Light Shining From Her Eyes (The Eaters of Light S10E10)

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What a gorgeous female character Rona Munro created in this week’s lead guest character, Kar. Physically strong, emotionally brave, stubborn and fierce, Kar would have made an excellent companion for the Doctor. Too bad she must sacrifice herself to save the world (has there been an episode this series NOT about self-sacrifice?)

I found the Eaters of Light to be one of the more complex and interesting stories this season, with a satisfying plot that explores youth and finding meaning in the roles we are given.

We also find Bill stepping into her big-girl companion shoes as she literally whacks the Doctor over the head to prevent him from acting impulsively stupid.

I loved the atmosphere of this episode, evoking the magical past of Scotland and the beauty of the moors. The Doctor encountering the standing stones is really cool. And then, explaining something in the really world, in this case the call of the crows, is one of my favorite Doctor Who things.

Mostly, I really enjoyed this episode, my favorite of the series so far. Not much else to say.

© 2017 Heather M. Berberet, Psy.D. aka Doctor Who: On The Couch. All rights reserved.

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I am a psychologist in private practice in San Diego, CA. I have been trying to make sense of the world through the psychological lens since I gave my mother a home-made Rorschach when I was 10. I learned to cope with that world through imagining the possibilities presented in science fiction. Anne McCaffery, David Brin, Star Trek, Susan Cooper, Tolkein, Wonder Woman, The Bionic Woman, Batman and Robin, Battlestar Gallatica.... Then, I discovered Doctor Who and it all came together in one place. Humor, wit, insatiable curiosity, adventurousness, timey-wimeyness, all rolled-up with the most enduring existential struggles we pudding brains can come up with. I was in love. So, it is inevitable that I have begun this blog. During the season I will be posting episode analyses on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I will also post arc analyses and extras whenever I'm feeling inspired. During the off-season I will be discussing the classic Who I am watching. I hope you enjoy! “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.” -Carl Jung (Swiss Psychologist, 1875 -1961)