Encounters and Exits
It was de rigeur on TV Who that theology and religious
belief got couched in the most simplistic of forms. Black hats
versus white hats, especially fetching when worn as fashion
statements by the Black and White Guardians. But every seesaw
needs a fulcrum on which to balance; a catalyst to inspire
them; a pin to pop their overblown balloons.
The New Adventures suggest that between the Black and White
Guardians, there is a Red Guardian of Justice to balance the
scales and referee the perpetual battle. And on Gallifrey,
between the imagination of Omega and the rationality of
Rassilon, sits the balance of that other one, the one in the
shadows, what's he called, you know... the one no-one ever
remembers the name of. Somebody to blame. This archetypal
figure, by turns mocking clown or judgmental whistle-blower,
turns up in all manner of myths and legends, and here he is in
the creation sagas of the Tharils too. It does suggest that on
the flowing river of time, there's one person who can never
resist sticking his oar in...
