Faith, Humanity, Transformation, and Collective Evil in the Season Finale of Doctor Who
The Church of the Cybermen
Doctor Who: Change Begins With You
One of my friends told me this episode played to her worst nightmare: the inability to research history with accuracy. Historical research is already inaccurate, because unless you’re dealing with sources with proven facts and not eyewitness accounts, hearsay, historian hypothesis, or personal letters, whatever perspective you receive is slanted by someone’s bias. History is …
Doctor Who: I Was Blind, Now I See
The metaphors of blindness and consent.
Embrace the Emptiness
Virtue is only virtue in extremis. This is what he believes. Good is good in the final hour, in the deepest pit, without hope, without witness, without reward. People really hate the unknown. They try desperately to predict their futures, to map it out. They consult psychics, develop ten year plans, Google how to get …
Doctor Who & the Price of Sacrifice
The Doctor had a bone to pick with capitalism this week, which I can’t disagree with; capitalism has its place, but not when it replaces humanity. In this episode, the Doctor slowly unravels the truth: humans have become “inefficient” in a space station, and their suits are programmed to kill expenses – these humans breathe …
Doctor Who & the Duality of Parenting
I’ll be honest, I feel like this episode fell a bit flat in the second half, but it’s still worth talking about the subtle dualism present in the script. The story is about maturity and immaturity, about letting go and holding on, and as such, has one of the most interesting double-arcs I’ve seen in …
The Moral Complexities of Doctor Who
I had no intention of blogging my way through a season of Doctor Who, but I’m enjoying it so much, I thought “Why not?” This week, the Doctor takes Bill Potts to Regency England, and the show deals with some darker themes (sexism, racism, and slavery), while also presenting moral ambivalence and hypocrisy. The severe …
Doctor Who: The Ethics of Slave-Bots
What does Doctor Who's latest episode tell us about human nature?
Theoretical Opinions
I’ve come to the conclusion that I hold a lot of “theoretical” opinions; my views are more abstract than concrete. I firmly believe them inside my own mind, when I say them, but they don’t always translate into the real world. They also change with life experience. As I encounter more people, things, ideas, and …
Anne (2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhVc_cjrJmg I'm glad the Canadians get it first, since it's their story (America gets it May 12 on Netflix), but... I think my little ole heart just broke into a thousand butterflies of sheer delight. I love the original 80's films, but I'm so excited for a new adaptation I can hardly stand it. I …
