chiaroscuroverse reblogged
“Firstly, Rose is neither shallow nor stupid. She doesn’t settle for second best. She gets the person she fell in love with. And, as a bonus, he’s now able to spend the rest of his life with her, as she with him. Secondly, the very same person who experienced the heartbreak of losing Rose for the first time now experiences joy at the prospect of a lifetime in her company. In this full sense, the Doctor who lost, finally wins.” - Paul Dawson [From Doctor Who and Philosophy: Bigger on the Inside]
#this#this this this#this is why it works#god i'm crying#a man is the sum of his memories - a time lord even more so#it's iconic and primeval#the impossible romance resolved by the immortal becoming mortal#the god becomes human#to live one crowded hour of glorious life#honestly#as much as i enjoy stories where it resolves the other way#this gets the arrow to my heart hardest#it's hard and it's real and they're doing it right now...somewhere over there#tentoo meta#dw meta#paul dawson#doctor who and philosophy#scuroqueue