Is the Doctor “a good man?”
All this talk about “whether the Doctor is a good man” has got me thinking. That post I reblogged a little while ago, I quoted Patrick Troughton in an interview where he clearly stated that he “didn’t think [the Doctor] was a goodie” (the post is here, but my commentary contains some spoilers for “Into the Dalek”).
To explore Pat’s personal take on this, we need to look at his Doctor. The Second Doctor shows us incredible extremes. On the one hand, he is one of the most warm-hearted and fun-loving incarnations, as well as one of the least jaded and bitter (pre-Season 6B, of course). He loves life, and he loves his companions, who are his family, plain and simple. There’s a lot of love in that TARDIS, and his companions have the best survival rates (correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure the only “companion” Two lost was a fellow Celestial Intervention Agent that he was basically stuck with (i.e, not a companion proper) in one of the novels).
On the other hand, as Pat himself said… Two isn’t a goodie. In fact, Two can be flat-out dangerous, one of the most dangerous incarnations of the Doctor (right up there with Seven). And the Doctor in general isn’t a goodie, either.
The rest under a cut because this got long (kinda Two-heavy, but does deal with other incarnations and the Doctor in general, too)—
Also viewable at Vimeo.
Artist: Harry Chapin
Summary: In the beginning, there was Sherlock Holmes. And Holmes brought forth the brilliant doctor House, embodied by the lovely Hugh Laurie. Who prior to that in Fortysomething played a slightly less brilliant doctor, Paul Slippery, who begat three sons, the eldest of which was played by the equally-lovely-if-somewhat-peculiarly-named Benedict Cumberbatch. Who of course grew up to play Sherlock. And the Universe looked upon its work and pronounced it good. And then my head exploded.
THIS
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Majoring in Film and Media like I am now just makes me all the more aware of the importance of looking at the media you consume critically. All media is a product of people and the time it was created, and their biases. That doesn’t necessarily make it good or bad, but being aware of the messages it’s sending you can’t hurt.
does anyone else suddenly get hit with flashes of dialogue or scenery or characterization that would be perfect to use if you actually had a plot you could incorporate it into
Reading has always been the primary way I make sense of the world around me; books are my first stop when I want to learn about a new hobby, culture, person or world. When I read a memoir, the author’s story lives inside me, making me feel I know them better than I do many of my close friends.
Rachel Kramer Bussel on book hoarding (via cleispress)