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Just Jayy1

Vincent and The Doctor is in my opinion a masterpiece. It’s perfect. Flawless 10/10 no notes. Absolute cinema. Here’s why. Richard Curtis used metaphor as a way to explore mental illness and depression in a science fiction story. The Krafayis. Depression, the monster that is invisible to everyone except the person it’s haunting, making it difficult for the Doctor and Amy to fight. The mirror device. Symbolism. To fully understand someone and yourself you must look deeper, within one’s self to see what’s causing the pain. The Beasts misunderstanding: The Krafayis is described by Vincent as "frightened" and "blind," lashing out at the world because it is abandoned and afraid, mirroring how society treated Vincent and how his own illness caused him to push people away. The Museum Scene (Legacy): When the Doctor and Amy take Vincent to a future museum to see his own success, it serves as a powerful metaphor for the idea that "the good things don't always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things". The Unavoidable Fate: Despite all the "good things" added by the Doctor and Amy, Vincent still dies by suicide, reinforcing the severe and incurable nature of depression. Despite all this it does not stop the inevitable tragedy of his suicide. And I truly believe even if you cannot change the ultimate, tragic outcome of a disease, kindness and recognition (the "good things") are vital and meaningful and can bring light to someone’s world of darkness.

Larryg

After all these years and countless rematches in various forms, this episode, and that last ten minutes in particular still almost make me break and openly cry and I am a grown ass man. That is good writing and great performances.

Mike Simonton

I'm glad you are annoyed at the treatment of Rory. The ending of this episode is emotional for me every time I see it.

Charlie Matthews

The gallery scene near the end is one of my favourite scenes in Doctor Who and in all of tv history! Van Gogh was the most misunderstood person to exist and it's really sad he only got the praise he deserved after his suicide. I saw his painting myself once and one of his self-portraits (called self-portrait) is my favourite. I wish I could show you it, but it's the one with the blue lines and swirles around it, representing his anxiety and depression which I relate to as I suffer from both.

Charlie Matthews

Fun fact the man who wrote this episode Richard Curtis is well known for making classic British rom-coms like Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually and About Time (one of the only rom-coms I like). Also the actor who played Vincent was in The Flash as the red alien in Armageddon.