I think you hit it on the head: Doug is a good writer - Last Human and the many touching moments in BtE attest to that - but he really does have a poor sense of pacing, which causes his humour writing to suffer. I'm really hoping the show does return, but that if it does, they get someone else in to co-write and polish things up a bit. And of course, I hope they're given the budget to bring back the audience as they would have preferred.
Speaking of the entirely unnecessary channel logo, did you notice it said 'Dave Lister' during BtE? I only noticed it on later viewing. Also, I didn't notice the 'Die Screaming' thing til someone else mentioned it (I saw the 'Die' and thought it might be significant, but couldn't read it and it didn't click), but I did notice the Mugs Murphy DVD. I didn't notice a few of the other details you mentioned, though, well spotted. :)
Anyway, I kept my expectations extremely low, and so managed to really enjoy the better parts of the episodes, and forgive the worst.
Great review, and great to see you back! You've been missed. :)
P.S. Ironic we're both using male Holly icons in posts about BtE when he threw such a strop about the whole thing!
I forgot to mention that I was also pleasantly surprised by the third-episode arrival of a particular character whose appearance had mercifully been kept secret.
Speaking of the entirely unnecessary channel logo, did you notice it said 'Dave Lister' during BtE? I only noticed it on later viewing. Also, I didn't notice the 'Die Screaming' thing til someone else mentioned it (I saw the 'Die' and thought it might be significant, but couldn't read it and it didn't click), but I did notice the Mugs Murphy DVD. I didn't notice a few of the other details you mentioned, though, well spotted. :)
Anyway, I kept my expectations extremely low, and so managed to really enjoy the better parts of the episodes, and forgive the worst.
Great review, and great to see you back! You've been missed. :)
P.S. Ironic we're both using male Holly icons in posts about BtE when he threw such a strop about the whole thing!
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I forgot to mention that I was also pleasantly surprised by the third-episode arrival of a particular character whose appearance had mercifully been kept secret.
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