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<blockquote data-quote="Cthulhudrew" data-source="post: 2252255" data-attributes="member: 4090"><p>[sblock]IIRC, there was always a time-policing policy behind the Time Lords- the Doctor and the Master were the two "rogue" agents, as it were. The second Doctor, Troughton, was sent into his second regeneration as a direct result of his breaking Time Lord policies and being punished by them- again, IIRC. We rarely saw direct applications of this- as you mention, "Genesis" was one occasion, when the Doctor was sent by the Time Lords to destroy/prevent the creation of the Daleks, but there were some other instances. I don't think they ever really gave much detail as to exactly what would happen if they weren't around- the "time bacteria" of this episode- so that was pretty cool to see.[/sblock]</p><p> </p><p>All in all, I really loved this episode. It was somewhat predictable- even before seeing the "reappearing" car, I knew how it was going to go, so I wasn't surprised at all on that score. It was the performances that really made it so awesome- so many tearjerker moments in this one. I really have enjoyed the more dramatic episodes this season, as opposed to the less character driven serial shows of the past. It's been awesome to see character development and interaction on this level in Dr. Who- again, the relationship between the Doctor and Rose was really good to see. I'm going to miss Eccleston at the end of this season.</p><p></p><p>My favorite part of the episode, though, was when the Doctor was talking to the engaged couple, and they were saying how insignificant they were. His response to them about not being insignificant, especially when he says, "Meeting at 2 am in a pub and waiting for a cab- I've never had a life like that." Really cool moment.</p><p></p><p>Of course, the whole- "I don't have a plan, Rose"- admission was pretty cool, too. As was</p><p>the Doctor's compassion for his new companion as evidenced by his plan (when it finally hit him), as Plane Sailing points out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cthulhudrew, post: 2252255, member: 4090"] [sblock]IIRC, there was always a time-policing policy behind the Time Lords- the Doctor and the Master were the two "rogue" agents, as it were. The second Doctor, Troughton, was sent into his second regeneration as a direct result of his breaking Time Lord policies and being punished by them- again, IIRC. We rarely saw direct applications of this- as you mention, "Genesis" was one occasion, when the Doctor was sent by the Time Lords to destroy/prevent the creation of the Daleks, but there were some other instances. I don't think they ever really gave much detail as to exactly what would happen if they weren't around- the "time bacteria" of this episode- so that was pretty cool to see.[/sblock] All in all, I really loved this episode. It was somewhat predictable- even before seeing the "reappearing" car, I knew how it was going to go, so I wasn't surprised at all on that score. It was the performances that really made it so awesome- so many tearjerker moments in this one. I really have enjoyed the more dramatic episodes this season, as opposed to the less character driven serial shows of the past. It's been awesome to see character development and interaction on this level in Dr. Who- again, the relationship between the Doctor and Rose was really good to see. I'm going to miss Eccleston at the end of this season. My favorite part of the episode, though, was when the Doctor was talking to the engaged couple, and they were saying how insignificant they were. His response to them about not being insignificant, especially when he says, "Meeting at 2 am in a pub and waiting for a cab- I've never had a life like that." Really cool moment. Of course, the whole- "I don't have a plan, Rose"- admission was pretty cool, too. As was the Doctor's compassion for his new companion as evidenced by his plan (when it finally hit him), as Plane Sailing points out. [/QUOTE]
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