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katherine_b ([personal profile] katherine_b) wrote2013-11-26 08:56 am
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Day of the Doctor

Well, folks, I watched it, but rather than give my review, I wanted to put the following question forward:

Should I rewrite the special, inserting Donna into it?

[identity profile] serenityslady.livejournal.com 2013-11-25 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, Katherine!!! I was just telling someone that Donna would have been a much better/more appropriate choice for the Conscience than Rose/The Bad Wolf. TBW did nothing but cause the Doctor grief, whereas Donna tried to prevent him from harming himself and others.

WRITE IT!!!!!

[identity profile] dm12.livejournal.com 2013-11-26 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
What would she do with the Ten/Elizabeth I situation, I wonder?

[identity profile] starseeker32.livejournal.com 2013-11-26 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
I've been waiting for someone to post a Donna rewrite! I say go for it! I just got back from the theater, and I rewatched the episode trying to imagine Donna there instead. It can work! I wanted to yell "Pompeii!" when all three Doctors decided to share the burden of pushing the big red button. Don't know how I managed to bite my tongue, but I kept quiet. I was sitting next to a girl dressed as 1950s Rose, and I didn't want to upset her viewing experience (or cause a flame war in person).

[identity profile] tkel-paris.livejournal.com 2013-11-26 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
PLEASE DO!!!! I'm waiting for the rewrites to be posted! I know I'll write my own once I finally break down and watch. :)

[identity profile] fansquee.livejournal.com 2013-11-26 10:41 am (UTC)(link)
Omg, I was just thinking this. And the answer is yes!!
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[personal profile] juliet316 2013-11-30 11:20 am (UTC)(link)
YES! I loved the special, but I was bitterly, bitterly disappointed there weren't more companions featured beyond Clara (Billie playing The Moment manifesting as a echo/memory of Bad Wolf is fine; keeps the ship wars to a minimum and I like the concept of a weapon that's developed a conscience). As somebody else said, when all three Doctors were contemplating using the big red button, there were indeed Pompeii parallels to it.

(Although disappointed with the lack of Companions, I'm actually a bit pissed off that Eccleston didn't even bother even agreeing to do a 60 second cameo at the end. Perhaps if only because we know, indeed, that he's probably telling the truth when he said he turned down the opportunity to appear and that sucks that he couldn't even bother to show up for a full regeneration sequence near the end)

Like I said, I loved the special, but I would have liked to have had more Companions in it(The Coal School tie - in was nice and kind of falls in line with my own ideas for Clara for a fic I need to get back to). Donna especially would have been perfect in it. So, go forth and rewrite! The world needs more Donna!

(Anonymous) 2013-12-04 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
The interaction between Donna and Eleven should be interesting, too. I'm wondering what time period this would be, if she would be aware yet (from the end of "Stolen Earth") of the possibility of the Doctor regenerating, because he never seems to find the time to tell his companions about it until he suddenly bursts into flame. Donna, of all companions, would want to know what makes the Time Lord tick (ooh, bad one!). She might even go to his library and do her own research. If the TARDIS is inclined, she might even help, since I get the impression she likes Donna. She's well aware that he's alien, and she has an innate curiosity.

It would still be shocking when it happens, but some preparation would help ease the fear.
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[personal profile] develish1 2013-12-04 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm still playing catch up, but then I usually am, lol, so I'll just add my agreement to all the others, because someone definitely needs to re-write it, because my head canon is having great difficulty with it as it stands