanding sort of way, apart from a couple of moments of dodginess, so hopefully Ten's last couple of hours onscreen won't be too painful. I kind of dread the RTD-penned regeneration scene, though...

[evilawyer.livejournal.com]

Because the Doctor is better than scum like Davros, or he should be, anyway.

Which I can actually hear Six saying to Davros.

Word on everything you've said here.