When I
finally found out I was actually going to be in the United Kingdom, I knew I
had to go to Cardiff to see the Doctor Who Experience.
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| The outside of the Experience, with the iconic TARDIS visible in front. |
When my mom was a child,
she watched Doctor Who in its early years. Then when it had a revival in 2005,
we watched it as a family, and it quickly became a favourite for all of us. The
family tradition of watching the episodes together seems folkloric in nature.
Before TV, a family might have gathered similarly to tell each other stories.
Now we experience stories together.
The
Experience itself was phenomenal, and truly a lot of fun. The first part was
almost like being in an episode of Doctor Who, getting to experience some of
the stories first hand. This then led to the museum, which had costumes and characters
spanning over the fifty years of Doctor Who’s existence, which was amazing to
see in person.
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| Some of the actual insides of the TARDIS. It was like literally stepping inside one of my favourite shows. |
This is a
horcrux because it represents a body of stories important to my family and
several of my family friends, and because I truly had a lot of fun doing it.
It relates
to the course because of the folkloric elements mentioned above. Also, Doctor
Who is a sci-fi/fantasy blend, relating to our discussions on the fantasy
genre.
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| Pieces of Doctor Who. |
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