Oooooo, zombie. I LOVE IT. *claps* See also Freud's definition of the uncanny (from Wikipedia): VERY neat! 'This cognitive dissonance often leads to an outright rejection of the object, as one would rather reject than rationalize.' That's pretty perfect isn't it? Oh I'm so pleased.
A huge, huge source of the uncanny--and probably the most disturbing one--is when we can't tell if something is living or dead (which is why things like robots, possessed toys, and zombies are all creepy). Jack would be like the Time Lord-specific version of that: something that seems very like a Time Lord (immortal, regenerates) and yet is not (doesn't change). *nods a lot*
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VERY neat! 'This cognitive dissonance often leads to an outright rejection of the object, as one would rather reject than rationalize.' That's pretty perfect isn't it? Oh I'm so pleased.
A huge, huge source of the uncanny--and probably the most disturbing one--is when we can't tell if something is living or dead (which is why things like robots, possessed toys, and zombies are all creepy). Jack would be like the Time Lord-specific version of that: something that seems very like a Time Lord (immortal, regenerates) and yet is not (doesn't change).
*nods a lot*