Spoilers for that new spoiler.

[drakyndra]

Oh look, it's our first walk-out promise.

Wow, that's what, 2 hours from the announcement being officially released?

Comments

[tavella.livejournal.com]

I don't see what the problem with it is, really; it strikes me as sensible to stop watching something if you no longer enjoy it. I've got some people on friendsfriends who go on after every episode about how much they hate DT's 'panto acting', and horses for courses and all, but I'm not really clear why they are still watching.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

How can they know they won't enjoy it? She won't have her first episode for another nine months.

Leaving because you don't enjoy something is one thing. Deciding you won't like something almost a year before it happens is just plain stupidity.

[gypsyjr.livejournal.com]

I actually got into an argument with a troll who was protesting the npot-yet-released Hitchhiker's Guide movie. I dared to suggest that she was perhaps a wee bit premature in forming her opinion of a film based on a single extremely one-sided review.


People are fuckin' idiots.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

I wonder if these people are aware that judging without any experience or evidence is the very literal definition of prejudice.

[tavella.livejournal.com]

Eh. Might know herself well enough to know what she won't like; I think we can count, for example, on Rose being mentioned very little if at all next year, and probably never after that, and if you like emotional continuity, being asked to immediately (and from the point of view of the show, it's pretty much immediate, within a couple of eps) to forget and reinvest nearly instantly in a new character is harsh.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Well, there's still the Christmas special to be getting on with (I am currently intrigued by how that's going to go, with no companion from the looks of things). And it's still, what, nine months?

Also, I sincerely doubt we are going to told to love her immediately. The Doctor will need to get to know her, and so shall the audience. But to do that, she needs to be given a chance.

[gypsyjr.livejournal.com]

*headdesk*

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Didn't take long, did it?

[rhipowered.livejournal.com]

Oh, gag.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Nice to see our fandom has such open-minded individuals.

[doona-rose.livejournal.com]

*falls over and laughs on floor*

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Our fandom works fast, doesn't it?

[doona-rose.livejournal.com]

*loves our fandom*

I want someone to label her a poodle or a coke bottle or a ferret so I can start laughing some more. At the moment I've no problem with her, I thought her acting was rather good in DW.

It's going to be several months of wank, isn't it? Just like the David Tennant wank last year, and I did enjoy that, being on the winning side and all.

[tessavance.livejournal.com]

I find myself desperately tempted to poke the extremists on any side of a divide, like the old-skool curmudgeons who scream Timelords don't kiss their companions, people but misspell "Time Lord" and the traumatised little things for whom Doctor Who is meaningless without Rose.

But like the Doctor I shall take the moral high ground as well, 'cos they might be armed as well.

I'll just pretend I'm that happy fandom land too, content in the knowledge that there are Trekkies who wear their uniforms out in public living in Northcote. They're always fun to taunt.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Aye, I understand wanting to prod people, just to see how they react. Then again, I'm generally a fan of explosions.

But I think I'm going to try and hold back on this one. With Rose leaving so soon, I don't think it'll take much to ignite itself.

I'll just pretend I'm that happy fandom land too, content in the knowledge that there are Trekkies who wear their uniforms out in public living in Northcote. They're always fun to taunt.

Uh... *pushes 12 foot striped scarf to the back of the cupboard*

[tessavance.livejournal.com]

Scarves are perfectly acceptable (even 12ft long ones) - it's cold outside. But Starfleet uniforms and pretending to be William Shatner is not (particulary if you are William Shatner)

Double-standard? What double-standard?

[melata-fic.livejournal.com]

I don't blame them, though. If they watched the show for Rose, there's not much point in them watching it after she's gone, is there?

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

I know, but... why watch for just Rose? There's so much more to the show.

[nostalgia-lj.livejournal.com]

Cos they love her?

[melata-fic.livejournal.com]

People who saw the first episode, which was titled 'Rose', and spent the whole time seeing the show through her eyes. It's a mistake Rusty made, rather than the upset fans.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

*raises an eyebrow* Right then...

*plans to write fanfic to cope and learn to embrace new companion*

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

I thoroughly approve of this fanfic writing plan.

[midnitemaraud-r.livejournal.com]

Don't mind me - I'll be sitting on my hands over in the corner. :)

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

O RLY?

[midnitemaraud-r.livejournal.com]

Not being privy to the really good f-locked non-community-posted wank drama, I have to find other ways to amuse myself. ;)

Well, also keep myself from saying typing something rude. (Which is why I also refuse to sign up at TWoP!)