I enjoyed a lot of the episode, especially the character pieces. Beyond the Jacobi 'awakening' sequence the best part was undoubtedly the long conversation between the Doctor and Jack in which Jack explains what happened to him and the Doctor confesses his unease.
You'll be unsurprised that I disagree that the Doctor is a dick - or rather, that this is a complete summation of his personality. He can be a dick - such as when he fails to sympathise with Chantho because he's engaging intellectually and not emotionally - but he's an interesting character because he quixotically blends idiocy and intellect, compassion and arrogance. For example, even when talking about how Jack is a Wrongness in the Universe he can't help beaming with delight at the idea that this attitude is a prejudice. He's engaged by the idea, and even open to it, and he's certainly not holding it against Jack personally.
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Date: 2007-06-17 09:32 pm (UTC)You'll be unsurprised that I disagree that the Doctor is a dick - or rather, that this is a complete summation of his personality. He can be a dick - such as when he fails to sympathise with Chantho because he's engaging intellectually and not emotionally - but he's an interesting character because he quixotically blends idiocy and intellect, compassion and arrogance. For example, even when talking about how Jack is a Wrongness in the Universe he can't help beaming with delight at the idea that this attitude is a prejudice. He's engaged by the idea, and even open to it, and he's certainly not holding it against Jack personally.