A Christmas Carol

The very first time I came across Steven Moffat's work was the story Continuity Errors in one of the Decalog collections. In that story the Doctor is attempting to borrow a book from a library and is persistently thwarted by the librarian who tells him the book is restricted. This short scene repeats itself time and again. Each time the librarian's life is less bitter and filled with tragedy until..., I suppose I had better not reveal the end but it isn't the obvious conclusion. One of the interesting things about this story is that the Doctor's actions, despite making the librarian's life immeasurably better, are presented as entirely selfish. He wants the book, making her life better is just a means to an end.

( Christmas Carol under the cut )

A Christmas Carol

The very first time I came across Steven Moffat's work was the story Continuity Errors in one of the Decalog collections. In that story the Doctor is attempting to borrow a book from a library and is persistently thwarted by the librarian who tells him the book is restricted. This short scene repeats itself time and again. Each time the librarian's life is less bitter and filled with tragedy until..., I suppose I had better not reveal the end but it isn't the obvious conclusion. One of the interesting things about this story is that the Doctor's actions, despite making the librarian's life immeasurably better, are presented as entirely selfish. He wants the book, making her life better is just a means to an end.

( Christmas Carol under the cut )

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