Lost thoughts and Who recs

12_12_12 has just finished watching the first season of Lost - check out her season 1 post and her Kate, Michael, Locke and Shannon meta, and please don't spoil her for later seasons - and her observation re: the forming of a community in s1 reminded me of something I want to explore if I ever get to write my big meta post on Lost: how the forming, falling apart and reforming of communities and smaller family/friendship units is an ongoing theme through all seasons so far, and how whether or not you're on board with the later seasons depends on whether or not you're prepared to accept the seasonal changes in characters and emphasis. ( Some spoilery thoughts. )

Meanwhile, in DW fandom: the great thing is that we don't just get fannish hairpulling but also really interesting meta posts. I must say this one about River's fate and the ending has persuaded me from my original pov; also, I liked the point skywaterblue made about Miss Evangelista.

And then there was fanfiction:

Everybody knows that: short, beautiful and sensitive tag to the episode, with Donna and the Doctor dealing. (Or not.) I love these two together so very, very much.

Mistitled: The one way the Doctor could remember his name. It's calapine, so you know it's good: poetic and convincing.

Not inspired but the most recent episode but by the earlier two-parter dealing with the Sontarans and UNIT: The Doctor takes Donna for a trip to the 70s (or was it the 80s?) in order to show her why he used to work for UNIT. Home? gives us Donna and Ten interacting with the Brig, Jo, and finally an irascible Three and, of course, the Master (this is a law with the Pertwee era!), and since I am a fan of all parties named, this had me squeeing in delight.