PS. RTD does have major problems in writing flawed characters, which is why I will be forever grateful that Moffat fixed the Doctor.

PS. RTD does have major problems in writing flawed characters, which is why I will be forever grateful that Moffat fixed the Doctor.

Oh I understand, and goodness knows fandom HATES ‘Don’t you think she looks tired’ (which is a truly AWFUL line in every way possible)… I think maybe that’s why, the fact that my memories of watching Ten (from a fannish perspective) were wading through a sea of hate, trying to find something enjoyable and redeemable.

Oh I understand, and goodness knows fandom HATES ‘Don’t you think she looks tired’ (which is a truly AWFUL line in every way possible)… I think maybe that’s why, the fact that my memories of watching Ten (from a fannish perspective) were wading through a sea of hate, trying to find something enjoyable and redeemable.

I loved The Waters of Mars. My problem with Ten is that it took RTD till The Waters of Mars to properly explore the consequences of Ten’s flaws. Before that, they were presented not as flaws but as heroic traits. And he forgot about The Waters of Mars five minutes later in The End of Time anyway. You can intepret Ten’s actions as flaws certainly, but the show didn’t depict them as flaws 90% of the time, which is why it bugs me and others so very much.

I loved The Waters of Mars. My problem with Ten is that it took RTD till The Waters of Mars to properly explore the consequences of Ten’s flaws. Before that, they were presented not as flaws but as heroic traits. And he forgot about The Waters of Mars five minutes later in The End of Time anyway. You can intepret Ten’s actions as flaws certainly, but the show didn’t depict them as flaws 90% of the time, which is why it bugs me and others so very much.