Με οδήγησε εδώ η αξιοθαύμαστη ερευνητική εργασία του Γιώργου Αλλαμανή, που γέννησε το βιβλίο "Στον καιρό της Λιλιπούπολης" (2022, Εκδόσεις Τόπος). Συγχαρητήρια για την υπέροχη προσπάθεια και την αναβίωση ενός ολόκληρου κόσμου μέσα από τις συγκινητικές φωνές των παιδιών, που, αν μετρώ σωστά, ολοκληρώνουν πλέον το Λύκειο, και την καλλιτεχνική επιμέλεια των υπευθύνων δασκάλων. Οι ήρωες είναι όπως ακριβώς τους γνωρίσαμε και αγαπήσαμε, με όλα τα χούγια και τα υφολογικά τους χαρακτηριστικά. Η δε επιστροφή σε όσο το δυνατόν περισσότερες τοποθεσίες της Λιλιπούπολης μέσα από αυτό το ολοκαίνουριο, πρωτότυπο επεισόδιο, επαναφέρει μνήμες ενός όχι και τόσο ξεχασμένου παρελθόντος, το οποίο βεβαίως ολοένα και περισσότεροι έχουμε βιώσει κάποια στιγμή εκ των υστέρων, και όχι κατά τα έτη της πρώτης ραδιοφωνικής μετάδοσης των επεισοδίων (1977-1980). Άλλωστε ο ύμνος είναι σαφής και περιεκτικός: "Ωραία Λιλιπούπολη, ποτέ δεν σε ξεχνάμε"· και τέτοια μεμονωμένα, αλλά ερωτικά δοσμένα εγχειρήματα όχι μόνο τον επαληθεύουν, αλλά δίνουν και συνέχεια. Ίσα-ίσα για να δικαιωθεί το δίστιχο της Μαριανίνας, "Την πόλη Λιλιπούπολη ποτέ δεν θα ξεχάσω / Κι αν δεν χαθώ στον γυρισμό, ίσως ξαναπεράσω". Από έναν co-gamer.
Well well up there amongst the best scenes in Doctor Who of all time. Makes me cry without fail. The hymn, and the lesbian wives, and the unity and the hope. I love it so much.
This played well when the goverment forced locked us all inside while they rain amunk. Hope we learned our lesson, never trust the government of any country.
Lord. Have Mercy On Us, who are coming out of this pandemic, that we might see your Divine Image in every person, and give every person the love and respect that he, or she, is due. For Thou Art Blessed Unto The Ages Of Ages, Amen.
How can it be, that something can truly be so very sad, and so joyous at the exact same time? Something about a cross, I suspect. Bless everybody here who lost someone. Bless all of you. I lost six relatives in the last year.
Such a powerfully moving and heartfelt moment from this amazing, amazing episode. Gridlock earned its place in my list of top 10 Doctor Who episodes (if not the top #1). You know though... I literally *just* realized the further significance of what Brannigan told the Doctor: “we are not abandoned. Not while we still have each other,” as a foreshadow/nod to The Face of Boe’s message, “you are not alone”. I’ve always struggled with what that big ol’ face meant exactly. Because they do find the Master only a few episodes later. So yeah, technically not alone as a Timelord. And you can tell that’s what the Doctor believes the message to be about. BUT, in my heart, I think this quote points out the real, obvious answer..
I just realized ... the lady who makes these announcements is basically the closest thing they have to a religious figure: she's the voice of the outside, trying to guide them in this eternal traffic jam, talking to all of them with a universal voice. So they patch it up with old Earthling songs of worship, hope and belief. Damn that episode was great
If ever there was a time for this scene to be more thematic, it's right now. Stay safe everyone, for one day we will all come out of this, donning out own crowns.
Never did I think a Doctor Who episode would have such relevance to real life but now it seems there are so many similarities to the current lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19. The human spirit and urge to care for others keeps us going. Stay safe everyone and tell your loved ones you love them ✨🤍✨
Bullshit there is too much abuse and corruption and dereliction of duty happening under this pandemic as a cover. Until we start to make a move to make a few things right you'll never see me wear a suit of white. Till things are brighter I'm the man in black.
On a hill far away Stood an old rugged cross, The emblem of suff'ring and shame. And I love that old cross Where the dearest and best For a world of lost sinners was slain. So I'll cherish the old rugged cross. Till my trophies at last I lay down. I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it some day for a crown.
Best scene in all the episodes period in my opinion. I never thought a science fiction show like this would play that song, and it was so touching that they did. I remember singing and watching it twice when I first saw the episode, and I was starting to tear up when I thought about what He went through for us. This is truly one of the best hymns ever written.
All those obviously 'British' people, just stuck in a perpetual space traffic jam. And the Doctor asks "What if there is no help coming, what if there's nothing.." Hey guess what that's a perfect analogy for the United Kingdom hopeless paralisis dealing with Brexit in the last 27 days until the hard "no deal" exit from the European Union!
The EU isn't some sort of God or anything. There's only 27 countries who are members. Every other country on the planet outside of the EU manages to survive. Can you believe it?! I almost forgot that the UK has survived and prospered long before the EU come along and will continue to do so long afterwards
Good grief. Did the writers have any idea as to just what the meaning and significance of this song is? It's Jesus dying on the cross to take the sins of the world and defeating death and the grave. Not something to be sung lightly.
Well, in this episode's case, it wasn't sang lightly. Sure it's original meaning is probably not what the characters were singing about, but they we're singing it in the hope of reaching their destination. For Christian's like us, that destination is Jesus.
It's not 'sung lightly' at all. It's incredibly powerful, and a scene that comes right out of left-field. It's also another example of how the most openly and avowedly atheist writers are often obsessed, in their own writing, with the symbolism and concepts of religion - Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, John Lennon's 'God', Russell T Davies here, and pretty much anything Philip Pullman has ever written.
Sometimes I hate when they use lines like “our civilization has matured beyond religion” and things like that. In my opinion it just makes them sound really pretentious and stuck up, as if having traditions and culture is something to be ashamed of.
Religion has also been pretty damned cancerous, I can understand someone wanting to reject it, or appreciating a society that's moved passed it. We shouldn't ignore the role it played in shaping our society or how it's contributed in defining our cultural identity, but disavowing the meter thick layer of head-scratching and gut-wrenching BS it's generated ain't exactly a bad thing.
