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sclfmastery:

sclfmastery:

// Okay so the Solitract (sp?) is an entity that rejects the harmonizing/unification/ordered function of the universe, that refuses the building blocks of existence such as matter and time and mathematics to fall into place and work as a unit.  That sounds fundamentally malevolent.  

//But it’s also fundamentally lonely and left out oh no I’m having An Emotion. 

//That means everything in the Solitract universe (I presume, one of infinite possible multiverses, but the ONLY ONE THAT CANNOT EVER FUNCTION PROPERLY) evokes that fundamental incapacity to fit in, yet has all the mirrored identical yearnings of the original universe and its denizens. 

Oh whoa but that seems cruel. It’s not its fault it can’t function the way the original discrete universe “wants” to function. 

Wow can this be expanded to a discourse about the treatment of the neurodivergent, mentally ill, and disabled? Oh whoa.  Society “functions” so long as they shun us?

Or is it more of a thing that it’s evil so it has to be purged?

I HAVE MANY QUESTIONS. 

And imagine a Solitract Master. Would they be worse or better? What about a Solitract DOCTOR? Neither is likely to appear as both are alive in the original universe. 

// Okay so the Solitract (sp?) is an entity that rejects the harmonizing/unification/ordered function of the universe, that refuses the building blocks of existence such as matter and time and mathematics to fall into place and work as a unit.  That sounds fundamentally malevolent.  

//I know from other people watching this that no one the Doctor lost shows up here and I can’t believe they didn’t bring back ANYone, I mean she has lost more people than anyone in the cast? It could have been River or the Ponds or Clara or hell how many times has the Master died? I know a lot of her loved ones that she lost didn’t die but good grief. The only acknowledgment of it is a line of dialogue?  I guess they judged it’d be too distracting from the theme of new beginnings, or from the grief of the companions.  

But either way this is an interesting philosophical conundrum. If the doppleganger/tulpa/whatever has all the memories and feelings of the dead beloved, are they an echo? A reincarnation?  A mere imitation? Do we acknowledge their pain and yearning? Their exact duplication of the life experiences and relationship feelings of the lost?  Or do we rebuff them?  

//Okay honestly here is a good example of “the Doctor is not a perfect person.”  Her clinical, scientific fascination, her detachment from the fact that this girl’s beloved grandma is gorged with alien infested mud, while she rambles off excited question after question, almost makes her seem totally heartless.  It’s Yaz who has to bring her back from it, and in the moment remind her “hey knock that off.” 

 Is it evidence that she’s on the autism spectrum and ADHD, very neurodivergent and therefore kind and compassionate but in the moment, too excitable to recognize the emotions others are feeling, beyond a cursory “I’m sorry about this, Willa?” Or does it mean she’s again being a self-absorbed jerk? That’s something to deconstruct.  But the point is, the writing is excellently showing that she is flawed, but redeemably so.  

//Also can we just stop and acknowledge that Chibnall gave a WOMAN reins over the witch trials episode?  Once again LET THE AFFECTED POPULATION WRITE ABOUT THE ISSUE, IT MAKES IT MORE LEGIT, MORE BELIEVABLE, MORE REAL.  That’s how you do multiplicity! ❤ 

// “Wanna come?” 
“Not really.” 

Okay honestly though this is a huge new Thing in the series’s writing that I love: openly admitting that people do the right thing but not always guns blazing, totally taken by the Doctor’s inspirational speeches. Some people are still scared because they’re HUMAN.  Which has the effect of making the Doctor seem more relatable too: basically good, and kind, but not some infallible larger than life parody of herself, like we’ve seen in previous eras ( the weirdly Jesusy Ten in Last of the Time Lords, for instance, or the entire unapologetic “it’s okay because he’s the Doctor” Moffat era).  

//Okay let’s talk about how this show is tackling intersectional feminism wonderfully, as well as the notion that a person who is Othered can be both progressive and reactionary.  For instance King James obviously identifies as queer, by the fact that he’s hitting on Ryan, but also is not, by being queer, exempt from extreme misogyny, toward Witchfinder Savage (unless she kowtows completely to his whims) and to the Doctor.  This is because he is still a cis man, in a time period in which cis men are afforded unchallenged authority.

Well done. Very organic, realistic way of showing the fluxing dynamic between minorities.  Unfortunately perfect harmonious solidarity among the Othered is not always the reality. 

On the other hand on a note of hope Yaz, as a woman, Muslim, and person of color, understood the fear of the pagan girl and her grandmother, and used them to comfort the girl.  Sometimes experiencing oppression makes you kinder and more compassionate, and far, far more aware. 

herestoimagination:

No really, just leave me. I’m an old man, Doctor. I’ve had my time.

Can we all just reflect on how amazing it is that the Doctor is well past this exceptionally flawed point of view now? “Oh, I’ve lived too long” was the genesis of this evolution.  It was lost for a time, but by the end of Twelve’s run, he was ready to tackle it head-on, and now, she’s surmounted it.  She asks her companions how they feel, she gives them the chance at informed consent to travel with her, she doesn’t dazzle and bamboozle but is always honest and egalitarian, and she nurtures their dreams and loves their flaws.  She is proof of positive change, no matter how long we’ve lived, or how wrong we are. 

Source: herestoimagination

adorablethasmin:

the way 13 looks at yaz

reblog if you agree

See to me this was definitely a shippy moment, but what’s even more important is the way that this new Doctor looks at someone who is trying so hard to be compassionate and courageous, look at her affection and her admiration. That shows what she values.