I'm not one for shippiness either, preferring to leave that for the fanfic realm, but I feel something is on the horizon.
RTD has used "unrequited" in re: the Ten/Martha story this series, which is a shipping term if not one that immediately makes one think Happy Happy... and I am totally fine with that. Mostly because I do get a bit of an impression Ten/Martha is intended as an anti-Ten/Rose (hence anti-giggly/obnoxious/giddy/Tru LUV or sooooullmates!!). "Unrequited" with the obvious chemistry between DT & FA? That's drama and tension and conflict and trying to keep a relationship together despite these things. That's the stuff I like.
May not be much, but something is coming.
It's kind of in the nature of fictional "unrequited" storylines, isn't it? I do have my doubts it's going to end up some convenient purely platonic relationship with no hint or suggestiveness at all to it ... because in the words of Tallulah, "How dull is that?!" Not that I think there will really be any requitedness either, but I do think - as the trailers eluded before the season started - the will they / won't they will become a gradually more prominent fixture in their storyline as the season goes on. I could guess (with all this series' randy subtexts so far) more noticable between Ten & Martha, but at the same time they won't go into the melodrama or cutesy of The Ship (or at least not the giddy flouncing about like Ten/Rose essentially became).
As far as more adult content, there are ways to get there and still hit it over the kiddies heads. Trek managed it. Off screen and innuendo.
Which they already seem to be accomplishing. ;) Although that Dalek scene at the end of DiM is already pushing (well?) past innuendo imo, even if it's kind of repugnant to think too much about. LOL
I have to say that I loved School Reunion (only caught small parts of it before, never saw it all the way through) Touching episode really, although Rose was a bit of a snot.
"School Reunion" is some quality tv (Sarah Jane!!). I do remember the scene where it was Sarah - and rather noticably, not Rose - who spoke up as the Doctor's voice of reason in that critical moment with Finch. Although I'd raise your "a bit of a snot" to "deserving of an all out slap". Srrsly, I wanted to hit her at the end of the ep with her obvious disdain at Mickey tagging along.
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RTD has used "unrequited" in re: the Ten/Martha story this series, which is a shipping term if not one that immediately makes one think Happy Happy... and I am totally fine with that. Mostly because I do get a bit of an impression Ten/Martha is intended as an anti-Ten/Rose (hence anti-giggly/obnoxious/giddy/Tru LUV or sooooullmates!!). "Unrequited" with the obvious chemistry between DT & FA? That's drama and tension and conflict and trying to keep a relationship together despite these things. That's the stuff I like.
May not be much, but something is coming.
It's kind of in the nature of fictional "unrequited" storylines, isn't it? I do have my doubts it's going to end up some convenient purely platonic relationship with no hint or suggestiveness at all to it ... because in the words of Tallulah, "How dull is that?!" Not that I think there will really be any requitedness either, but I do think - as the trailers eluded before the season started - the will they / won't they will become a gradually more prominent fixture in their storyline as the season goes on. I could guess (with all this series' randy subtexts so far) more noticable between Ten & Martha, but at the same time they won't go into the melodrama or cutesy of The Ship (or at least not the giddy flouncing about like Ten/Rose essentially became).
As far as more adult content, there are ways to get there and still hit it over the kiddies heads. Trek managed it. Off screen and innuendo.
Which they already seem to be accomplishing. ;) Although that Dalek scene at the end of DiM is already pushing (well?) past innuendo imo, even if it's kind of repugnant to think too much about. LOL
I have to say that I loved School Reunion (only caught small parts of it before, never saw it all the way through) Touching episode really, although Rose was a bit of a snot.
"School Reunion" is some quality tv (Sarah Jane!!). I do remember the scene where it was Sarah - and rather noticably, not Rose - who spoke up as the Doctor's voice of reason in that critical moment with Finch. Although I'd raise your "a bit of a snot" to "deserving of an all out slap". Srrsly, I wanted to hit her at the end of the ep with her obvious disdain at Mickey tagging along.