That Aztec Lady

[carmen_lj]

Firstly, I am surprised I am not dead. I, brilliantly really, slept through most of the KILLING SUN HOURS, but oh my, it is still there trying to melt the world and has to STOP NOW. Eitber that, or my blood has to get a lot thinner very, very quickly.

Secondly, I was writing fic last night this morning that was a bit weird. Because I'm pretty sure I wasn't writing it. I mean, I wasn't even thinking, I was just typing and words were appearing and the story was being made. So I now have 4000 words of...stuff. Also, it is BLOODY GEN DESPITE HAVING TEN AND ROSE AND ROMANA AND REINETTE. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? It is not deliberate. It just...nobody wants to do anything but sit about and talk, apparently. Hate them all.

Thirdly, was getting Aztecs for future vidding purposes (Seven & Ace must Stop Touching Now, they are breaking down my slight squick) and watched, and, oh, it was So Much Better than What I Remember. Babs is utterly stunning and there are some fabulous scenes between her and One about how she can't change history and my heart broke about when he said, "I know, believe me, I know." Because, dude, he's either talking about Susan's grandmother or his mother and it Makes Me Cry. Yes.

Also, this asexuality thing is all Tom Baker's fault isn't it? Cause, yeah, One and That Aztec Lady is sort of used as a short-hand Old Skool argument for The Doctor's Fancied People Before Rose, but having just watched the thing, dismissing it as desperation on part of Old Skool to Make A Point is really unfair. Cause it really is a beautiful little story and played so well by the two of em. And the Doctor fancies Cameca as soon as he spots her; he's staring across the garden, demanding to know who she is from another Aztec before he's said a word to her. And, yes, he's a bit shocked at the unexpected engagement, but is quite happy about it by the time he tells Ian. And, really, there's no other way to interpret it other than this really sweet romance between two somewhat lonely people. There should be more One/Cameca, dude.

I want to watch GitF'ace, but cannot work out which video it's on. Woe to my organisational capabilities.

Comments

[kijikun.livejournal.com]

I don't know the more asexual Tom Baker seemed to play it the more likley it seemed he was doing it with everyone that got on the TARDIS.

[calapine.livejournal.com]

Heh, fair point.

But he also started saying the Doctor doesn't do That Sort of Thing stuff, and I quite want to know what was thought before that, yes.

Writing on the fly at work

[kijikun.livejournal.com]

(please excuse any errors, I writing from work and cannot double check certain things at the moment)
See I think you can play a character seemingly asexual and still have them be sexual in someway. I think a lot of the reason Tom Baker played it asexual was the time period and becuase well there are all these young women on the TARDIS with him. I think in one commentary he and... I think its Mary Tamm (might have been Elizebeth Sladen) talk about why he didnt have a realtionship with his compaions, and I think Tom's repsonse was "I don't know."

If they'd written the Doctor having a relationship wwell Tom would have played it that way happily. As it is I think you could aruge strongly that he does have though sorts of connections with Sarah and later Romana II (I'm only looking at fourth here).

Had the fourth Doctor serials been written now the good Doctor most likely would be implied to be 'dancing' with Sarah, Leela, or Roman I/II. *G*

[livii.livejournal.com]

One/Cameca is totally awesome. The only bit is that it shows off not just that the Doctor isn't asexual, but he's not traditionally sexual either, because in the end he might be lonely and he might fancy her, but it's not enough to mean actually settling down, either. Really, I think the whole serial really sums up the Doctor so perfectly.

[calapine.livejournal.com]

He will always remember her fondly. *cris*

[gwynnega]

(Seven & Ace must Stop Touching Now, they are breaking down my slight squick)

Heeeee. Where Seven/Ace are concerned, resistance is futile!

And One/Cameca are so lovely...

(Also, Tom Baker protested too much about the asexuality bit, considering he's the only one who married one of his companions!)

[calapine.livejournal.com]

Seven/Ace is just...no...I cannot see it. There is love and camaraderie and it is beautiful, just not with teh Sex, noes. Though they are Trying Very Hard, I am Strong, yes.

[gwynnega]

Clearly you are much stronger than I am! :-)

[pextheunalive.livejournal.com]

While they're never a pair I've pictured, I suppose they could be at it like the proverbial rabbits. Mind you, I hope it's after Fenric, otherwise Ace's line of "I'm not a little girl anymore, Professor..." is just waaaaaaay too creepy...

[redstarrobot.livejournal.com]

Unless it was simply a way of saying, "I'm talking about sex, you stupid alien eejit, what do you think?"

[pextheunalive.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. It was just a joke. Of course, the idea that Ace and Seven were shagging at all is a much funnier one. Not half as funny as One and Dodo, but still...

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

There should absolutely be more One/Cameca. Or, you know, any One/Cameca. Because they are awfully sweet, and it's very clear that the Doctor does, in fact, fancy her. He's chatting her up well before he knew she had useful information.

[melata-fic.livejournal.com]

Tom Baker was asexual? Personally, I just think it was fanboy myth or projection or something. That, or old man squick.

[calapine.livejournal.com]

Nah, I just remember him being the first person to say that the Doctor didn't do That Sort Of Thing. I could be wrong and such.

[melata-fic.livejournal.com]

Probably true. Even so... people believed him? With those ads shipping Doctor/Romana?

[calapine.livejournal.com]

Fanboys believed him?

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

" It just...nobody wants to do anything but sit about and talk, apparently."

This is the ongoing curse of every single piece of fiction I write. My fiction is an ongoing cocktail party where everybody is too clever by 3/4.

[calapine.livejournal.com]

They have now descended into trite cliche, hurrah!

[jekesta]

LIVE HERE NOW?

I am thinking maybe the doctor should be allowed to have sex. I don't know. it is very tricksy.

[calapine.livejournal.com]

I FIND HOUSE IN LIKE TWO DAYS DUDE

I just want him to have sex in fic really I think. V glad there is New Who fandom, yes.

[pextheunalive.livejournal.com]

Are we still talking One/Cameca here? Cause I'd get a kick out of reading One/Cameca smut, purely for the novelty factor... :D

[calapine.livejournal.com]

Novelty means even most atroicous written stuff would still be shiny, I think. Yes. Someone should write that.

[pextheunalive.livejournal.com]

I wrote a One/Polly smut drabble once. I'm going to hell for it, yes... :D

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

If he's asexual, what's Three doing poncing about in frills and lace and velvet jackets with Bond girls for kicks?

[calapine.livejournal.com]

That's for the Master. Who is another Time Lord and therefore Doesn't Count.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

AH. Suddenly, ALL is explained. It was for the Brig, too, wasn't it. And the Brig is really half-Time Lord, given his longevity and lack of death. (I suppose this means Lethbridge-Stewart is really the Doctor's brother. But they don't speak about that sort of thing as it's not polite.)

....hrm. Now I want Madame de P. and Brig fic.

[nostalgia-lj.livejournal.com]

WONT SOMEBODY THINK OF THE ASEXUALS?

[calapine.livejournal.com]

NO THEY ARE TEH EEEEEVVIL

[--kali--.livejournal.com]

What is it with the Doctor and wimmin whose names begin with the letter r?

[dynapink.livejournal.com]

Easy, those are the ones he falls in love with and ends up losing when they have to do his job for him in other universes.

I just made wallpaper of that, actually.

[nerdcakes.livejournal.com]

HELLO LIZ!

[nerdcakes.livejournal.com]

DON'T CRY.

[jekesta]

I think she should cry.