Gretly's Mind

My name is Ahmed Gretly, and I live in Cairo, Egypt. I'm a published writer, a Civil Engineer, a poet, a freelancer, a researcher, a daydreamer, and a psychopath. I write fiction, mostly short stories and novellas. I also enjoy reading, photography, and art in general.

Welcome to my blog.

I'll be posting things I like and that inspire me.

Go to this link if you wanna check out my writings: http://anadergretly.wordpress.com/
Power’s out. Again. The 2nd time today. That’s the new Egypt for you. The punch line here is that I HAVE A FINAL TOMORROW!

Power’s out. Again. The 2nd time today. That’s the new Egypt for you. The punch line here is that I HAVE A FINAL TOMORROW!

Had to print out my own Nadsat slang glossary to be able to read A Clockwork Orange. It’s bezoomny!

Had to print out my own Nadsat slang glossary to be able to read A Clockwork Orange. It’s bezoomny!

Doctor Who ‘The Name of The Doctor’: Last Scene

Now, ever since watching the Doctor Who season finale ‘The Name of The Doctor’, I’ve been trying to figure out the meaning of the last scene (the one with John Hurt). I think I have an idea of what it could have meant.

You see, I think John Hurt portrays The Doctor’s shame. It is said that the name one chooses is like a promise, which means that when the Doctor chose his name, he promised to be the Doctor and just that; he promised to heal time and space, and never shed blood. But in the Great Time War, the Doctor broke this promise to end the war, and thus, destroying both Time Lords and the Daleks. At that time, the Doctor had no choice, he ended the war in this manner in the name of peace, and sanity, but not in the name of the Doctor. John Hurt’s Doctor is the Doctor’s personality at the time of the Great Time War, and his great shame. He is a memory, a thought, not a face.

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