well its at least largely the scriptwriter fault. Rose was presented as something special something in a differant catogory to all the companions that have been. & Billy Piper gave a performance that IMHO suggested (& suggestion is all in Art)a person who was fit companion to a god -she lost it in the last series except for a few touches again IMHO but that's another can of worms. I think the problem is in the very nature of series drama. There's always another episode to get out and the main characters can't REALLY change it wouldn't be Dr Who anymore (if we ever meet at a convention ask me why I think that the last series of SHELLEY the Hwel Bennett TV comedy was crap because of breaking that rule) Also there's the irritating distractions of Real Life Billy Piper had a life and career and didn't give a jar of warm piss that the screenwriters had a lot they wanted to say thru Rose yet. BUFFY came close to squaring that circle (imutabel caracters locked into screen logic) but that's another can of worms.
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re excessive adoration of Rose
Date: 2008-07-07 10:46 am (UTC)I think the problem is in the very nature of series drama. There's always another episode to get out and the main characters can't REALLY change it wouldn't be Dr Who anymore (if we ever meet at a convention ask me why I think that the last series of SHELLEY the Hwel Bennett TV comedy was crap because of breaking that rule)
Also there's the irritating distractions of Real Life Billy Piper had a life and career and didn't give a jar of warm piss that the screenwriters had a lot they wanted to say thru Rose yet.
BUFFY came close to squaring that circle (imutabel caracters locked into screen logic) but that's another can of worms.