#there's a reason it goes [tegan's departure] -> [turlough's departure] -> [five dies] in the course of three serials! | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

corallapis · 1 year ago

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okay. see. the thing is. the cricketing gear isn't just a silly set of clothes the tardis picked out. it's to clue you in that we're dealing with posh edwardian man levels of repression here. that's who five is.

#and you gotta keep this in mind for every emotional moment in his era. calling tegan's departure unsentimental... like sure. ok.#bleak might be a better descriptor tho.#like they're literally standing in a room full of dead bodies. that's what they're stepping over.#it's quick yeah bc tegan's on the verge of tears and handling it like ripping off a bandaid.#bc if she lets the doctor speak she'll be convinced to stay and she can't bear it anymore!#the way five oh so slowly raises his hand to take hers and the look on his face?#the way he runs after her and says 'no no don't leave not like this!'#that's crazy!!! and then he compares it to the circumstances that made him leave gallifrey!!#an ep later he describes himself as 'obsessed and depressed' over it!!#there's a reason it goes [tegan's departure] -> [turlough's departure] -> [five dies] in the course of three serials!#donna voice it's like you're staggering along. once tegan leaves he's hurtling towards his end.#and tegan hasn't changed her mind when she turns back around the corner. she's watching the tardis dematerialize as a final goodbye.#'brave heart tegan' (the thing he always says to you) isn't what you say when you made a rash decision & are regretting it.#it's to steel yourself bc you know you made the right decision despite how hard it is.#and yes he takes her at her word bc five sees everyone on a countdown clock to the day they're going to leave him. he expects it.#:(#dw

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