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Day 13 - Fandom Friday
Apr. 13th, 2018 02:09 pmI finally finished watching Doctor Who this week. I am a tad behind. I actually watched the first few episodes of Season 1 several times before I could work up any interest at all. And the 12th Doctor... I was very slow to love him but He blew me away several times.
"Am I a good man?" He asked Clara... and that seemed to be his theme.
He did the things he did 'without hope, without witness, without reward.'
Here is the speech he made to the two masters at the end of Season 10:
“Hey! I’m going to be dead in a few hours, so before I go, let’s have this out,” The Doctor tells them.
“You and me, once and for all. Winning? Is that what you think it’s about? I’m not trying to win. I’m not doing this because I want to beat someone — or because I hate someone, or because I want to blame someone. It’s not because it’s fun. God knows it’s not because it’s easy. It’s not even because it works, because it hardly ever does. I do what I do because it’s right! Because it’s decent! And above all, it’s kind!
“It’s just that. Just kind. If I run away today, good people will die. If I stand and fight, some of them might live — maybe not many, maybe not for long. Hey, maybe there’s no point in any of this at all, but it’s the best I can do. So I’m going to do it, and I will stand here doing it until it kills me. You’re going to die, too, someday. When will that be? Have you thought about it? What would you die for?
“Who I am is where I stand. Where I stand is where I fall. Stand with me. These people are terrified. Maybe we can help a little. Why not, just at the end, just be kind?”
Here is a lovely montage video I found.
"Am I a good man?" He asked Clara... and that seemed to be his theme.
He did the things he did 'without hope, without witness, without reward.'
Here is the speech he made to the two masters at the end of Season 10:
“Hey! I’m going to be dead in a few hours, so before I go, let’s have this out,” The Doctor tells them.
“You and me, once and for all. Winning? Is that what you think it’s about? I’m not trying to win. I’m not doing this because I want to beat someone — or because I hate someone, or because I want to blame someone. It’s not because it’s fun. God knows it’s not because it’s easy. It’s not even because it works, because it hardly ever does. I do what I do because it’s right! Because it’s decent! And above all, it’s kind!
“It’s just that. Just kind. If I run away today, good people will die. If I stand and fight, some of them might live — maybe not many, maybe not for long. Hey, maybe there’s no point in any of this at all, but it’s the best I can do. So I’m going to do it, and I will stand here doing it until it kills me. You’re going to die, too, someday. When will that be? Have you thought about it? What would you die for?
“Who I am is where I stand. Where I stand is where I fall. Stand with me. These people are terrified. Maybe we can help a little. Why not, just at the end, just be kind?”
Here is a lovely montage video I found.