He really doesn't, unless you take "till we meet again" to mean something far more definite than I ever would
Hmmm, you're right about him saying that. I forgot to go back and get the quote right before I posted. I do think, from her expression, that Sarah thinks he'll eventually come back to see her, if not to whisk her off on more adventures around the universe. After all, he has to go back to Gallifrey now, but what's to stop him finishing up his business there and coming back to see her someday? This is only how I interpreted Lis Sladen's reaction to the line, though.
I disagreed with the comments about SR in Nos's post, too. But the part of me that's been through feminist criticism of many things (thank you, English major) can see how Rose and these past two seasons could be read as vaguely anti-girl. Then again, some of that is that Rose is the companion/assistant, and of course the Doctor is going to know what to do on more occasions than she will because he's got about 900 years of experience on her...then again, why must Rose be kind of useless; she could have some skills, or her gymnastics from Rose could return; is it because she's female and TPTB think she needs a man to save her?...then again... And so it goes, in my brain. I guess both readings are there, and we can pick up on them as we please/as our own personalities dictate.
I'm confused...are you referring to a specific fic? I see the odd pairing, and the strange way of delineating which Doctor you're referring to, but I'm not sure where the rest of the ideas you're discussing are coming from.
Oh, sorry: go to the "Background Explanation" link about a third of the way down the page (direct link). It's cracktastic.
(And I'm not sure I want to know how Legolas gets into the mix?!?)
I haven't read that far. I'm not going to read that far. Gaaaah.
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Date: 2006-06-28 12:14 am (UTC)Hmmm, you're right about him saying that. I forgot to go back and get the quote right before I posted. I do think, from her expression, that Sarah thinks he'll eventually come back to see her, if not to whisk her off on more adventures around the universe. After all, he has to go back to Gallifrey now, but what's to stop him finishing up his business there and coming back to see her someday? This is only how I interpreted Lis Sladen's reaction to the line, though.
I disagreed with the comments about SR in Nos's post, too. But the part of me that's been through feminist criticism of many things (thank you, English major) can see how Rose and these past two seasons could be read as vaguely anti-girl. Then again, some of that is that Rose is the companion/assistant, and of course the Doctor is going to know what to do on more occasions than she will because he's got about 900 years of experience on her...then again, why must Rose be kind of useless; she could have some skills, or her gymnastics from Rose could return; is it because she's female and TPTB think she needs a man to save her?...then again... And so it goes, in my brain. I guess both readings are there, and we can pick up on them as we please/as our own personalities dictate.
I'm confused...are you referring to a specific fic? I see the odd pairing, and the strange way of delineating which Doctor you're referring to, but I'm not sure where the rest of the ideas you're discussing are coming from.
Oh, sorry: go to the "Background Explanation" link about a third of the way down the page (direct link). It's cracktastic.
(And I'm not sure I want to know how Legolas gets into the mix?!?)
I haven't read that far. I'm not going to read that far. Gaaaah.