Doctor Who dream

[outsdr]

Dreamt that I was traveling with the Doctor (vaguely generic Doctor, but I think it was Matt Smith). We were attending a dinner party, and Sharon Stone (Or it could have been Tea Leoni) was there. Anyway, she kidnapped me and told me that by killing me, she would destroy the Doctor, as it had been prophesied she would kill five of his companions, and then he would die. I told her that I might die, but at least he'd live, because none of his other companions had ever been killed, and she just laughed, while in the background, the Doctor scratched his head, looked sheepish, and said, "Yes, well, about that..."

It was very dark, very atmospheric and frightening, and I remember thinking as I was trapped inside a steel rack with spikes that were slowly crushing into me, "This will NEVER be able to go on television!"


(After I woke up, I was trying to figure out why I was the fifth companion to die in the dream, when only three companions [Katarina, Sara Kingdom, Adric] had died, then realized I was either counting Jack Harkness and forgetting Kamelion, or counting Kamelion and not Jack Harkness. Dream math is hard.)

Comments

[scarfman]

Perhaps Stone/Leoni is one of those who believes (or prefers to believe) that Peri died.

[outsdr.livejournal.com]

Considering in the dream I had the distinct feeling that Tea Stone (Sharon Leoni?) was responsible for every companion who had died, she'd be the one to know for sure.

I still think it would make a neat story; I just don't know if I could pull it together myself. Maybe someday.

[scarfman]

she'd be the one to know for sure
Point.

[outsdr.livejournal.com]

You know, you've made me realize something ... except for the Virgin books, the show itself never gives any better reason that Peri is alive, except for the Master's word. And, I've always accepted that. But why would I accept that? He's not exactly honorable, and has been known to lie. Hmm...

Maybe, I just wanted Peri to be alive, and so, his reassurance was enough. Or maybe, I just hated the idea of her hair getting cut off.

[scarfman]

It's true that the Master isn't a reliable source. But it's also true that at that point in the story he was the infallible expositor, as Merlin, Giles and Guinan are when they spout exposition*.

However, it's also true that the episode in question was written by Robert Holmes, whose favorite explanation of continuity conflicts was (as we'd say today), "Rule number one: the Doctor lies."

If you (as I do) prefer to believe Peri is alive then, as I've written in this journal before, logically the Valeyard's motivation for lying that Peri is dead is a lot more apparent than the Master's motivation for saying she's married, so Occam is on our side.

* Malory's Merlin, not the BBC's Merlin.

[outsdr.livejournal.com]

That's very insightful. Which doesn't surprise me, coming from you. I like the way you think.