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.

https://youtu.be/ga7vtD-aq8o

Neo
Ingiga
Oliver

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TIMECODES:

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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