I've heard quite a lot of moaning about this, and to every one I've had the same answer; "To you, I introduce the word "tragedy". Some times, things just don't end well."
That sense of fan-ownership reached ridiculous heights around "Turn Left" on on of the mailing lists I frequent, with fans claiming that something as traumatic as killing off the Doctor (even if it is undone later) should never even be contemplated by the writers as it is "a fan's worst nightmare". Yes, that's an actual quote. If the new crop of fans are so fragile that they can't face the thought of the Doctor's possible death, I'm worried they'll be swinging from the light fittings in their hundreds when DT gets tired of the role and the Doctor really does regenerate.
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Date: 2008-07-14 01:46 pm (UTC)That sense of fan-ownership reached ridiculous heights around "Turn Left" on on of the mailing lists I frequent, with fans claiming that something as traumatic as killing off the Doctor (even if it is undone later) should never even be contemplated by the writers as it is "a fan's worst nightmare". Yes, that's an actual quote. If the new crop of fans are so fragile that they can't face the thought of the Doctor's possible death, I'm worried they'll be swinging from the light fittings in their hundreds when DT gets tired of the role and the Doctor really does regenerate.