You're right that part of the trick, with all of the stories really, is to convey an entire idea about their lives by just showing one scene out of it. The Chaosverse is one long saga, and it's all of the stories interlocking that give you the full, correct picture.
Hahahahaha! I like the image of the Doctor fixing the console naked, but I actually don't think he's undressed all that often. I think that clothes are an armor for the Doctor, and that, even through all his time with Rose, he never loses the need to feel put-together in that manner. Rose has some comment about how, in a life full of fluctuations, her kids seem to fixate on their clothing, like they need one thing to stay the same around them, and I think that's true about the Doctor, that he clings to his "costume," so to speak, because it's a solid point for him in a life that keeps changing. Rose is also a solid point for him, of course, but the clothes are nice and easy for him. And I think that's why it's so meaningful for Rose when he's undressed around her, because it's the shedding of that last little piece of iron-clad control that he tries to cling to. He doesn't need his armor when he's with Rose.
And yeah, I don't think he's ever less than perfectly dressed around Jackie (at least, willingly). And I can't imagine him in jeans and a T-shirt. I don't think Rose could, either! She wouldn't know what to make of that!
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Re: Tings Continue to Progress
Date: 2011-08-31 03:26 am (UTC)Hahahahaha! I like the image of the Doctor fixing the console naked, but I actually don't think he's undressed all that often. I think that clothes are an armor for the Doctor, and that, even through all his time with Rose, he never loses the need to feel put-together in that manner. Rose has some comment about how, in a life full of fluctuations, her kids seem to fixate on their clothing, like they need one thing to stay the same around them, and I think that's true about the Doctor, that he clings to his "costume," so to speak, because it's a solid point for him in a life that keeps changing. Rose is also a solid point for him, of course, but the clothes are nice and easy for him. And I think that's why it's so meaningful for Rose when he's undressed around her, because it's the shedding of that last little piece of iron-clad control that he tries to cling to. He doesn't need his armor when he's with Rose.
And yeah, I don't think he's ever less than perfectly dressed around Jackie (at least, willingly). And I can't imagine him in jeans and a T-shirt. I don't think Rose could, either! She wouldn't know what to make of that!