Time Travel and Mortality

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What is the speaker's main concern for the person they're talking to?

That they will die if they don't return to their body

What is the speaker's ability that allows them to see the future?

Peering through time

What is the speaker's criticism of the person they're talking to?

That they're too fearful

What is the significance of Jonathan Pangborn's ability?

He can walk using magic

Why does the speaker reluctantly draw power from the Dark Dimension?

To serve the greater good

What is the speaker's perspective on death?

It's what gives life meaning

Why does the speaker think Mordo and the person they're talking to need each other?

Because they need each other's flexibility and strength

What is the speaker's attitude towards their own situation?

They're stretching out their moment to watch the snow

What does the speaker think is the most significant lesson for the person they're talking to?

It's not about them

What is the speaker's perspective on the person's potential?

They have a capacity for goodness

Study Notes

The Doctor's Conversation

  • The doctor is talking to someone who is dying, but time is relative, and their body hasn't even hit the floor yet.
  • The doctor has spent many years looking at this exact moment in time, but can't see past it.
  • The doctor has prevented countless terrible futures, but each one leads to this moment, and they can't see beyond it.

The Doctor's Insight

  • The doctor sees the person's capacity for goodness, but also their fear of failure, which drives them to excel.
  • The doctor believes that arrogance and fear keep the person from learning the most significant lesson, which is that it's not about them.

Jonathan Pangborn's Healing

  • Jonathan Pangborn channels dimensional energy into his own body, allowing him to walk using magic.
  • He had a choice to return to his own life or serve something greater than himself.

The Doctor's Past

  • The doctor has been drawing power from the Dark Dimension, but hates doing so, and believes it's necessary to break rules to serve the greater good.
  • The doctor wants to return to their old life, but thinks the world would be worse off without their current actions.

Mordo and Dormammu

  • Mordo's soul is rigid and unmoveable, shaped by his youth.
  • The doctor believes that the person needs Mordo's strength, and Mordo needs their flexibility, to stop Dormammu.

The Doctor's Reflection

  • The doctor believes that death gives life meaning, and that knowing one's time is short is what makes life valuable.
  • The doctor is still trying to prepare for their own death, despite having spent years looking at this moment.

A mysterious figure speaks to someone who is dying, discussing time travel and the prevention of terrible futures.

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