#two hearts

[newearthnovember]

Cassandra/The Doctor has entered the chat.

How did you approach playing the Doctor as inhabited by Cassandra? "I stuck my chest out and wiggled my arse! I think that was pretty much all there was to it." Any attempt to imitate Zoë Wanamaker? "I did try to have a mental image of Zoë Wanamaker at all times; I think you've got to. It's probably quite a comedic moment, and it's quite high-camp in some ways, but I did try to think of her. The more fantastical things get, the more you've got to keep nailing it on to some kind of reality. I wasn't doing her voice, cos she's inhabiting the Doctor's voice box, but I did try to think about how Zoë would be physically. The three of us who do it - Sean [Gallagher, who plays Chip], Billie and I - all adopted certain little mannerisms, which you may or may not see in the finished product. But I'm not going to try to pretend that it was all desperately serious and wasn't a lot of fun to do." -- Excerpt from a promotional interview with David Tennant at a New Earth set-report in issue #369 of Doctor Who Magazine, by Benjamin Cook.

[howaboutsomeschmolly]

One thing I really appreciate in "Two Hearts" is how Schmendrick’s curse has still some long-lasting effects on him, even many years after he has come into his full power.

Molly mentions he has very warped sense of time, and he does not seem to be able to realistically perceive how many years have passed since the last time he and Molly have seen Lìr, until it's too late. He himself says that he is not too willing to use magic on himself, even if for healing purposes, because it "dulls" the feeling of being mortal and human.

But most importantly he probably has an underlying, paralyzing fear of losing his loved ones. Schmendrick is the one who is stubbornly clinging to the idea of younger, heroic Lìr, despite all evidence that poor Lìr is old and withering (on the subject, I wanted to mention a lot more things but I want to avoid spoilers, even though it's very telling how he reacts and what he does towards the end of the story). Just imagine how he would react at the slightest sign that Molly is unwell, or if she ever happens to experience a health scare or an injury (the tree that fell on her that she mentions, anyone?). The thought of outliving someone he loves and cares about, after who knows how many years of not being able to form life-long connections because those around you will invariably die of old age while you are stuck in time, would probably send him tailspinning in a panic.

It takes guts from an author to not treat such a life-altering curse like a simple plot device, but as something that has severe after effects on the cursed character and keeping it consistent.

[i-dua-you]

Dua Lipa & Danny L Harle Celebrating the release of “Two Hearts” 🫶🏻

[cosmonautroger]

Phil Collins, Two Hearts

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: November 7, 1988

Lyrics:

Well, there was no reason to believe she'd always be there

But if you don't put faith in what you believe in

It's getting you nowhere

'Cause it hurts, you never let go

Don't look down, just look up

'Cause she's always there behind you, just to remind you

Two hearts, believing in just one mind

You know we're two hearts believing in just one mind

'Cause there's no easy way to, to understand it

There's so much of my life in her, and it's like I'm blinded

And it teaches you to never let go

There's so much love you'll never know

She can reach you no matter how far

Wherever you are

Two hearts, believing in just one mind

Beating together 'til the end of time

You know we're two hearts believing in just one mind

Together forever 'til the end of time

She knows (she knows)

There will always be a special place in my heart for her

She knows, she knows, she knows

Yeah, she knows (she knows)

No matter how far apart we are

She knows, I'm always right there beside her

Two hearts, believing in just one mind

Beating together 'til the end of time

You know we're two hearts believing in just one mind

Together forever 'til the end of time

Two hearts, believing in just one mind

Beating together 'til the end of time

You know we're two hearts believing in just one mind

Together forever 'til the end of time

Songwriter:

Two hearts, believing in just one mind

Beating together 'til the end of time

You know we're two hearts believing in just one mind

Together forever 'til the end of time

Lamont Herbert Dozier / Phillip David Charles Collins

SongFacts:

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Homepage:

Phil Collins

[poetrybyonur]

Yes, that close.

[anonymousdandelion]

Incredibly curious to know precisely when the writers of Doctor Who first decided that the Doctor would have two hearts

…because I did NOT anticipate (but am quite delighted) that the very first Classic Who mention of two hearts would be about an alien species entirely unrelated to Time Lords.

[scopophilic1997]

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1306 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new micro-messaging series: small, subtle, and often unintentional messages we send and receive verbally and non-verbally. (2005)