Monthly Archives: December 2013

The Arkham Sessions: Batman, Man-Bat, and that Killer Clown

In “The Arkham Sessions,” a new podcast, Dr. Andrea Letamendi has embarked on a series of discussions with Brian Ward regarding character depictions in Batman: The Animated Series, a television program considered by many to be one of the finest TV series of any kind. Dr. Drea blends clinical analysis and nostalgia to discuss real psychology through the filter of fiction.

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Doctor Who: The Man Who Regrets and the Man Who Forgets

In a trilogy of episodes built around Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary on BBC TV, the central character confronts truths about himself. A destructive act to stop a war fills him with regret and then he forgets. Blocking his memory, in turn, leads him to delude himself about other things as well. Correcting his own destructive act makes him realize how little life he has left.

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