The Time Traveler’s Wife: Episode 1 ⌚ Discussion & Review

Timey-wimey romance, Steven Moffat's influences, romantic ideals, forming yourself around another person, fated love, genre & gender, Doctor Who linkages, structural gimmickry, heightened dialogue & more gets discussed in this review of the first episode of The Time Traveler's Wife. (00:00:00) Introduction, & what it's about (00:06:27) Why is Moffat adapting this? (00:09:02) Time travel love metaphor + age determinism (00:17:17) Is the show confusing? (00:19:33) Nudity in the show + Henry's personality (00:23:06) Acting different versions of Henry (00:28:18) Romantic ideals, & reshaping partners (00:32:49) Moffat's views on writing (00:35:29) Time travel genre & gender (00:42:56) Love, loss, mortality, loneliness (00:46:04) 'Structural gimmicks' (00:51:33) What's to come? (00:53:26) Final thoughts…

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