I still think the Doctor was more wrong to mindwipe Donna than Jack's recton usage.
When Recton is used, it's to wipe out one moment of realization of "OMG there are aliens living in Cardiff!" and doesn't fundamentally alter the person other than they might continue not believing in aliens. ( Other than Max, but since Suzie was programing him I don't think it counts. )
What the Doctor did was erase months of experiences, and more importantly, the inspiration to change her life. Before "The Runaway Bride" Donna was trying to change herself, and failing because she was just trying to change her life in the ways everyone expected of her. After "The Runaway Bride" she realized she wanted to change her life completely. Not only did the Doctor wipe away her TARDIS adventures but the whole reason for why she did what she did inbetween "The Runaway Bride" and "Partners in Crime."
And I don't think they whip out Recon all the time. They Retcon Gwen, possibly the guests in "Small Worlds", (in online Cannon) the people who where cutting up the space whale in "Meat" and everyone at Gwen and Rhys' wedding. The only one that comes close to what the Doctor did to Donna was the last, and pretty much everyone thought Gwen was mad for saying it was an alien, anyway.
But the reason why I think it was worse? It's horrible when someone assaults you, it's so much worse when it's someone you trust.
Bah. I still blame Rusty for creating the problem more than the Doctor trying to fix it.
Especially since it just takes Martha/Sarah-Jane/Jack to look her up and invite her to dinner to make her brain to start to "explode." again. He may have given The Talk to Syliva and Wilf, but I don't think he said peep to the rest of his Companions.
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Date: 2008-07-06 08:20 pm (UTC)When Recton is used, it's to wipe out one moment of realization of "OMG there are aliens living in Cardiff!" and doesn't fundamentally alter the person other than they might continue not believing in aliens. ( Other than Max, but since Suzie was programing him I don't think it counts. )
What the Doctor did was erase months of experiences, and more importantly, the inspiration to change her life. Before "The Runaway Bride" Donna was trying to change herself, and failing because she was just trying to change her life in the ways everyone expected of her. After "The Runaway Bride" she realized she wanted to change her life completely. Not only did the Doctor wipe away her TARDIS adventures but the whole reason for why she did what she did inbetween "The Runaway Bride" and "Partners in Crime."
And I don't think they whip out Recon all the time. They Retcon Gwen, possibly the guests in "Small Worlds", (in online Cannon) the people who where cutting up the space whale in "Meat" and everyone at Gwen and Rhys' wedding. The only one that comes close to what the Doctor did to Donna was the last, and pretty much everyone thought Gwen was mad for saying it was an alien, anyway.
But the reason why I think it was worse? It's horrible when someone assaults you, it's so much worse when it's someone you trust.
Bah. I still blame Rusty for creating the problem more than the Doctor trying to fix it.
Especially since it just takes Martha/Sarah-Jane/Jack to look her up and invite her to dinner to make her brain to start to "explode." again. He may have given The Talk to Syliva and Wilf, but I don't think he said peep to the rest of his Companions.