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Time to let my inner 'ship whore out for a post!
Do I even need to say that the big winner of the bunch for me was Jack/Ianto, Jack/Ianto/Gwen? I really don't, do I? It remains my happiest 'ship place in the entire Who universe, so no surprises there. You know what my OT3 does when the apocalypse comes? Canonically? THEY CUDDLE.
What was surprising was how my disgustingly soppy over attatchment to the above did not stop Jack from being the sweepstakes lottery winner of the 'shipping with EVERYONE EVER prize of the night. Normally I don't, even though I get a kick out of his flirting. I'm not a huge Jack fan on his own, and I tend to 'ship my OTCs as first priority. This time out I'm making grabby hands at Jack/Martha, Jack/Sarah Jane, Jack/Donna, Jack/Rose, Jack/Harriet Smith...hell I think I may have 'shipped Jack/lampost at some point yesterday. He probably did too. Except for Jack/Doctor. It's not that I don't exactly 'ship them, it's that since Nine, Jack/Doctor is in a holding pattern in my head that says 'not yet' every time I see them together. Someday. But not yet. I don't know what the hell he was doing differently that had me going there with everyone else, despite the presence of my OTP...but went there, I did.
Doctor/Donna scored big with Donna's 'Just as important as a Time Lord' and his little fond smile at her. *flaily hands, FLAILY HANDS* Donna standing up for herself is never not hot, and I love that he appreciates that. I love that she fills in the blanks for him, remembers the lost planets and the bees and despite just losing everything is still acting as his partner in the dash to rescue. They really are quite amazing together, I could happily roll around in that place where they had all kinds of kinky fun in the TARDIS between adventures for a long time. It's a good place. I recommend it.
Somewhere along the way it seems I have stopped 'shipping Martha/Ten. I think I love Martha too much on her own, and at the moment it would feel too much like going backwards. It's not so much an end for me, as it is that 'not yet' thing again. She's got shit to do for now, he'd just get in the way. Martha should totally do Jack, just for fun, one weekend though (SEE? WTF BRAIN?!?).
Ten/Sarah Jane. MORE PLEASE. This is one of those 'ships that I adore but have no particular investment in, but I love every opportunity to feed it...primarily because David Tennant's face whenever he gets any chance to be near Liz Sladen is just...quite possibly the most adorable thing on the planet. The history there is way more than enough to build on, so I'm a little sad we didn't get more to work with here.
Doctor/Rose I...doubt I will be 'shipping any time soon. I wanted to. I've really liked the way she's been integrated in the lead up to this episode, and was actually looking forward to seeing them together, even had myself a few 'AWWWW' moments in this very episode. But then. The thing is, Rose Tyler can cross dimensions to save universes and blow up Daleks with her big ass gun. That is awesome. She's capable of being proactive and in charge and in contact with whatever organization is zapping her around that she is obviously leading. That all makes me ridiculously happy. So why does she express (perfectly understandable) frustration at her inability to connect with the conference call by being jealous and bitchy about other companions? Why on earth is she losing it completely at a regeneration when she's the only one who's actually been through it and knows both why it's necessary and that he'll still be the Doctor after? And the only conclusion I can come to here is that the way she relates specifically to the Doctor is still...not healthy, and it is interfering with who she is capable of being. It doesn't make me hate her, not at all. Like I said, she's got a lot going for her here. It doesn't even rule out the possibility of being a 'ship I might enjoy, but it does leave me remaining extremely wary of it as something I'm comfortable with. I want more for her and from her, with or without the Doctor. It's actually...it's making me kind of sad right now.
In conclusion, Ten/Donna still reigns supreme for me this season, Ten needs to slip away for some quiet private time with Sarah Jane, Martha needs a 'ship like a fish needs a bicycle, Jack should sleep with everyone, and Rose needs to focus more on making things go boom than her love life.
Do I even need to say that the big winner of the bunch for me was Jack/Ianto, Jack/Ianto/Gwen? I really don't, do I? It remains my happiest 'ship place in the entire Who universe, so no surprises there. You know what my OT3 does when the apocalypse comes? Canonically? THEY CUDDLE.
What was surprising was how my disgustingly soppy over attatchment to the above did not stop Jack from being the sweepstakes lottery winner of the 'shipping with EVERYONE EVER prize of the night. Normally I don't, even though I get a kick out of his flirting. I'm not a huge Jack fan on his own, and I tend to 'ship my OTCs as first priority. This time out I'm making grabby hands at Jack/Martha, Jack/Sarah Jane, Jack/Donna, Jack/Rose, Jack/Harriet Smith...hell I think I may have 'shipped Jack/lampost at some point yesterday. He probably did too. Except for Jack/Doctor. It's not that I don't exactly 'ship them, it's that since Nine, Jack/Doctor is in a holding pattern in my head that says 'not yet' every time I see them together. Someday. But not yet. I don't know what the hell he was doing differently that had me going there with everyone else, despite the presence of my OTP...but went there, I did.
Doctor/Donna scored big with Donna's 'Just as important as a Time Lord' and his little fond smile at her. *flaily hands, FLAILY HANDS* Donna standing up for herself is never not hot, and I love that he appreciates that. I love that she fills in the blanks for him, remembers the lost planets and the bees and despite just losing everything is still acting as his partner in the dash to rescue. They really are quite amazing together, I could happily roll around in that place where they had all kinds of kinky fun in the TARDIS between adventures for a long time. It's a good place. I recommend it.
Somewhere along the way it seems I have stopped 'shipping Martha/Ten. I think I love Martha too much on her own, and at the moment it would feel too much like going backwards. It's not so much an end for me, as it is that 'not yet' thing again. She's got shit to do for now, he'd just get in the way. Martha should totally do Jack, just for fun, one weekend though (SEE? WTF BRAIN?!?).
Ten/Sarah Jane. MORE PLEASE. This is one of those 'ships that I adore but have no particular investment in, but I love every opportunity to feed it...primarily because David Tennant's face whenever he gets any chance to be near Liz Sladen is just...quite possibly the most adorable thing on the planet. The history there is way more than enough to build on, so I'm a little sad we didn't get more to work with here.
Doctor/Rose I...doubt I will be 'shipping any time soon. I wanted to. I've really liked the way she's been integrated in the lead up to this episode, and was actually looking forward to seeing them together, even had myself a few 'AWWWW' moments in this very episode. But then. The thing is, Rose Tyler can cross dimensions to save universes and blow up Daleks with her big ass gun. That is awesome. She's capable of being proactive and in charge and in contact with whatever organization is zapping her around that she is obviously leading. That all makes me ridiculously happy. So why does she express (perfectly understandable) frustration at her inability to connect with the conference call by being jealous and bitchy about other companions? Why on earth is she losing it completely at a regeneration when she's the only one who's actually been through it and knows both why it's necessary and that he'll still be the Doctor after? And the only conclusion I can come to here is that the way she relates specifically to the Doctor is still...not healthy, and it is interfering with who she is capable of being. It doesn't make me hate her, not at all. Like I said, she's got a lot going for her here. It doesn't even rule out the possibility of being a 'ship I might enjoy, but it does leave me remaining extremely wary of it as something I'm comfortable with. I want more for her and from her, with or without the Doctor. It's actually...it's making me kind of sad right now.
In conclusion, Ten/Donna still reigns supreme for me this season, Ten needs to slip away for some quiet private time with Sarah Jane, Martha needs a 'ship like a fish needs a bicycle, Jack should sleep with everyone, and Rose needs to focus more on making things go boom than her love life.
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