Fantastic breakdown of how this episode elevated moral ambiguity in the series. The bit about needing genocide endings to avoid alternate-Earth territory is soemthing I never considered but it makes total sense logically. I remember watching Warriors of the Deep as a kid and feeling the same gut-punch when civilizations clash witout middle ground. That tension between the Doctor's idealism and the Brigadier's pragmatism still feels uncomfortably real today.
Great comment and perfect framing of the perspectives of the Doctor and the Brigadier. I think the exchange that resonates for me the most is this one:
BRIGADIER: Look, Doctor, I'm not going down there to start a war, but I must know what's going on.
DOCTOR: If you go down there with a party of armed men there's bound to be fighting.
They're unquestionably both right. So many shades of gray in this one.
Fantastic breakdown of how this episode elevated moral ambiguity in the series. The bit about needing genocide endings to avoid alternate-Earth territory is soemthing I never considered but it makes total sense logically. I remember watching Warriors of the Deep as a kid and feeling the same gut-punch when civilizations clash witout middle ground. That tension between the Doctor's idealism and the Brigadier's pragmatism still feels uncomfortably real today.
Great comment and perfect framing of the perspectives of the Doctor and the Brigadier. I think the exchange that resonates for me the most is this one:
BRIGADIER: Look, Doctor, I'm not going down there to start a war, but I must know what's going on.
DOCTOR: If you go down there with a party of armed men there's bound to be fighting.
They're unquestionably both right. So many shades of gray in this one.