We don’t often see episodes where the Doctor is so completely and utterly wrong, where he underestimates the danger, and where he’s neutralized—especially not all three at the same time.
You’re right about that. But the episode this reminded me of wasn’t “The Parting of the Ways”—it was “The Unquiet Dead.” You had aliens using a human being as a spokesperson. The Doctor wanting to think the best of them, despite the fact that they’d already killed several people. Other people trying to argue with him. The Doctor ending up trapped and helpless. And someone else having to sacrifice themselves to clean up the mess he’d made.
But as awful as it is, it’s also a good thing, in a way.
Well, it’s a good thing if he learns from it. But I think you’re right—I think that’s where the story is going. His family is coming back. His friends are banding together. He can’t do it alone, but that’s all right—he doesn’t have to. Sometimes, I really love this story.
P.S. Sorry about the plagiarism thing. That’s just… WTF, people?
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You’re right about that. But the episode this reminded me of wasn’t “The Parting of the Ways”—it was “The Unquiet Dead.” You had aliens using a human being as a spokesperson. The Doctor wanting to think the best of them, despite the fact that they’d already killed several people. Other people trying to argue with him. The Doctor ending up trapped and helpless. And someone else having to sacrifice themselves to clean up the mess he’d made.
Well, it’s a good thing if he learns from it. But I think you’re right—I think that’s where the story is going. His family is coming back. His friends are banding together. He can’t do it alone, but that’s all right—he doesn’t have to. Sometimes, I really love this story.
P.S. Sorry about the plagiarism thing. That’s just… WTF, people?