Dr. Who fans roam the world all marked up to remember ‘The Silence’
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EL PASO — Dr. Who, a british television show that has been broadcast since 1963, is currently
booming in popularity in the United States and across the world. April 23rd marks the second anniversary of “The Impossible Astronaut,” an episode that aired on the British Broadcasting Channel (BBC).To commemorate this anniversary, Dr. Who fans or “Whovians” as they refer to themselves, have been marking themselves with magic markers or pens or anything that leaves an indelible line on their bodies in the same way that the show’s main character does to remind himself of each time that he saw an alien being called “The Silence.” Social media was abuzz with pictures of people from all countries and walks of life with tally marks representing the number of times they saw “The Silence,” which removes itself from the memory of any person who saw it, but then stops seeing it. In other words, if you stop looking at it, you can’t remember it. I too, am a Whovian, and I marked my arm with these ominous tallies this past Wednesday.
