Re: Doctor Who: Joy to the World

In message <xn0p0bkg23wzork003@post.eweka.nl>, Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> writes

The True Doctor wrote:
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On 28/12/2024 10:35, John Hall wrote:

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That would pretty much rule out any relationships for the
Doctor, since  female Time Lords are few and far between,
unless you want him to have a  bromance with the Master,
which doesn't bear thinking about.
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There shouldn't be any romance for the Doctor in Doctor Who.
He's already been a father and grandfather so doesn't need to
have a sexual or romantic relationship with anyone unless it's
to produce children, which means with members of his own
species.

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Strangely enough, I do agree with most of this. I don't like to
see romance in Doctor Who either... just tell a story about a
Time Lord having adventures in time and space and leave the soap
opera stuff to the actual soap operas!
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Note to AGA: Try and refrain from posting stuff that I agree
with in 2025 please... I need something to get my teeth in to on
a boring cold morning with my Earl Grey. Thanks.

And I agree with both of you on this. I suppose it all began with the Tenth Doctor and Rose. (Though when Tom Baker and Lalla Ward were in love IRL it did rather leak through into their relationship in the show, though through no fault of the writers.)
--
John Hall
                "I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly,
                 will hardly mind anything else."
                                            Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84)