random thought about 6x1&2

[lyssie]

er, cut for spoilers to be safe (this is not earth-shattering or anything)

Smug.

If Canton Edward had been a woman, would fandom's reaction have been this mountain of squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee over her?

Somehow, I doubt it. Somehow, given the character traits he shares with River (being smug, knowing more than everyone--if only for a short time, fucking shooting things, jesus fucking christ), I'm pretty sure a woman would have been called 'flat, uninteresting, boring, another in a long line of Moffat's failed female characters'.

And I desperately want the Moff to fucking troll fandom and create a bunch of female characters similar to Canton. I'm sure fandom as a whole will miss the obvious, and never actually fucking get how sexist they're being as they decry the new crop of Mary Sues.

Comments

[ide-cyan.livejournal.com]

Dr Who already guest-starred HG Wells, in "Timelash" (as a rather silly, superstitious youth who waved a crucifix at the Doctor).

[havocthecat]

That must have been old school Who, which I have only passing familiarity with. Surely with the timelines messing up all the time and the universe rebooting, Amy could misremember H.G. Wells as a woman?

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

....That is an intriguing fic idea.

[havocthecat]

I am relieved that Amy knows nothing of Silentsce in the Library. So clearly she misremembered River as NOT DYING in there. Or something. Whatever, the universe rebooted, RIVER'S NOT DEAD.

I realize this has nothing to do with anything you said. I just needed to point out that this is what I cling to in Who.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Amy is completely confused at the idea that River is dead. Obviously. Much like the Doctor being dead confuses her. =D

[ide-cyan.livejournal.com]

Yep, old school, Sixth Doctor adventure (& one of the ones generally considered among the show's worst, but it has its campy charms).

Time can be rewritten!