Wow. <3 this meta. It really puts in words the different ways I love Ten and Eleven, and RTD and Moffat's ways of writing the Doctor. and this was hilarious (and so true)- Ten: "I. AM. AMAZING!" *Does something amazing, poses proudly* Rose: *licks teeth* Martha: *gazes longingly* Donna: "Harrumph."
Whereas...
"Eleven: Just watch this, c'mon, you'll see, I am ama--" *falls on his arse* Amy: *facepalm*
Never really considered the Doctor's character as a partial-Trickster role, but it really does fit him, and makes sense. He was never supposed to be the conventional protagonist or hero, and the Doctor certainly has those Trickster attributes. And you described perfectly how he fits as a mentor-like figure, which I think is closely connected to his portrayal as a wizard- like Gandalf, or Yoda, and also Dumbledore (from Harry Potter). Like all these figures, the Doctor is old (so very old), and wise (but certainly not infallible) and definitely eccentric.
‘Just because a story isn't real, doesn't mean it can't be true. That's how magic works in Moffat's world.’- Definitely a magical concept, and a beautiful one. Thinking about that quote from Neil Gaiman, about how important story-telling is, and your above comment, I think this is why so many people write fiction, and why even more people read it. It still holds some truth to it.
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Ten: "I. AM. AMAZING!" *Does something amazing, poses proudly*
Rose: *licks teeth*
Martha: *gazes longingly*
Donna: "Harrumph."
Whereas...
"Eleven: Just watch this, c'mon, you'll see, I am ama--" *falls on his arse*
Amy: *facepalm*
Never really considered the Doctor's character as a partial-Trickster role, but it really does fit him, and makes sense. He was never supposed to be the conventional protagonist or hero, and the Doctor certainly has those Trickster attributes. And you described perfectly how he fits as a mentor-like figure, which I think is closely connected to his portrayal as a wizard- like Gandalf, or Yoda, and also Dumbledore (from Harry Potter). Like all these figures, the Doctor is old (so very old), and wise (but certainly not infallible) and definitely eccentric.
‘Just because a story isn't real, doesn't mean it can't be true. That's how magic works in Moffat's world.’- Definitely a magical concept, and a beautiful one. Thinking about that quote from Neil Gaiman, about how important story-telling is, and your above comment, I think this is why so many people write fiction, and why even more people read it. It still holds some truth to it.