(Couldn't comment at the dr.who comm, so I backtracked here!)
Here via who_daily:
Wow. This is a great (mind-boggling) review/analysis. It will be fascinating to see how these themes and motifs play out in the remainder of the season.
It took me a third viewing to realize that it was the Doctor who locked the Tardis when Amy and Rory were inside...I assumed it was the House. And again this week he wanted them out of his way...
Your comparison with creatures of myth and talking animals made me think of Strawberry/Fledge from "The Magician's Nephew."
I also heard the line as "you were the only one mad enough." (Although "man" does make for an interesting interpretation re: the aloof saintliness of the Time Lords in general.)
But "mad enough" relates to the "madman with a box" so very accurately. It helped me put together some ideas regarding why the Doctor might have left Gallifrey in the beginning (tying new Who Mythology with old cannon):
Thank you very much! I am surprised that the themes and motifs that I saw in the first episode have reached epic proportions already this series. I can't wait to see where they go in terms of River and the Silence.
Yes, the Doctor's behavior with Amy and Rory is very interesting. He's forsaking his role as their guide, and that is probably why his identity is cracking. He'll have to fix that.
So many talking animals in great stories. So much of a rich tradition.
Yes, "man"/"mad". I actually prefer these two interpretations to coexist in my brain. I love where they overlap. :)
Here via who_daily:
Wow. This is a great (mind-boggling) review/analysis. It will be fascinating to see how these themes and motifs play out in the remainder of the season.
It took me a third viewing to realize that it was the Doctor who locked the Tardis when Amy and Rory were inside...I assumed it was the House. And again this week he wanted them out of his way...
Your comparison with creatures of myth and talking animals made me think of Strawberry/Fledge from "The Magician's Nephew."
I also heard the line as "you were the only one mad enough." (Although "man" does make for an interesting interpretation re: the aloof saintliness of the Time Lords in general.)
But "mad enough" relates to the "madman with a box" so very accurately. It helped me put together some ideas regarding why the Doctor might have left Gallifrey in the beginning (tying new Who Mythology with old cannon):
http://hawkmoth.livejournal.com/294262.html#cutid1
"Grand Theft Gallifrey"
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Yes, the Doctor's behavior with Amy and Rory is very interesting. He's forsaking his role as their guide, and that is probably why his identity is cracking. He'll have to fix that.
So many talking animals in great stories. So much of a rich tradition.
Yes, "man"/"mad". I actually prefer these two interpretations to coexist in my brain. I love where they overlap. :)
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