#Vincent and the Doctor

[cool-stuffandthings]

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[sentientsky]

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#GODDDDDD i know i went on and on about this episode the other day but i STILL live in this scene #and ik the last one is kind of w/o the first part of the line etc etc but i fucking love that part cause hhghnhnh emotions #doctor who #vincent and the doctor #doctorwhogifs #doctor who gifs #dw gifs #dw #doctor who spoilers #dw spoilers #the eleventh doctor #eleventh doctor #amy pond #my gifs

[k-wame]

TONY CURRAN Sketches NICHOLAS GALITZINE MARY & GEORGE Press ⌯ HuffPostUK ⌯ 03.05.2024

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[space-manatees]

He was just a humble preacher's son. And yes, he had his demons, but they never stopped him from searching for beauty. Because when you find beauty, you find inspiration. If, that is, you stay as determined as Vincent. Never stop, no matter how many failures. When you know you're doing what you're meant to do, you have to try.

Ted Lasso, Season 3 Episode 6, Sunflowers

Van Gogh is the finest painter of them all. Certainly, the most popular great painter of all time. The most beloved. His command of colour, the most magnificent. He transformed the pain of his tormented life into ecstatic beauty. Pain is easy to portray, but to use your passion and pain to portray the ecstasy and joy and magnificence of our world. No one had ever done it before. Perhaps no one ever will again. To my mind, that strange, wild man who roamed the fields of Provence was not only the world's greatest artist, but also one of the greatest men who ever lived.

Doctor Who, Season 5 Episode 10, Vincent and the Doctor

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[siobhans-roy]

GIULIA’S 2K CELEBRATION ♡ ↳ ⏰ + Doctor Who for @disaster-lineage

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[lackadaisycal-art]

If you can watch the last few minutes of Vincent and the Doctor without bawling you and I are not the same

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[billdecker]

Doctor Who Rewatch | Vincent and The Doctor

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[buzzcutseascn]

VINCENT AND THE DOCTOR DOCTOR WHO (2005 - ) “The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don’t always spoil the good things and make them unimportant.”

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[tatennant]

Planet of the Ood // Vincent and the Doctor

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[angry-pole]

Doctor Who - S5xE10 - (Vincent and the Doctor) ~ Original Air Date: June 5, 2010

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[comicaloverachiever]

Doctor Who aesthetic series:

Dark academia aesthetic from Eleventh Doctor/Matt Smith Era

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[olympain]

He transformed the pain of his tormented life into ecstatic beauty.

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[huntressofartemis001]

van gogh being like “!!!!!museum!!!!!!” and trying to look at all the cool art in there and the doctor just pulling him around and vincent is like “nooo but i want to seeee” until they get to the van gogh exposition and he starts recognising his own paintings…… and he starts tearing up……. oh god oh god

#im not normal about this #and the dude talking about how he loves van gogh’s work and how he thinks van gogh is one of the greatest men to ever live #ncbejchwjjdjde #😭😭😭😭😭 #me watching doctor who #vincent and the doctor #doctor who 5x10 #eleventh doctor

[that-ari-blogger]

Doctor Who's Magnum Opus

TW: Mention of suicide.

It's Vincent and the Doctor. This is not up for debate, I am right. This is a hill I will die on. Vincent and The Doctor is the best 45 minutes of television ever put to screen.

But this post isn't only to gush, this post is to try and explain why the episode has such an emotional impact.

But I want to stress this: If you haven't already watched this episode, please do. You don't need to have watched Doctor Who before, pop culture osmosis has definitely filled you in on everything you need to know. Please give it a go.

SPOILERS AHEAD

So, first up is the scene in which we meet Vincent. Its short, and the opening of the episode, but it's this shot:

I am firmly of the belief that character introductions are some of the most important scenes in a story, and Van Gogh has a fascinating introduction. The opening few seconds give you the most important details of this new character, and it's his eyes. This episode is about how Vincent sees the world.

But the character introduction doesn't stop there. Still before the opening credits, the story starts again, this time in an art gallery with various folks talking about this historical painter. We get a child saying the following:

"He was the doctor who took care of Van Gogh when he started to go mad."

Contrast this with Bill Nighy's character, Dr. Black, fanboying over Vincent, and we get the rest of this story explained to us. This is also a story about how the world sees Vincent.

Then we get Vincent's actual introduction, the point where our protagonists meet, and it is... understated.

There's no ceremony about it, it just happens quietly. But there's something about Vincent's actions that I want to point out. He refuses help.

"You don't know three things. One, I pay for my own drinks thank you. Two, nobody ever buys any of my paintings or they'll be laughed out of town, so if you want to stay in town, I suggest you keep your cash to yourself. And three, your friend's cute."

I cannot understate how phenomenal of a line this is. It establishes lore, of course, but it also establishes Vincent's personality. This is a man who is down on his luck but cannot accept help. This is a man who is spiralling but refuses to be defended, justifying it as protecting someone else's honour.

At this point, the world sees Vincent in the same way he sees himself. He's mad, and an awful artist.

But I know what scene you are waiting for me to mention. So here it is. Vincent in the gallery. That panoramic shot and the conversation with Bill Nighy.

And again, its understated. On the surface of it, this is boring. Its just Vincent's face and some paintings and some sweet music. Bill Nighy doesn't even say anything we haven't heard him say before in this same episode. So why is it so influential?

Of course, one highlight is Tonny Curran's acting and how the camera frames it. In a story like this, the best special effect you can have is just a close-up of an actor earning their paycheck and then some. There is no loud weeping or ugly crying, this is so subtle, and so masterfully acted.

The other significant element is the context. I mentioned earlier that this episode is the contrast between how Vincent and the world saw each other. And up until now, Vincent and the world have been on the same page, but it's only here that the two views differ so much. Finally, Vincent is in a world where people unironically love his creations, where someone can fanboy over him without a care of being chased off, that's why this has such an effect. Not because of what it says, but because of what it does.

But there's one more scene that I want to mention.

Vincent still commits suicide. They don't save him. I don't need to explain why that is heart-wrenching. But this final scene unpacks that and presents the following idea:

"Every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things, but vice versa the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant."

No, they didn't save Vincent. You can't do that in 45 minutes. But they did make a difference. They gave a man in pain some respite hope for the future, they made his life just that little bit better. And that's all anyone can ask to do.

#rants #character analysis #literary analysis #literature analysis #vincent van gogh #doctor who #11th doctor #vincent and the doctor

[blorblobby]

we're all stories in the end

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[witchywriter18]

I don't understand how some people can not only dislike the Matt Smith era of Doctor Who but not have his era in their top three.

I haven't seen every single season of Doctor Who obviously but my parents introduced me to the series with Matt Smith. I of course like David Tennant as the Doctor but Matt Smith will always be my number one.

Not only that but the 11th Doctor era has some of the best episodes, especially "Vincent and the Doctor". It's just a beautiful episode that makes me cry every time.

#doctor who #11th doctor #matt smith #vincent van gogh #vincent and the doctor