Doctor Who: The Satan Pit

[girlofprey]

Toby a virgin! Squee!

That was quite good. Not quite as action-packed and tense as I thought it would be, at least by the end. No-one actually believed the Doctor was going to lose and die, did they? I was quite sad that Toby had to die. Clearly a better plan for the Beast would have been to possess Rose - what then, Doctor? WHAT THEN?
But then she wouldn't have a chance to die in battle, I suppose. A spoiler I don't entirely mind.

I was quite looking forward to the plotline where Toby the virgin used the Beast's knowledge to decipher the language and betray his demon lover defeat the Scarily Powerful Demon that used him, despite being the "weakest link" of the crew. Which would clearly have been a more heartwarming and up-with-humans ending than 'the Doctor does everything and BELIEVES IN ROSE BEYOND COMPARE'. But he did get possessed a lot, which was nice. I choose to believe it was Toby most of the time, only randomly getting possessed, rather than the Beast acting all the time. And that there was a lot of psychic coercion going on that we never got to hear because the show was already too long. And lots of other things besides.

Didn't Toby-The-Beast used to have crazy telekinetic powers at one point? To the point that he could probably have stopped Rose? And how precisely did shooting the window not suck out all their air and explode them, except for Toby-Beast, who as we've seen can stand it? I'm asking too much logic of Dr Who, aren't I?

Anyway. It was quite good and I love Toby. Anyone who wants to write the AU where the Toby-Beast escaped and converted the universe will also have my undying love. Or, oooh, the one where the Doctor destroyed the prison after the rocket was out of the reach of the black hole, and DIED, but everyone on the rocket lived, including Toby-minus-Beast, and they all have to live on past it, especially Rose, who has to get a mortgage on her own. Or some Toby/Danny/Rose. Because that would be hot like burning.

These are all my thoughts. And that nerdcakes lost her bet, hahaha!

Next week: Jackie seduced by Danny from Hustle! Omg!

Comments

[nerdcakes.livejournal.com]

I can't believe that of the THREE people left alive, one of them was the dude I wanted dead! It's clearly a conspiracy. Hmph.

Oh, I forgot about virgin!Toby. That was just shiny, yes.

Clearly a better plan for the Beast would have been to possess Rose - what then, Doctor? WHAT THEN?

Oh, oh that would have been quite brilliant, yes. And Billie's so very good at being posessed. But then Toby would not have been able to get possesed and that would surely make the episode a less wonderful place.

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

the one where the Doctor destroyed the prison after the rocket was out of the reach of the black hole, and DIED, but everyone on the rocket lived, including Toby-minus-Beast, and they all have to live on past it, especially Rose

Oh, yes. Especially if it had Rose/Captain Zack.

[lakester.livejournal.com]

Woe for them having to killing Toby and Jefferson's death. :pets poor broken dead ship:

Didn't Toby-The-Beast used to have crazy telekinetic powers at one point? To the point that he could probably have stopped Rose?
Possibly its powers were weakened away from the planet, or from being spread out amongst Toby and the Ood? Maybe Toby was fighting the Beast from within? Or maybe you are looking for logic?

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[spiralsheep.livejournal.com]

And that nerdcakes lost her bet, hahaha!

Ahahahahahaha! :-)

[pigeongirl99.livejournal.com]

I didn't have your thing about Toby (I'm still trying to work out how to bring back Tommy from The Wire though), but the whole Virgin!Toby thing I must admit did get my attention.

And... well, if The Beast is the devil in any sense at all, then, fear not, Toby is not dead still possessed, but not dead (he was fine out in the black in the first ep, why wouldn't he survive the black hole, go to an alternative universe and hook up with Mickey?).

[soralin.livejournal.com]

I'm going to friend you because Toby is way too hot. (Haha! That doesn't make too much sense!)