Gods Aspiring to be Human, Humans Aspiring to be Gods

January 12, 2013 By 1 Comment

This post will focus more on Fringe than Doctor Who or Sherlock Holmes, but this quote that came to my attention is relevant to a key element in the show. The original words of the quote in their exact form are: Sherlock Holmes is a human being who aspires to be a god and the [...]

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Doctor Who: Earthshock

December 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The episode “Earthshock” from the Peter Davison era is one the significance of which is well known to every fan. But watching it again yesterday and today, I was struck by the profundity of one of its major themes. It seems pointless to offer a spoiler warning almost 30 years after the episode first aired, [...]

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