Bzuh?

[eve11]

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58682472

RTD is back! Um, I don't know what to think about this, actually. I hope he can take the show in a cool new direction. I don't want to see Rose again. And probably not Jack; I feel like his character is kind of done. OTOH It would be absolutely lovely to have characters I actually care about (the Doctor included). But does this ever actually happen? I feel like maybe the Beeb is squirrelly about all of this, or just generally uncomfortable, to ask someone back who left.

Then again, we will be able to see if RTD can ignite the same level of ratings he did at the show's start.

I'm curious, anyhow. First big question is will he stick with a female doctor or go back to tried and true? (And *that* might be something the Beeb would weigh in on, IDK. Especially if they are feeling vulnerable and squirrely).

Comments

[profrobert]

Neither Harriet nor Donna were mothers, though. Donna was a fully developed character, who had a difficult side to her, but who was also revealed to be brave and loyal. Likewise, Harriet was a complex character redeemed in The Stolen Earth. I have no complaint about three-dimensional characters with flaws -- that's Good Storytelling 101. I also don't have a big problem with, for example, the Racnoss Empress, a genocidal mother, because a lot of the baddies are just supposed to be two-dimensional, though of course multi-layered baddies like the Master or Davros are much more interesting. But I remember thinking as I made my way through the RTD back catalog (I started on DW just before the Moffat era), can't you write *one* decent, kind, smart, loving mom?

[eve11]

I suppose if the offspring characters had better relationships with their moms, it would make it harder for them to swan off with the Doctor.