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rhodrymavelyneI’ve had songs from Doctor Who playing in my head, off and on throughout the holidays. The Toymaker’s dance in the flower petals when he invades UNIT, taking both Kate Stewart and Mel in The Giggle often springs on my imagination, alternating with the goblin song about the baby which the Doctor and Ruby join in while rescuing the baby in The Church on Ruby Road.
When did Doctor Who become so musical? (Not that I mind.)
I find myself remembering how the Master and Lucy Saxon started dancing to a song during the invasion of Earth in The Sound of the Drums. The Master danced and sang with both Lucy and the Doctor in The Last of the Time Lords. Years later the Master danced again to Rasputin for a caged Doctor and an audience of the Doctor’s enemies in The Power of the Doctor.
All this singing plays to my own fannish habit of having songs I associate with certain characters. Crazy by Andy Bell I associate with Doctor Who; all the dashing about with a companion, not to mention the Master/Missy’s conflicted passion for the Doctor. The mention of The Wire has a specific context for me as a Whovian (The Idiot’s Lantern is one of my favourite episodes). Many of Eiffel 65’s songs I’ve imagined being sung by a group of rogue Daleks who rebelled against their race and decided to get musical. They’ve taken to stalking a young human man who resembles the Tenth Doctor. When one of their extensions pop out of their casing, they’re offering him a bunch of flowers. (This was inspired by an actual fan video by someone who looks like David Tennant.)
Some of this idea could come back to haunt the current Doctor. I could see him luring them into singing pop music, which makes them hate him all the more. At the same time the Doctor does return that hate. It will be interesting to see how our current Doctor handles the Daleks. They’ve always been the ones who’ve triggered his rage. Ruby may have to help him if they do it again.
I’m impressed with our current Doctor thus far. It’s great to hear him sing, watch him dance, wear a skirt; having a great time doing all of these things while saving his future companion. A little time with Donna Noble and her family may be just what he needed.
The pain of recent revelations is impossible to escape, no matter how cheerful the new Doctor may be. I’m happy to see the recent specials tackle that pain, along with how it’s forming a bond between the Doctor and his new companion.
I’m very curious to see where they’ll go next, where the TARDIS and their feelings will take them. How the Doctor and Ruby’s families; the one they’ve bonded with and the one they know nothing about, will play a part in the stories to come.
I’m looking forward to more!
When did Doctor Who become so musical? (Not that I mind.)
I find myself remembering how the Master and Lucy Saxon started dancing to a song during the invasion of Earth in The Sound of the Drums. The Master danced and sang with both Lucy and the Doctor in The Last of the Time Lords. Years later the Master danced again to Rasputin for a caged Doctor and an audience of the Doctor’s enemies in The Power of the Doctor.
All this singing plays to my own fannish habit of having songs I associate with certain characters. Crazy by Andy Bell I associate with Doctor Who; all the dashing about with a companion, not to mention the Master/Missy’s conflicted passion for the Doctor. The mention of The Wire has a specific context for me as a Whovian (The Idiot’s Lantern is one of my favourite episodes). Many of Eiffel 65’s songs I’ve imagined being sung by a group of rogue Daleks who rebelled against their race and decided to get musical. They’ve taken to stalking a young human man who resembles the Tenth Doctor. When one of their extensions pop out of their casing, they’re offering him a bunch of flowers. (This was inspired by an actual fan video by someone who looks like David Tennant.)
Some of this idea could come back to haunt the current Doctor. I could see him luring them into singing pop music, which makes them hate him all the more. At the same time the Doctor does return that hate. It will be interesting to see how our current Doctor handles the Daleks. They’ve always been the ones who’ve triggered his rage. Ruby may have to help him if they do it again.
I’m impressed with our current Doctor thus far. It’s great to hear him sing, watch him dance, wear a skirt; having a great time doing all of these things while saving his future companion. A little time with Donna Noble and her family may be just what he needed.
The pain of recent revelations is impossible to escape, no matter how cheerful the new Doctor may be. I’m happy to see the recent specials tackle that pain, along with how it’s forming a bond between the Doctor and his new companion.
I’m very curious to see where they’ll go next, where the TARDIS and their feelings will take them. How the Doctor and Ruby’s families; the one they’ve bonded with and the one they know nothing about, will play a part in the stories to come.
I’m looking forward to more!
