I didn't like the whole Elizabeth subplot at all, since this iconic queen was more like a impetuous fangirl in a fancy frock than the leader of the British Empire.
I'm so glad you mentioned it, because so far no one else on my flist did, and her portrayal really bothered me. She was the stereotypical lovestruck, screaming Doctor Who Companion. Even if they subverted the stereotype by having her stab her duplicate it still makes me uncomfortable. What else to du with the Virgin Queen who overcame the boundaries of her sex at her time, by having her lose that Virginity to the Doctor. How tasteful!
I didn't hate the special or anything but I wish they hadn't done that. They often portray historical characters as less than three-dimensional, but they're usually going for idealised images (see Churchill, or Shakespeare), so using Elizabeth just so we could laugh at the Tenth Doctor getting it on with yet another companion was simply not an okay thing to do.
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Date: 2013-11-24 11:24 pm (UTC)I'm so glad you mentioned it, because so far no one else on my flist did, and her portrayal really bothered me. She was the stereotypical lovestruck, screaming Doctor Who Companion. Even if they subverted the stereotype by having her stab her duplicate it still makes me uncomfortable. What else to du with the Virgin Queen who overcame the boundaries of her sex at her time, by having her lose that Virginity to the Doctor. How tasteful!
I didn't hate the special or anything but I wish they hadn't done that. They often portray historical characters as less than three-dimensional, but they're usually going for idealised images (see Churchill, or Shakespeare), so using Elizabeth just so we could laugh at the Tenth Doctor getting it on with yet another companion was simply not an okay thing to do.