Yet another way of seeing

"If (as many have suggested) the monster was subconscious, I think it would have been an awful episode. The fact that so many people have thought of it is enough for me to conclude that it would have made for a very predictable episode. Van Gogh is a tragic figure, and the idea that his pain was some monster that existed in his id that could have been fought by a "crazy man in a blue box" would have been a very insensitive episode." {from a comment by KaBh in this review of Vincent and the Doctor}


I completely agree with this. The suggestion that Vincent could see more than others, or differently, heightens the poignancy of his illness and inevitable demise. Here was someone who could see the world in an incredibly vivid, rich and expressive way, and in the Dr Who world could even see things that the Doctor himself couldn't see without the aid of some MacGyver-type instrument. Yet ultimately, Vincent wasn't able to see past the depths of his own sadness.





This same reviewer said that this is one episode they would recommend to their non-Dr Who friends. I'd agree. It's a greatly entertaining and memorable episode, and for me, it is right up there with the wonderful Blink.


OK, no more mentions of Dr Who for a while. Promise ..