WARNING! SPOILERS: This post contains spoilers and speculation for the Doctor Who series eight episode Kill The Moon. The Doctor whisks his companions away on grand adventures. Yet experience is a harsh teacher. Innocence is lost forever the moment we realize right answers dont always exist. A fully realized life is lived in the spaces in between the good and the bad. We are forced to make choices with little or no information and rely on our own sense of ethics to influence our decisions. Sometimes we are wrong. Even if everything turns out OK we are apt, like Clara, to lash out in adrenaline-fueled panic and disbelief. The Doctor in Kill The Moon is an uncompromising one. Is the experience of traveling with the Doctor worth the risk? What is the Doctor for? Is he nothing more than a tour guide taking the kids on a field trip? Or is he a catalyst, the thing that sparks an evolutionary change? Is the teacher responsible for the pain the student experiences when their world view is shifted? Kill the Moon wraps a ridiculous and a sometimes questionably executed story around some harsh truths. Lets examine how Clara was asked to grow up.
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.
