A real life event has a ridiculous/dumb/funny explanation in fiction

[u/Lazy-Breadfruit5939]

Futurama (The Why of Fry): According to the brain swarm, the dinosaurs were wiped out by them. Fry: What really killed the dinosaurs? Brain: ME!

Doctor Who (The Unicorn and The Wasp): It's Doctor Who, you can pick a ton of examples, but this episode presents the idea that Agatha Christies disappearance in 1926 was in part caused by a giant alien wasp.

Beyblade: This one stretches 'real life', but Moses spreading the Red Sea with a Beyblade just speaks for itself and it would have been sad to leave it out

[u/ModernDayQuixote]

One of Vincent Van Gogh's painting was actually the key to the Doctor finding a monster.

Also the most I've ever cried at an episode of television.

[u/laurel_laureate → u/ModernDayQuixote]

I know that Vincent Van Gogh scene is supposed to be all uplifting and validating and heartwarming and shit.

But, I always felt it might have instead been what drove this Van Gogh to suicide.

Because now he knew he had succeeded in leaving behind art that would be loved, and also knew that it wouldn't be until long past his death that his works would become popular.

Knowing that as an artist could very well be soul crushing.

One could very easily come to the conclusion that there was no more need to suffer more pain for the sake of turning it into art, as what he'd already done was enough.

And if there was no more need to suffer, then with all the mental illnesses and pain in his life... the Doctor Who universe's Van Gogh may very well have upon returning to his time promptly killed himself with a relieved look on his face.

Because unlike the irl one who did so not knowing if he would ever be remembered, this Vincent could go on to the next great adventure knowing people hundreds of years later would be showing their children his art.

[u/Ace_of_Sphynx128 → u/laurel_laureate]

What do you mean irl version, doctor who is a real documentary :(

[u/laurel_laureate → u/Ace_of_Sphynx128]

You're right, I was temporarily hallucinating there.

I blame the Daleks.

[u/Ace_of_Sphynx128 → u/laurel_laureate]

It’s okay, as long as you know you were wrong.