I envy the British their cultural experience of Doctor Who. There is power in that. I've only lived here since '96 and it's just part of the national DNA in the most wonderful way.
But then, we all have our national myths. Heck, my whole country is built on a national myth. Power of stories. I'm reminded of that Simpson episode where Lisa finds out the truth about Jebadiah Springfield, but in the end chooses not to reveal what she's discovered because she realises that the story is more important than the truth.
Wow. wow That was my reaction too. And if anyone wants/needs the Doctor to be redeemed, they got his redemption on a silver platter.
I had to think about this in relation to what you quoted about Torchwood CoE. Because storytellers don't always tell us the truth. Not absolutely. Sometimes they do. Sometimes they hold an accurate mirror up to ourselves so we can better understand ourselves, and that is good and brave and worthy. And that's Rusty allright.
But sometimes storytellers are like the Doctor: they lie and trick and manipulate us (Maybe in this whole wide universe, a call center is just about where you belong. Is it true?). And sometimes storytellers are like Amy in "The Best Below" (All that pain, and suffering, and loneliness, and it just made it kind). Sometimes they don't tell us the truth of what is; sometimes they trick us into seeing what can be instead. That's a wonderful way of putting it. And yes, you're very right.
I'm glad you posted this! So much to think about! Isn't there just? And there were bits I left out, trying to pull the whole season together, because I realised that I'd never stop, and that I should probably re-watch it all so I could join the dots much better. Anyway, v. glad you liked it, rambly though it was...
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I've only lived here since '96 and it's just part of the national DNA in the most wonderful way.
But then, we all have our national myths. Heck, my whole country is built on a national myth. Power of stories.
I'm reminded of that Simpson episode where Lisa finds out the truth about Jebadiah Springfield, but in the end chooses not to reveal what she's discovered because she realises that the story is more important than the truth.
Wow. wow
That was my reaction too. And if anyone wants/needs the Doctor to be redeemed, they got his redemption on a silver platter.
I had to think about this in relation to what you quoted about Torchwood CoE. Because storytellers don't always tell us the truth. Not absolutely. Sometimes they do. Sometimes they hold an accurate mirror up to ourselves so we can better understand ourselves, and that is good and brave and worthy.
And that's Rusty allright.
But sometimes storytellers are like the Doctor: they lie and trick and manipulate us (Maybe in this whole wide universe, a call center is just about where you belong. Is it true?). And sometimes storytellers are like Amy in "The Best Below" (All that pain, and suffering, and loneliness, and it just made it kind). Sometimes they don't tell us the truth of what is; sometimes they trick us into seeing what can be instead.
That's a wonderful way of putting it. And yes, you're very right.
I'm glad you posted this! So much to think about!
Isn't there just? And there were bits I left out, trying to pull the whole season together, because I realised that I'd never stop, and that I should probably re-watch it all so I could join the dots much better. Anyway, v. glad you liked it, rambly though it was...