I pinpointed that exact problem and my head still imploded. (Admittedly, it all got wrapped up in other issues I had at the time, but still...) Don't worry. I still got plenty of imploding in before I reached any kind of equilibrium about it. Think I've still got a convex bit in my skull.
River's 'dear god, you're hard work young!' was also crucial. I cannot overstate how much work that one line did to allow me to recontextualize the whole era for myself.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, a thousand times YES! It's really the 'wow . . . isn't he great?' that ruins everything. Pro tip to writers: if you're setting out to explore the problematic depths of your favorite character, you're gonna need to set aside the hero worship for a hot minute. The concluding specials are the best part of Rusty's first run because he finally committed to doing the character arc he'd been avoiding actually writing for three seasons.
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Don't worry. I still got plenty of imploding in before I reached any kind of equilibrium about it. Think I've still got a convex bit in my skull.
River's 'dear god, you're hard work young!' was also crucial. I cannot overstate how much work that one line did to allow me to recontextualize the whole era for myself.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, a thousand times YES!
It's really the 'wow . . . isn't he great?' that ruins everything. Pro tip to writers: if you're setting out to explore the problematic depths of your favorite character, you're gonna need to set aside the hero worship for a hot minute. The concluding specials are the best part of Rusty's first run because he finally committed to doing the character arc he'd been avoiding actually writing for three seasons.