What does this episode say about history, civil rights, education, revolution, pacifism, complicity, the law, and race? What did the fandom and press reactions to the episode tell us? What is the legacy of the episode?
(00:00:00) Intro + reactions to the episode
(00:04:25) Introducing ideologies
(00:05:44) Usage of the companions
(00:10:43) Incuriosity & agency
(00:14:52) Pessimistic view of civil rights
(00:21:26) Semantics + obeying authority
(00:24:53) Possibilities + Ryan’s role
(00:29:09) Falling back on Grace
(00:30:26) Tonderai and Chibnall’s thoughts
(00:38:42) Grace vs Fugitive Doctor
(00:41:04) Respectability politics & generational differences
(00:45:03) Tonal mismatches
(00:47:57) Strange aesthetics + American aspiration
(00:53:24) Rise Up
(00:55:14) Krasko
(00:57:09) Could the show do better?
(00:59:26) End of history & dehistoricisation
(01:03:00) Focus on individuals
(01:05:15) Connections to RTD2
(01:06:50) Fandom reactions + Graham as viewer
(01:10:32) Lack of critical discourse
(01:14:27) Dead museum or theme park
(01:19:41) Outro…
Continue reading →