John Smith's devastation at having to kill himself / that life with Joan for the Greater Good = the Doctor's devastation ultimately having to destroy Gallifrey also for the Greater Good
v., v. good point. I've seen it said out there that it was Mostly About Rose, but I just don't believe that; I'm with you in it being about Gallifrey.
He lets the family go because he doesn't want to do a horrible thing to them (kill them, presumably), and ends up doing something far worse... we were talking at my house about, is that a Genesis of the Daleks/Time War parallel? Nifty if so.
And so, so true about Tennant and Hynes. Hynes (or Daisy as she will always be in my head) had the hardest job to do, and she did it *so* well. Just perfectly pitched from both of them.
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Date: 2007-06-09 02:47 pm (UTC)v., v. good point. I've seen it said out there that it was Mostly About Rose, but I just don't believe that; I'm with you in it being about Gallifrey.
He lets the family go because he doesn't want to do a horrible thing to them (kill them, presumably), and ends up doing something far worse... we were talking at my house about, is that a Genesis of the Daleks/Time War parallel? Nifty if so.
And so, so true about Tennant and Hynes. Hynes (or Daisy as she will always be in my head) had the hardest job to do, and she did it *so* well. Just perfectly pitched from both of them.
Man, I love our show. <3