#like... as much as I love the pseudocanonicity of looms this is one issue I've always had with them
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I don't know if I'm excited or frustrated at the 'future children' angle for Susan's origin. On one hand... I'm very interested in the possible links to the likes of Miranda, the Other etc.
On the other hand... ok confession time: This may make me a minority in the fandom, but I actually really dislike the 80s-90s retcons of Susan's origin. (Birth of a Renegade, Lungbarrow etc.)
I kinda just like her and the Doctor being some of the last surviving members of what was once a family on Gallifrey. I find the mystery and tragedy of what happened on Gallifrey, with implied student uprisings and political assassinations, far more intriguing than any twists saying "actually she's not really his granddaughter". Fortunately, some things can be canonwelded into that (eg. Susan really could be also related to the president / descended from Rassilon), but stuff that actually gives her an origin elsewhere is always a pain.
Idk. I just see once being a parent (and losing it all tragically) as such a crucial part of the Doctor's background and Susan fits very well into that as far as I'm concerned. Anything disconnecting her from that, or worse erasing it completely, ultimately damages what I find to be one of the most compelling things about the Doctor and Susan. :/
The few posts I've already seen talking about this suggests this is an unpopular opinion, but I'd be interested to know what people think, and if they agree or disagree...
#Doctor Who#The Legend of Ruby Sunday#Susan Foreman#Doctor Who Spoilers#DW Spoilers#DW Meta#DW Theory#and I guess....#(light)#DW Negativity#like... as much as I love the pseudocanonicity of looms this is one issue I've always had with them#and is part of the reason I much prefer stuff like Penelope and Ulysses#It's just like the Doctor tbh#I love having many different possible origins and mysteries#but the second we start 'canonically' going one way or another you kinda lose me#this is also my issue with the Timeless Child as you're probably tired of hearing from me by now#as a 'possible' origin for the Doctor: genuinely delightful; stunning#as βTHEβ origin of the Doctor:...nah.#I also never hand an issue with the question of 'where did she come from' 'where are her parents' etc.#they're dead obviously#why they're dead and who they were is the interesting quesion#and part of what makes the Doctor 'Who'
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