Doctor Who Review: Dark Water - 7 Ways To Deal With The Devil

Hell is for those left behind.

WARNING! SPOILERS: This post contains spoilers and speculation for the Doctor Who series eight episode €œDark Water€. Death is banal. The act itself contains no mystery. We walk with it every single day. We forget to water the plant, casually crush the many-legged pest and ignore the mangled piece of fur lying in the roadway. Death is such an innate part of our existence that we pay no heed until it snatches away what we are desperate to hold close. Then we are lost. This is a cataclysmic event. Everything and everyone must stop and take notice of our loss. They never do. There€™s nothing special about dying. It is the most common act of all. Steven Moffat€™s €œDark Water€ is a subversive reimagining of an epic tragedy. The hero experiences no moment of heightened glory and dies without fanfare or redemption in the most ordinary way. HIs romantic interest spurns her traditional selfless and pining role to bully her way into getting what she wants. The setting is pure fantasy but the emotion is raw, brutal and realistic. Hell is for those left behind. But what happens when there€™s a new queen of the underworld and she delights in pulling the most painful of strings? It€™s time to talk about the Doctor and his dance with the devil he knows.
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Mary Ogle is the author and illustrator of “Orangeroof Zoo” a whimsical tale of magical realism told through the pages of a coloring book for adults. Working as a professional artist in the digital medium, Mary’s commissions have included everything from fine art to fan art, book cover design, illustration and book layout. Find more of Mary’s work at www.maryogle.com. Mary currently finds inspiration in the Ojai Valley, residing in a snug little cottage with a recalcitrant cat.