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* [[Genocide Dilemma]]: An unusual mutual example |
* [[Genocide Dilemma]]: An unusual mutual example |
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* [[Grey and Gray Morality]]: Except for the Doctor and Liz - and perhaps the Elder Silurian - nobody comes out looking particularly good in this story, not even {{spoiler|the Brigadier}}. Most characters on both sides retain sympathetic qualities, however. This sort of complexity - that people in general aren't good or bad - was a staple of Malcolm Hulke's scripts - he was also involved in writing 'The War Games' a story dealing with [[Deliberate Values Dissonance]]. |
* [[Grey and Gray Morality]]: Except for the Doctor and Liz - and perhaps the Elder Silurian - nobody comes out looking particularly good in this story, not even {{spoiler|the Brigadier}}. Most characters on both sides retain sympathetic qualities, however. This sort of complexity - that people in general aren't good or bad - was a staple of Malcolm Hulke's scripts - he was also involved in writing 'The War Games' a story dealing with [[Deliberate Values Dissonance]]. |
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* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]] / [[Aliens Are Bastards]] |
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** [[Humans Are Flawed]]: It's played on both ends of the spectrum, too - the Silurians are just as xenophobic as their human counterparts, and yet neither side completely looses all sympathy when all their actions are examined in hindsight. |
** [[Humans Are Flawed]]: It's played on both ends of the spectrum, too - the Silurians are just as xenophobic as their human counterparts, and yet neither side completely looses all sympathy when all their actions are examined in hindsight. |
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** Then again the Elder Silurian is probably the only thoroughly good character in the story other than Liz and the Doctor. |
** Then again the Elder Silurian is probably the only thoroughly good character in the story other than Liz and the Doctor. |