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Old 03-05-2010, 22:02
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I've been reading the threads about The Bedroom Scene, and it struck me that SM has really played a blinder here and got the perfect balance.

After the various "romance" themes of the RTD era, many of us were wondering how the Doctor/companion relationship would be treated in the Moffat era. We've already had the "mutual appreciation society" between Rose and Ten (series 2), which was moving at times, but sometimes came across as smug and irritating, and distracted from the main themes.

Then we had the "unrequited love" theme in series 2, which played on the heart strings, but the downside was that it made the Doctor appear cold and insensitive at times, and diminished Martha as a companion.

And then, in series 4, we had what many feel was the most satisfying dynamic: a warm and entirely platonic "best mates" relationship which successfully created a real bond without the slightest hint of any romantic stuff. (Some might say this proved that a strong friendship is better and more valuable than any other kind of love!)

So where could Moffat go from there without going over old ground? Brilliantly, he's found a way to give us something new: i.e. Amy being a bit of a saucepot and getting the hots for the Doctor in the heat of the moment, without getting all slushy and puppy-dog-eyed about it. That means the relationship can develop into something strong and sincere and based on friendship, (like the Doctor/Donna) but avoid going down the road of being lovey-dovey or romantic. I loved the fact that Amy was upfront about it...she just suddenly felt amorous and saucy but made it clear she was only after one thing, and it wasn't true love! A very inspired way to go, and extremely funny too. I can't wait to see how the dynamic develops...
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Old 03-05-2010, 22:07
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I've been reading the threads about The Bedroom Scene, and it struck me that SM has really played a blinder here and got the perfect balance.

After the various "romance" themes of the RTD era, many of us were wondering how the Doctor/companion relationship would be treated in the Moffat era. We've already had the "mutual appreciation society" between Rose and Ten (series 2), which was moving in places but sometimes came across as smug and mawkish. Then we had the "unrequited love" theme in series 2, which played on the heart strings, but the downside was that it made the Doctor appear cold and insensitive at times, and diminished Martha as a companion. Then, in series 4, we had what many feel was the most satisfying dynamic: a warm and entirely platonic "best mates" relationship which successfully created a real bond without ever crossing over the line into soppy romantic stuff.

So where could Moffat go from there without going over old ground? Brilliantly, he's found a way to give us something new: i.e. Amy being a bit of a saucepot and getting the hots for the Doctor in the heat of the moment, without getting all slushy and puppy-dog-eyed about it. That means the relationship can develop into something strong and sincere (like the Doctor/Donna) but avoid going down the road of being lovey-dovey. I loved the fact that Amy was upfront about it...she just got amorous and saucy but made it clear she was only after one thing, and it wasn't true love! A very inspired way to go, and extremely funny too. I can't wait to see how the dynamic develops...
God Cathrin....you are the first to start a thread like that and not forget the Doctor and Donna relationship!!! Good work!!!



I agree the lust thing gives it a new twist that we have never had before...it means there will still be plnety of flirty...but no demands of long term commitment, and the same time the fun of the mate type relationship between the Doctor and Donna.


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Old 03-05-2010, 22:11
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God Cathrin....you are the first to start a thread like that and not forget the Doctor and Donna relationship!!! Good work!!!



I agree the lust thing gives it a new twist that we have never had before...it means there will still be plnety of flirty...but no demands of long term commitment, and the same time the fun of the mate type relationship between the Doctor and Donna.


Hi crazzyaz7! Always good to see you in these threads. (....Oh dear, has this theme been discussed to death already? (I haven't been on the forum much recently so, my apologies if I'm going over ground that has already been well-trodden.)
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Old 03-05-2010, 22:15
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Hi crazzyaz7! Always good to see you in these threads. (....Oh dear, has this theme been discussed to death already? (I haven't been on the forum much recently so, my apologies if I'm going over ground that has already been well-trodden.)
Well you know this place, everything gets discussed to death!! But no, its nice to have a thread that focuses on the positives of the current and future, without needing to attack the past, but acknowledging it in a respctable argument!
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Old 03-05-2010, 22:18
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Well you know this place, everything gets discussed to death!! But no, its nice to have a thread that focuses on the positives of the current and future, without needing to attack the past, but acknowledging it in a respctable argument!
Thank you! I do enjoy wallowing in analysis of all this stuff...there's always so much to think about, which is great! Really enjoying the new series, much more than I expected to; I thought it would take me a few episodes to "get over" DT, but MS has really got me hooked!
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