#But I think I sprained my eyesockets ahaha

[docholligay]

There is a quote from Doctor Who that I thought you'd like: "Goodness is not goodness that seeks advantage. Good is good in the final hour, in the deepest pit without hope, without witness, without reward. Virtue is only virtue in extremis." Then I considered the show as a whole and thought that on its own probably wouldn't be enough for you.

I think there are a lot of moments and quotes from Doctor Who I could get behind. I think, based on a handful of quotes I know, it probably very much has beautiful 15-30 second moments.

Like this I agree with, mostly. We are who we are in the dark. When your back is against the wall, you find out who you are. When there is no hope of someone paying you back, of helping you, of even knowing you did anything at all, are you still good? Are you good when the back of the world is turned? Are you good when it COSTS you? Good is not the absence of bad behavior. It is a choice. It is an act.

I would niggle a little bit, I guess, because I am very much of the thought that one good act in a desperate moment does not make one a good person--I think the books balance more than that, and we are who we are consistently--but not enough to be like, "no this isn't right" For starters because I don't think the quote is saying one good act is enough, I can just see how it can be taken that way.

Anyway, yeah, unfortunately I think my favorite was of experiencing Doctor Who is through the quotes I find that are actually pretty good! But the show as a whole doesn't appeal to me. I get who it appeals to, and that is totally fine! But I do find it odd when people who know me are like, "You should try Doctor Who!" Like, even in a kind way, I have no idea how you could look at me, look at, at least the four episodes I've seen, and be like, "yeah Holligay would totally love this"

#I think I even might love part of the end of vincent and the doctor if I hadn't been rolling my fucking eyes so hard #I need to rewatch like the last 5 minutes or whatever #But I think I sprained my eyesockets ahaha #SO CORNY