meta: The Fate of All is Always Dust - The Name of the Doctor (part 1 of 2)

[lonewytch]

In which the use of words, and names are very important; there is a big difference between knowledge/information/wisdom/myth; the Akashic Records, the Astral Plane and the Golden Ratio make a mystical appearance; there is a lot to say about form/emptiness, what the soul is made of and how things are more than the sum of their parts; the Doctor can

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[lonewytch]

It just took soooo long to do! My second meta will be tardy as well, as i'm going away for 10 days soon and it isn't done yet. Seriously though, hasn't this series been an absolute dream to analyse? It just gets more and more layered. I still need to catch up on some of your meta!! I'm so happy Moff is on board for series 8.

Glad you enjoyed - i was thrilled about the forest growing in the Tardis and that shot of Clara kneeling at his side as he sleeps is just amazing. Ha, the chairs! I'm a big fan of Charles Rennie Macintosh, so i recognised it as his design and then it just made me laugh that they were made for the Argyle tearooms in Glasgow...and Strax was in Glasgow. Seriously, the thought that goes into this show bowls me over.

All the turning of their relationship on its head had me lose the Heroic Journey thread earlier in the series, as she became the mentor - but the one without self-knowledge. Looking forward to seeing her develop in the future - i'm sure the full Monomyth can be tracked this series, but i expect we'll see a much larger and longer monomyth arc with Clara too.