hawthornhedge said:
The line about Harriet Jones is one of the things that I like least
about the RTD era & the first thing that comes to mind when I see
posts about how non-sexist Doctor Who used to be. B/c the sexism of that
strategy doesn’t get called out in show.
Ack, Doctor Who’s never been non-sexist! Nor has…any TV show in the history of ever, probably. Sigh.
And
no, it’s never called out on, and it’s still being mentioned even
twelve episodes later (in Army Of Ghosts I think) how awful Harriet is.
And then she still dies to protect her planet and yet the
Doctor doesn’t really acknowledge this, he doesn’t even have a moment to
go ‘Oh, I was wrong about her…’ :(
I think the thing (to me) about RTD’s vs Moffat’s sexism is that Moffat’s is more along the lines of immensely annoying jokes about women and their attractiveness, but RTD’s always seemed more unfair? Like Donna: everyone loves Donna because she’s brilliant and she grew and changed and she saved the universe…but she doesn’t get to keep any of that, all her character development is promptly undone for no good reason. And Harriet Jones: she’s this good and capable politican who’s demonised for doing exactly the same sort of thing the Doctor does. (True, she dies heroically, but the Doctor doesn’t seem that bothered about that.) And Jackie, who’s brave and wonderful but is reduced to a punchline half the time…
Like Moffat’s is more like “hurr hurr women and their short skirts and their inability to drive, hurr hurr” but RTD’s is more like “LADIES, PLEASE STEP TO ONE SIDE FOR THE UNSTOPPABLE DOCTOR-ANGST JUGGERNAUT. DID I MENTION HOW LUCKY YOU ARE THAT THE DOCTOR LIKES YOU. ALSO NO FEMALE DOCTOR EVER.” And it’s a matter of…taste?…I know, but that one just annoys me more.
Have You Met Miss Jones > John Barrowman Have you met Miss Jones Someone said as we shook hands She was just Miss Jones to me
Ever Fallen In Love > Pete Yorn You disturb my natural emotions You make me feel like dirt and I’m hurt And if I start a commotion I’ll only end up losing you And that’s worse
For You To Notice > Dashboard Confessional I’m starting to fashion an idea in my head where I would impress you with every single word I said
Lost In Paradise > Rihanna Somebody tell me how to mend a broken-hearted soul In love we all will fall but we fell a little harder What am I supposed to do with this heart? It may be wrong but it feels right To be lost in paradise
Dancing With Myself > Billy Idol If I looked all over the world And there’s every type of girl But your empty eyes Seem to pass me by Leave me dancing with myself
He Doesn’t Love You > Sarah McLeod Got buried alive In somebody’s world There’s too many people, too many girls Got nothing to hide, you know what to do Coz he loves himself But he doesn’t love you
I Can’t Take No More > Beyonce It’s really been weighing on me, tell me what did I do? To have ya’ll hatin on me, when I don’t have nothin’ to prove Sometimes I shake my head when I’m layin’ down in my bed Thinkin’ ’bout the things been said, when you really don’t know me yet
Untouchable Face > Ani DiFranco Think i’m going for a walk now I feel a little unsteady I don’t want nobody to follow me ‘Cept maybe you I could make you happy you know If you weren’t already
These Boots Are Made For Walking > Nancy Sinatra You keep samin’ when you oughta be changin’. Now what’s right is right, but you ain’t been right yet These boots are made for walking, and that’s just what they’ll do One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
Seven Devils > Florence and the Machine Holy water cannot help you now Thousand armies couldn’t keep me out I don’t want your money I don’t want your crown See I’ve come to burn your kingdom down
Love Is Blindness > Jack White Love is clockworks, And it’s cold steel Fingers too numb to feel Squeeze the handle Blow out the candle Blindness
Jar Of Hearts > Christina Perri I hear you’re asking all around If I am anywhere to be found But I have grown too strong To ever fall back in your arms
Big Strong Girl > Deb Talan It’s not now or never. It’s not black and it’s not white. Anything worth anything takes more than a few days and a long, long night
Life On Earth > The Divine Comedy So don’t rely on the stars above Screw the universe You’d better try to live your life on earth I’m gonna try to live my life on earth
“It’s been an honour to play this part, to follow the legacy of
brilliant actors, and helm the TARDIS for a spell with ‘the ginger, the
nose and the impossible one’. But when ya gotta go, ya gotta go and
Trenzalore calls. Thank you guys.” – Matt Smith (via doctorwho)
I really am sad about Matt Smith leaving Doctor Who, but I’m REALLY looking forward to seeing them cast Twelve. Because secretly I’ve been hoping for Richard Ayoade since before Matt even got the role…
…I mean, how can you look at that face and not think “Doctor”?
