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Originally posted by Levin View PostIt's been consistently very good.
I disagree with posters above that the Rosa Parks one was dull, it is trying to do something different to previous historical episodes. I may expand later after the caffeine has kicked in.
And even newly regenerated, why was the Doctor so flummoxed that a white woman sharing a table with a black man in a pub in 1950s Alabama would cause problems? FFS.
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I enjoyed episode 5.
My mate who's a massive Whovian texted me to say he's not missing the Steven Moffat story arcs and how he thinks the series is getting better.
I like how it's been a bit different to 'hidden aliens trying to take over the world' and someone has to spend a loooooong time waiting BECAUSE THAT'S THE TRUEST WAY TO SHOW LOVE!!!
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Tonight's is going to be ... interesting. Indian partitition, 1947. This was one of the worst, most horrible periods in human history. Millions died. And we - the Brits - were pretty much responsible. Laudable that Doctor Who will open a hidden cupboard of history to a modern audience but I hope they don't saccharine it up.
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Eh?
Anyway, I thought that was quite an interesting (and very sad) episode.
Things I liked:
Bringing up that the million or so people who died are very much forgotten victims of the Imperial legacy
The parallel between then and now in terms of angry media whipping up fear and hate
Showing how Indian soldiers served in World War II
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As someone whose parents lived through Partition (my dad was about 10 when it happened) and lived in Punjab -Even now my dad finds it difficult to talk about - I thought that the Demons of Punjab episode was remarkably well done...
*Been away for a couple of weeks and only just catching up...
Btw - still not sure about her basically doing an impersonation of David Tennant. Perhaps as the series goes on she'll find her own voiceLast edited by gt3; 18-11-2018, 17:41.
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Originally posted by gt3 View PostIt's a fascinating period of history FF... I'd be interested to know what you weren't taught. It was barely mentioned in my history lessons at school.
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Yes.
Partition is very rarely part of a US high school syllabus outside of AP World History (which isn’t even offered in the large majority of schools).Last edited by ursus arctos; 18-11-2018, 18:25.
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Not everyone is a fan of his, but Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children is a good (fictional) exploration of the issues, and Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy is an equally good (fictional) account of the subsequent ramifications... I have yet to find a good non-fictional account of Partition - perhaps the only way that one can conceive of it is through fiction, hence the lack of a decent history...
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Originally posted by gt3 View PostNot everyone is a fan of his, but Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children is a good (fictional) exploration of the issues, and Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy is an equally good (fictional) account of the subsequent ramifications... I have yet to find a good non-fictional account of Partition - perhaps the only way that one can conceive of it is through fiction, hence the lack of a decent history...
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Well, when I was at uni, “history” officially ended in 1945, anything more recent was considered “political science” (which we called “Government” just to be different).
Freedom at Midnight is quite good, if not one for those expecting deep historical analysis. It has the benefit of being written by a Frenchman and an American.
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