As a first-generation "Whovian", I've been able to watch as the series progressed and eventually became the wildly popular cult franchise it is today. Over the years, there's been moments of hopelessness, loss, tragedy, and hatred which the programme handles well, but there's also been moments of hilarity, happiness, innocence, and wonder.
Watching Doctor Who, I was surprised to find some very heavy themes within all of the wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey adventures of the titular Doctor. Themes of abandonment (the Companions and, sometimes, the Doctor), guilt (the Doctor's shame over destroying the Time Lords and his subsequent fervor to connect with the last one, the Master, even though he's a psychopathic "villain"), and an inability to help the ones you love, even though your heart is in the right place.
Personally, the way the antagonists are treated is impressive. Very few of them are pure evil and many of them have understandable reasons for opposing the Doctor. Often, hurting humans or the Doctor is merely a by-product of whatever goal they were trying to achieve. They're not wicked aliens who try to destroy the Earth for the fun of it. They're just doing what is best for themselves, a notion most of humanity can relate to.
Overall, it's an excellent series. If there is an overarching message to it, it would be that the Universe, while there is terror and evil in it, is a wonderful, magical, and beautiful place, full of wonder and adventure.
A Sci-Fi Series That Is So Much More
As a first-generation "Whovian", I've been able to watch as the series progressed and eventually became the wildly popular cult franchise it is today. Over the years, there's been moments of hopelessness, loss, tragedy, and hatred which the programme handles well, but there's also been moments of hilarity, happiness, innocence, and wonder.
Watching Doctor Who, I was surprised to find some very heavy themes within all of the wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey adventures of the titular Doctor. Themes of abandonment (the Companions and, sometimes, the Doctor), guilt (the Doctor's shame over destroying the Time Lords and his subsequent fervor to connect with the last one, the Master, even though he's a psychopathic "villain"), and an inability to help the ones you love, even though your heart is in the right place.
Personally, the way the antagonists are treated is impressive. Very few of them are pure evil and many of them have understandable reasons for opposing the Doctor. Often, hurting humans or the Doctor is merely a by-product of whatever goal they were trying to achieve. They're not wicked aliens who try to destroy the Earth for the fun of it. They're just doing what is best for themselves, a notion most of humanity can relate to.
Overall, it's an excellent series. If there is an overarching message to it, it would be that the Universe, while there is terror and evil in it, is a wonderful, magical, and beautiful place, full of wonder and adventure.