Doctor Who: Vincent and the Doctor
Okay, this turned into a ramble about things I love and don’t love about DW and its fandom. But it’s mostly about the episode…
Oh wow, I think that’s one of the best ones this year. And although it was never made explicit in the episode, I LOVE the idea that invisible monster = depression (something horrible and frightening that only you can see.)
The scene at the end with the stars and the hand-holding may be one of my favourite scenes in DW ever. Also, this is such a tiny thing, but I love love love that this show can have two men holding hands and it’s not mocked or even commented upon. I utterly, totally love DW’s Gay Agenda (the hand-holding moment had nothing at all to do with sex, but my thoughts just sort of meandered this way). I love that this show can have Nine and Jack kissing and it’s just as ‘normal’ as Rose and Jack kissing, and two old ladies can be happy in love and gay people are very, very visible. Visibilty is good, visibilty is awesome, I want more Gay Agenda in fact.
I continue to adore Amy, she’s brilliant.
I’m glad that Rory is remembered. BTW, can I just say I really like the relationship that eventually developed between the Doctor and Rory? With Nine and Mickey it was all about the belittling and bickering, and it was the same thing to a lesser extent with Ten, and Jack never quite fit into the ‘companion’ mold, but Eleven and Rory were actually friends. I think the Doctor misses him quite a lot.
Back to VATD…unusually for DW, this episode dealt heavily with mental illness and suicide (usually big no-nos for family shows, but DW has never been a typical family show). They did it very well, and hopefully the episode will provoke many interesting discussions, and then at the end they stuck on a number to call ‘if you’ve been affected by any of the issues featured in the show’. Cue a massive influx of morons talking about how uneccesary and ‘PC’ it was for the BBC to give a damn at all about people who might have had things triggered. I love this fandom, but sometimes I hate it. Not often, just sometimes.
Mostly I love it though.
June 7, 2010 @ 5:06 pm
I was pleased they ran the action line no’ as many younger viewers may suddenly realise that’s what’s wrong with Mummy. Daddy, granny whoever and try to get help. I felt it was a positive portrayal of a complex man who must have been difficult to like. And yes I cried at the moment that I and many others have wished they could do tell this tortured genius that yes we do see it…the biggest irony that at the time of his death they were beginning to wake up to him in paris…
June 8, 2010 @ 12:24 am
People actually bitched about the action line?! They thought it was “unnecessary”…how?! And as for it being “PC”…well, words fail me. :¬( Where were these idiots posting?!
June 8, 2010 @ 12:26 am
*looks sheepish* Your post was excellent, btw; what you said was just perfect, imo. :¬)
June 8, 2010 @ 12:27 am
The Beeb does that all the time, what are they complaining about?