The other day I read the quote from Russel T. Davies where he points out that the Doctor and Rose indirectly bring their separation on themselves, because it's their arrogance in "Tooth and Claw" which prompts Queen Victoria to found Torchwood, which messes with the Void which leads to the end. I hadn't really considered that before he pointed it out, and it makes me sad and kind of angry. I don't think it's fair to construe it as their fault. It's not like they were that bad - I think Queen Victoria totally overreacted to their behaviour in that episode. Besides which, it's not as though they had any control over the activities of Torchwood, or the Cyberman or the Daleks, which were /really/ what caused their separation. You could also blame it on the stupid levers. Also, I'm pretty sure, given the timing of events at the end, that Pete could have let go of Rose and teleported himself back just in time for him to get out before the Void closed but before it could suck Rose into it. I know he couldn't have really because the reason it had to happen was real life-related and not necessarily plot-related, but I'm just saying that it wasn't necessarily their fault. You could blame it on anything. I don't like it being their fault.
On a totally unrelated note, why the heck did Pete teleport back to that exact spot at that exact moment? It's not like they had any way of knowing, in the alternate world, what was happening to Rose. I'm very confused by that one. I'm guessing Jackie freaked out and made him go back for her or something. I don't know.
The other thought that I had, which I actually meant to write last time and forgot, was about why the Doctor fell in love with Rose. Perhaps it had something to do with her looking into the time vortex?
Rose: I can see everything... all that is... all that was... all that ever could be.
The Doctor: But that's what /I/ see. All the time. And doesn't it drive you mad?
I feel like maybe it was that moment. I remember thinking it at the time. That she somehow can connect with him, in a way no one else ever could, because of that. What makes me question this, though, is that she doesn't seem to remember ("It's like there was singing" ... "That's right! I sang a song and the Daleks ran away!" (Such a great line)). I'm sure Rose didn't truly believe that and he eventually explained to her, but did anything of the time vortex remain with her? I'm guessing it couldn't, or else he'd have had to erase her memory like he does later with Donna, but maybe in some way, subconsciously or something, she still retained a little bit of that knowledge. I don't know. Just theorizing here.
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