I had a little squee when I realized Martha was engaged to Tom at that point—of course she would, it's only canon but I don't care. Martha/Tom ftw. ♥ I loved the Master's remark about alliterating—I love alliterations, and I love him also. Priceless as ever. The dialogue between Martha and the Master was so very sharp, I loved her anger and disgust and his flippant attitude. The part about the Doctor feeling so saddened after hearing the news, although he was very happy for Martha, was extremely moving—with the references to Rose and Joan… ♥ And I loved how his mind turned to Alex after that—how badly he wanted to protect the child, keep him happy, give him what he couldn't have in a way. I was also fascinated by the way he wondered about Alex's children, and the parallel with Cassandra. So very interesting. The dialogue about Rose was wonderful. It hurt, like the Master can make anything hurt, with that sharp, cruel tongue of his (how he stressed that Rose really wasn't that special, except she was…), and the Doctor's reactions and lines were amazing. The insight was perfect. I'd never given much thought to the symbolism of Nine taking Rose to see the end of the world—it's amazing—and of course she turned the tables on him, made him want to live… And I loved how he compared that to Lucy, whose reaction was entirely the opposite ("There's no point. No point to anything. Not ever.")… The Master's reactions to Ten opening up were perfect. Bewilderment, watchfulness—he did indulge him and recognized Rose had been marvelous with the Emperor, but immediately used the connection to his advantage to taunt him. Typical. I DIED at the pterosaur's random arrival. Awesomesauce. And called Leia too. Loved how the Doctor criticized the Master wanting to control everything, even the pet—that seemed harmless enough, but the symbolism was there indeed. Not that he had a wide range of beings to control around. The brief lines about Alex were so very meaningful. Necessary warning… Yes - he had all the time in the world, and yet he could feel it moving past him, too swiftly, too swiftly by far. Loved that sentence… The whole ending part was really thought-provoking and moving. Well done!
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The dialogue between Martha and the Master was so very sharp, I loved her anger and disgust and his flippant attitude. The part about the Doctor feeling so saddened after hearing the news, although he was very happy for Martha, was extremely moving—with the references to Rose and Joan… ♥ And I loved how his mind turned to Alex after that—how badly he wanted to protect the child, keep him happy, give him what he couldn't have in a way. I was also fascinated by the way he wondered about Alex's children, and the parallel with Cassandra. So very interesting.
The dialogue about Rose was wonderful. It hurt, like the Master can make anything hurt, with that sharp, cruel tongue of his (how he stressed that Rose really wasn't that special, except she was…), and the Doctor's reactions and lines were amazing. The insight was perfect. I'd never given much thought to the symbolism of Nine taking Rose to see the end of the world—it's amazing—and of course she turned the tables on him, made him want to live… And I loved how he compared that to Lucy, whose reaction was entirely the opposite ("There's no point. No point to anything. Not ever.")…
The Master's reactions to Ten opening up were perfect. Bewilderment, watchfulness—he did indulge him and recognized Rose had been marvelous with the Emperor, but immediately used the connection to his advantage to taunt him. Typical.
I DIED at the pterosaur's random arrival. Awesomesauce. And called Leia too. Loved how the Doctor criticized the Master wanting to control everything, even the pet—that seemed harmless enough, but the symbolism was there indeed. Not that he had a wide range of beings to control around. The brief lines about Alex were so very meaningful. Necessary warning…
Yes - he had all the time in the world, and yet he could feel it moving past him, too swiftly, too swiftly by far.
Loved that sentence… The whole ending part was really thought-provoking and moving. Well done!