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Got in from TimeGate a short while ago and a bit tired, but upon trying to catch up on online stuff, I came across the discussion about Eleven and his emotions over at the ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
doctorwho_meta community. One thing that GAVE ME FEELINGS though was a complaint I've not only seen lodged before in fandom, but it also came out at con a few times this weekend and within the comments of the aforementioned meta post:
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londonkds, of course, but as I said, I've seen/heard this complaint elsewhere and I seriously don't get it, so I thought I'd post a counter-response and also copy it here)
Fromlondonkds:
I think that Moffat-era Doctor Who can sometimes neglect emotional characterisation: see in particular how last year's season completely neglected Amy's emotional responses to the whole River saga.
Just a side note on this, because it is a bit of a bugbear of mine (and it seemed to be repeated a lot at a DW con I was at this weekend): I don't think there was any neglect on behalf of Amy's emotional respons(es) to the whole River thing, as I think that showing such would have been out of character to what we already know of Amy. She has abandonment issues having -- at least in one major timeline -- lost nearly everyone important to her (look at her as Amelia, she is sad that people leave her -- 'people always say that' -- but even then she is mostly hardened against showing how that affects her). And she often keeps her true emotions close to her chest. She didn't even tell Rory she loved him for ages and she knew him since she was a child!
Yes, she was a mother and I get how we expect a lot of mothers would act in that situation, but I think what we saw made perfect sense for her character. She seems to be one to feel the initial flash of emotion (see: her anger at the Doctor at the end of AGMGTW), but then she stuffs it and we don't see it again. Not really.
Obviously, this is a YMMV thing (everyone sees different things when they watch and all that). But I was personally very happy that Moffat stayed in character with her for the whole ordeal. If it had been a big emotional angst-fest, I would have been sorely let down.
doctorwho_meta community. One thing that GAVE ME FEELINGS though was a complaint I've not only seen lodged before in fandom, but it also came out at con a few times this weekend and within the comments of the aforementioned meta post: (Now, I'm certainly not trying to signal out
londonkds, of course, but as I said, I've seen/heard this complaint elsewhere and I seriously don't get it, so I thought I'd post a counter-response and also copy it here)From
londonkds:I think that Moffat-era Doctor Who can sometimes neglect emotional characterisation: see in particular how last year's season completely neglected Amy's emotional responses to the whole River saga.
Just a side note on this, because it is a bit of a bugbear of mine (and it seemed to be repeated a lot at a DW con I was at this weekend): I don't think there was any neglect on behalf of Amy's emotional respons(es) to the whole River thing, as I think that showing such would have been out of character to what we already know of Amy. She has abandonment issues having -- at least in one major timeline -- lost nearly everyone important to her (look at her as Amelia, she is sad that people leave her -- 'people always say that' -- but even then she is mostly hardened against showing how that affects her). And she often keeps her true emotions close to her chest. She didn't even tell Rory she loved him for ages and she knew him since she was a child!
Yes, she was a mother and I get how we expect a lot of mothers would act in that situation, but I think what we saw made perfect sense for her character. She seems to be one to feel the initial flash of emotion (see: her anger at the Doctor at the end of AGMGTW), but then she stuffs it and we don't see it again. Not really.
Obviously, this is a YMMV thing (everyone sees different things when they watch and all that). But I was personally very happy that Moffat stayed in character with her for the whole ordeal. If it had been a big emotional angst-fest, I would have been sorely let down.
