Doctor Who 11.04
Oct. 29th, 2018 02:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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My favourite scene, surprisingly enough:
+ A gay woman and a woman of colour within the first two minutes of the episode. Gotta love this series. Although, let's pretend Frankie made it out alive, okay? I'm going with that.
+ I'm still not super into Graham. The tired trope of a man driven by grief for a dead wife will never be appealing. I do like his connection with Ryan and the point made about 'proper' family.
+ I cried for that last spider, omg. TALK ABOUT ANTI-SPECIESISM. I really, really love that the Doctor's dislike of guns and respect for all life forms is so much in the spotlight in Series 11.Mr Big Chris Noth was fabulous; maybe because he's so likeable, I found his character monstrous and villainous but also enjoyable to watch. The Trump angle couldn't have been overstated, but for once, I don't mind. Some things need to be spelt out unequivocally.
Speaking of anti-speciesism, I've been reading on ecopsychology (for my research project, and also because I'm supervising a marvellous student dissertation on the subject), and I came across a lovely point in one of the books on the topic. It says that maybe our very definition of 'sanity' needs to be revisited in the context of the world today. Why is it that so many of us suffer from depression and anxiety? When you think about it, isn't it perfectly natural to be 'mentally ill' when the world is anything but healthy and at peace? There's more, but I don't recall all of it, and the book's with my student, who took it home for the semester break. Will post more on the topic once we resume, I suppose. Lots to say about what I'm teaching next semester; but I guess it's mostly tl;dr. Have a couple of pics.
So great to see them all together again!
My favourite scene, surprisingly enough:
+ A gay woman and a woman of colour within the first two minutes of the episode. Gotta love this series. Although, let's pretend Frankie made it out alive, okay? I'm going with that.
+ I'm still not super into Graham. The tired trope of a man driven by grief for a dead wife will never be appealing. I do like his connection with Ryan and the point made about 'proper' family.
+ I cried for that last spider, omg. TALK ABOUT ANTI-SPECIESISM. I really, really love that the Doctor's dislike of guns and respect for all life forms is so much in the spotlight in Series 11.
Speaking of anti-speciesism, I've been reading on ecopsychology (for my research project, and also because I'm supervising a marvellous student dissertation on the subject), and I came across a lovely point in one of the books on the topic. It says that maybe our very definition of 'sanity' needs to be revisited in the context of the world today. Why is it that so many of us suffer from depression and anxiety? When you think about it, isn't it perfectly natural to be 'mentally ill' when the world is anything but healthy and at peace? There's more, but I don't recall all of it, and the book's with my student, who took it home for the semester break. Will post more on the topic once we resume, I suppose. Lots to say about what I'm teaching next semester; but I guess it's mostly tl;dr. Have a couple of pics.
It was really awesome you all came out to @SpookyEmpire today! What’s @davidduchovny saying to the alien?https://t.co/OZZNkbJtX3 pic.twitter.com/I1UUFkkgTB
— Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) October 27, 2018
So great to see them all together again!
