This really is brilliant. And it definitely helps to not have been familiar with the song beforehand, because then the tonal shift completely blindsides you with all its Ten-is-scary-as-fuck-ness.
I definitely remember reading about the BBC getting more complaints than usual over the last Christmas special, about representing the Doctor as way too messianic. And then we laughed it off because, dude, it's the Doctor. Yes, he treats his companions quite badly in a geeky autistic way, but we're maybe less inclined to think about what that means on such a Big Scale.
You lot have given me a much better reason to hide behind the sofa now.
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Date: 2008-10-24 04:53 am (UTC)I definitely remember reading about the BBC getting more complaints than usual over the last Christmas special, about representing the Doctor as way too messianic. And then we laughed it off because, dude, it's the Doctor. Yes, he treats his companions quite badly in a geeky autistic way, but we're maybe less inclined to think about what that means on such a Big Scale.
You lot have given me a much better reason to hide behind the sofa now.