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I can't get enough of these in the literal sense that I barely find them:
-Children and YA books in which parents and adults stop being just an annoyance and start helping the protagonists (without replacing them even though they are more experienced). E.g. Elatsoe
-Convincing others to help not through violence (in the more general sense) but through compassion. E.g. the way everyone helps Grogu in the Mandalorian or Piccard in Star Trek: Piccard.
-The feeling of hope in the world, that you don't need to do everything yourself because there are other good actors in the world. E.g. Animorphs and The Lord of the Rings.
In the same sense: books for adults with kids that are actually kids, not mini-adults, not incredibly smart, not wallpaper, but real kids of any age. I don’t think I can remember the last time I read something like this. E.g. ‘Do not let me go‘ by Kazuo Ishiguro
Now that you mention it, I do also like these tropes.
Doctor Who is good for the second one too, that's basically the Doctor's whole deal that they never carry a weapon and just try to talk their way through everything. Although they will fuck someone up if they get pushed too far lol.
I didn't get yet to see Doctor Who! This could be a good excuse to give it a try. Where do you recommend to start?
For the show, the beginning of the 2005 revival is probably a good place to start! The first couple of seasons are probably a bit dated now but still good, and they treat it as kind of a soft reboot because it had had been off the air for ~15 years at that point so it's designed for new viewers to drop in without having to know all the backstory and stuff.
As for the books I have no idea lol. There are quite a lot of those IIRC.
Duly noted ;)
Replying to a 19-day-old comment is totally the thing to do, right? /s
Anyway, I always tell people, when they express an interest in Doctor Who, to watch the episode 'Blink'. It's a litmus test: if you don't like the episode, you won't like Doctor Who; if you do like it, you will enjoy Doctor Who at least a little.
Another commenter mentioned the soft reboot of the show, 'Blink' is an episode that comes after the soft reboot, so it is more accessible than older Doctor Who episodes (although I personally love Pertwee episodes, but that's a whole comment thread in itself). Blink introduces a new character and a new bad guy, so the viewer is introduced to both the Doctor and the bad guy just as the new character is. The Doctor himself isn't on screen much either; most of the story focuses on this new character. She has to solve something of a mystery while staying ahead of a bad guy that she doesn't even realize exists (so there is some suspense, too).
Like I said, if you bounce off this episode, you won't much like any other episodes. It's a really handy way of seeing if Doctor Who is right for you.