As ever, things make a post.

- ( content warning: mental health )

Rather liked Day of the Doctor. Not without its issues; I have come to accept it's never not going to be problematic. But as a whole: very well-constructed, some rather clever takes on Davies-era and old skool Who style, Clara being useful instead of standing around being ~special~, limited angst around Billie Piper's return. A very subtle Scotland ( Read more... )

Firstly! Thanks to everyone who commented on my last posts about excite news. Anxiety's prevented me from thanking individually but yes. You are lovely ( Read more... )

YES EVEN GRUMPY ME HAS THE FEELS OKAY? YES I HAVE FEELS.

Also, cleverly constructed, I must say. I anticipate all the fanfic, preferably written by
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( ranting about how I didn't like this week's DW, limited spoilers but I don't want to squeeharsh. )

A few wee points before I go make myself a snack:

- Tepper's The Visitor, in synopsis:

PEOPLE: [do stuff]
APOCALYPSE: [happens]
PEOPLE: [do stuff]
WEIRD SHIT: [happens]

could have been better. I've enjoyed some of her lesser books more, mostly because I found the setting/characters hard to relate to. ( a bit spoilery in the vague sense )

Back from Yorkshire. My apologies for the radio silence on all but email and Twitter, but there were issues with the wifi setup and Matt appropriated my work-issue mobile broadband dongle* for most of the time there ( Read more... )

Right, so that was okay. Matt thinks it was all really good and clever and I am just...okay? Not bad, not disappointed particularly, just okay. I think the problem I have with new Who in general is that it does too much buildup prior to the final episode, and then the final episode always sort of feels anti-climactic to me because it cannot up the ( Read more... )

This is a post about how awesome Amara Karan is and how Rita is brilliant.

Talk. I will have things to say tomorrow as it is late, but I want a Rita love post.

(may contain spoilers)

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