Doctor Who: Series 4

So, I caved. I paid for an Amazon Prime account so I could stream Doctor Who episodes. I can't help it. And it was cheaper than buying on the shows on Amazon OnDemand. And sooooo worth it.

I'll admit, overall, the shows offered on the streaming are limited and mostly British. But I only paid $39 for the Prime and I'll also get free 2 day shipping, which I love. I should probably check out all the potential of this account but for now, this will suffice.

Anyway, I've plowed my way through series [seasons to all of us in the U.S.] 2, 3 and now most of 4. And I have to admit, while series 5 holds a special place in my heart as the one I started watching Doctor Who, I love series 4.

Why? Because I love Donna Noble. She is... simply amazing. She is my absolute favorite companion. Let me count the ways:

1. She is funny. While some people could just say that's because of the writing... Yeah, that's not true. Only Catherine Tate could truly pull off such an amusing character
2. She's strong. She has proven that she doesn't always need the Doctor to get something done. "Turn Left" shows that [even though she got help from a certain other companion].
3. She's human. She doesn't come off as perfect, even pretends that she is perfect. She cares what others think of her. She is scared when a normal person would be scared. She's happy when a normal person would be happy. Which is why...
4. I think I connect with her the best out of all the previous companions that I've seen. Rose made me think "What a teenager thing to do." She also disregarded the feelings of everyone else save for her own. Her actions didn't always make sense and made me wonder if maybe she should have been an alien instead. Martha was all about how "in love" with the Doctor she was. I just... Didn't see any depth to her. I feel like I never got to know Martha as a character. Though you do see glimpses of who she really is after she is no longer the Doctor's companion. Donna is stubborn and will argue till her face turns purple. But at the end of the day, she still cares. And she was the first to turn the Doctor away. She didn't jump right into the adventure and knew that it wasn't the right time. I never got the feeling that Rose or Martha would just know something like that.

I think part of the reason I like Donna so much is because she is older than previous companions. That isn't to say she is any more or less confused about what will happen after the Doctor or where her life was going before the Doctor... Which is a trait I notice all companions have. That the companion's life is currently at a crossroads or a standstill and then the Doctor comes. And the hard decisions... Well, they don't go away so much as get put off.

Which leads me back to Donna I guess. Cause at first, she didn't take the easy road. She could have forgotten about her ruined wedding, the loss of her husband/fiance/whatever, and her joblessness and gone with the Doctor. But she didn't. And I think even though she sought the Doctor, she managed to get through what happened. Dealt with it the best she could have and moved on.

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EDIT

Just finished series 4. Needless to say that even though I've seen parts of it before, I teared up for Donna and the Doctor. 

"Last Friday Night" - Dave Days [Parody of the Katy Perry song in the last post]

I'm working on this whole posting things. I have picked up two new shows that I'll hopefully write about soon ["Suits" and "Franklin and Bash"].

But back to music videos. This one is actually related to the last post I made seeing as really good [at least in my opinion] parody of Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night." It's by an YouTuber/singer named Dave Days. I haven't really watched much of his previous stuff but I follow him on facebook. Honestly, I can't even remember how I found him but it was mostly probably through other youtubers. All I know is that he has [had?] an obsession with Miley Cyrus... Yeah. Just watch the video [which is Cyrus free].