I’ve been a fan of science fiction since I was a kid, and few modern sci-fi stories capture the child’s imagination while fulfilling the adult’s desire for a gripping story like the show Doctor Who. It’s one of those rare bits of modern entertainment that ticks all of the boxes. It’s a fairy tale, an adventure, a romance—I close my eyes during those parts—a comedy, and a grand drama.
In simpler terms, it’s a story, and like all stories, there is a piece, a hint, a molecule, of the story hidden within it. Heroics, nobility, courage, sacrifice—it all points back to the epic story that God has written across the ages. Of course, some stories are written with the intention of pointing back to the “source material,” while others require the reader to be a bit more discerning. Doctor Who is a bit of a hybrid. Though certainly not written to intentionally point back to God’s story, the parallels aren’t as obscured as they might be in other stories.
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