[ SECRET POST #2287 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2287 ⌋

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Comments

I guess a lot of us are bad people, then

[nyxelestia]

I tend to be a big picture person, too, and I've been called a bitch for it, too. In the "choosing between one child and five adults, none of whom you know anything about, who would you kill?" scenario, I'd probably kill the child. I'd hate it and it would haunt me for ever, but I'd still do it. And yes, I'd probably kill someone else if it meant saving my loved ones, though I'm also pretty sure I would only do that as a last, last, LAST resort.

You can't be all realism and focus only on the big picture, everyone caught up in it be damned. But you can't be all idealism and focus only on the smaller parts and the people, ignoring everyone else.

The thing about Doctor Who is that Doctor + Companions = Balance. The Doctor is the Realist, his companions will be the Idealists, and together they will work together towards some middle ground. The Doctor didn't stop Pompeii from happening, but he did save a few people from it, which is better than nothing.

This is WHY the Doctor travels with Companions - they keep him in check, and they keep him from turning into the superpowerful automaton that he could very well turn into, either refusing to help people at all or "helping" everyone to the point of destruction. It doesn't always work out so well, but again, it's better than the alternative. The Doctor is a realist, and morally grey, because someone has to be. That's why he tried to surround himself with people who are very morally light, so that someone can keep him from slipping into darkness.