"I have how many papers to write? Wait and you want me to do visual presentations on top of them? Plus, I should probably practice for that concert on Sunday (because I haven't all semester)? Oh, and regular assignments too? Then you want me to spit out everything I've learned all semester onto a final exam for three hours? Who's smart-aleck idea was this? But wait, there's more! I only get a week and a half to do all of this? AND I get to work a part-time job? No, that's not overwhelming at all."
I really want to escape from all the schoolwork and pressure; just go and eat some good food, watch a movie, and maybe stargaze a little bit with my friends. Not much sounds better than that. I can come up with a few comparable (albeit impossible) alternatives. I had an epiphany and figured out why fiction, sci-fi, and fantasy stories are so popular. They are an escape from the real, the literal, the possible, to the imaginary, the unreal, the impossible.
Who wouldn't want to go exploring all of time and space with a mysterious man with two hearts who has lived over 900 years? In a police box that's actually a time machine, nonetheless. Sounds like the perfect escape to me. I may be just beginning my journey down the Doctor Who road, but I can see why it is so popular (and has been on television for 50 years! That's a long time.). There is so much history and humor and emotion associated with the Doctor. I had seen a couple dozen episodes of Doctor Who at the time when I fell in love with the show. At the end of an episode entitled "The Rings of Akhaten" the Doctor gives this speech that reveals just how old his soul is. The whole thing is pretty long, but I do want to give you a little snippit:
"I have lived a long life, and I have seen a few things. I walked away from the last great time war, I marked the passing of the Time Lords, I saw the birth of the universe and I watched as time ran out. Moment by moment until nothing remained—no time, no space, just me! I walked in universes where the laws of physics were devised by the mind of a mad man and I have watched universes freeze and creations burn. I have seen things you wouldn’t believe; I have lost things you will never understand."
He might have a bit of a god-complex going on, but when you boil everything down, he knows he's not God. The Doctor has such an old soul, and I think that-- in combination with his quirks and humor-- is what's really attractive about the show and the character. Just in this scene you can feel the weight of his loss and his pain poured out in every word. He began to share just a piece of what he's experienced with Clara, his new companion, and being a new watcher of the show myself, it felt like I was kind of in Clara's shoes.
Who could pass up an experience like this if given the chance? I don't think I could. It might be risky, but it would be exciting and... there's just something about sharing a part of someone's life that is mysterious and amazing. Not like in the marriage context, although that's good too, but just being a friend to someone. To be able to be part of someone's life. Being able to make them smile and share in their excitement and joys and sorrows. We all need companionship, and if it happens to be with a Time Lord with a British accent, then so be it. Find a friend. Find an escape.
PS- That was a lot of me ranting, sorry! Also slightly sorry about the total nerd-fest over how awesome Doctor Who is... but not really. It is a splendid show! Call me a nerd, I don't really care.
Who wouldn't want to go exploring all of time and space with a mysterious man with two hearts who has lived over 900 years? In a police box that's actually a time machine, nonetheless. Sounds like the perfect escape to me. I may be just beginning my journey down the Doctor Who road, but I can see why it is so popular (and has been on television for 50 years! That's a long time.). There is so much history and humor and emotion associated with the Doctor. I had seen a couple dozen episodes of Doctor Who at the time when I fell in love with the show. At the end of an episode entitled "The Rings of Akhaten" the Doctor gives this speech that reveals just how old his soul is. The whole thing is pretty long, but I do want to give you a little snippit:
"I have lived a long life, and I have seen a few things. I walked away from the last great time war, I marked the passing of the Time Lords, I saw the birth of the universe and I watched as time ran out. Moment by moment until nothing remained—no time, no space, just me! I walked in universes where the laws of physics were devised by the mind of a mad man and I have watched universes freeze and creations burn. I have seen things you wouldn’t believe; I have lost things you will never understand."
He might have a bit of a god-complex going on, but when you boil everything down, he knows he's not God. The Doctor has such an old soul, and I think that-- in combination with his quirks and humor-- is what's really attractive about the show and the character. Just in this scene you can feel the weight of his loss and his pain poured out in every word. He began to share just a piece of what he's experienced with Clara, his new companion, and being a new watcher of the show myself, it felt like I was kind of in Clara's shoes.
Who could pass up an experience like this if given the chance? I don't think I could. It might be risky, but it would be exciting and... there's just something about sharing a part of someone's life that is mysterious and amazing. Not like in the marriage context, although that's good too, but just being a friend to someone. To be able to be part of someone's life. Being able to make them smile and share in their excitement and joys and sorrows. We all need companionship, and if it happens to be with a Time Lord with a British accent, then so be it. Find a friend. Find an escape.
PS- That was a lot of me ranting, sorry! Also slightly sorry about the total nerd-fest over how awesome Doctor Who is... but not really. It is a splendid show! Call me a nerd, I don't really care.
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