Sunday, October 20, 2013
Doctor Who newbie
Last week was my first encounter with Doctor Who. I am not going to lie, until these two episodes were assigned for class I had never even heard of Doctor Who. I found the concept pretty interesting but do not feel the desire to watch the episodes of other seasons. One of the most interesting, and maybe defining, characteristic of Doctor Who was the presence of time travel. From the discussion in class I understand that time travel may be present in all episodes, but I am not sure. Is time travel present in all episodes of Doctor Who and what are other elements found in most if not all episodes of Doctor Who?
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Time travel is definitely a huge part of it, though sometimes he travels to planets so far removed from earth that time aspect doesn't feel as relevant. The elements that you see most in the newer episodes circle around the general importance of the Doctor. He's the last of the Time Lords, the time-travelling aliens that can regenerate. He protects the humans, and he's a bit like Captain Jack Sparrow in space in that he just kinds of plays everything by ear and it works out for him.
ReplyDeleteI'd agree with Evan and I'd add that another characteristic is the companion(s) as a foil to bring either levity into a serious episode or to emphasize the situation. The companion is a person, generally a girl, who travels with the Doctor on his adventures for a given period of time. Often, these are total strangers he meets by chance and befriends, but in one season she was actually a relative of the Doctor.
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