What was Mikey Thinking?

  Lux notes I love old newsreels They’re so useful for establishing a specific era quickly Not many people in the movie theater It’s notable that the candy girl isn’t selling cigarettes Queen Elizabeth gets a shout out in the newsreel I like the projectionist They’re establishing that all the film is stored ina separate room There’s something about the threading of physical film that’s magical. Love that era of newsreels and cartoons ‘Don’t make me laugh’ is an irritating catch phrase They did a good job copying that super early animation style Sinister moonlight Reflected off a spoon and a poster into the light from the projector The moonlight speech is really sinister The effect of him climbing out of the screen is pretty well done I always love the image of the Doctor tinkering underneath the TARDIS console.   And this is a sweet ‘new friends’ conversation’ It’s refreshing to have a companion who has a normal, healthy relationship with what s...

  Doctor Who The Robot Revolution notes   17 years ago Ah, pretentious mansplaining boyfriend.   I wish he wasn’t quite so obviously douchey I never know how anyone can ever tell which star they’re getting a certificate for His insistence on using the title miss is a bit obvious as setup Man, Alan is such a tool 17 years later TARDIS arrives at hospital.   Very Smith and Jones Belinda:   Who bit you?   Was it a dog?   Was it a man?   … Was it your wife? ***There’s a Doctor looking for you – Did he mean THE Doctor, or was that a cute line Turning off all the power to a hospital would kill lots of people.   Not just an oopsie Belinda’s roommates don’t even really know her name With Alan ancient history, why has she kept the certificate? The robots remind me of Smile They shouldn’t have killed the cat.   Should have killed the roommate Robot: The cat is irrelevant Belinda: It wasn’t my cat. Robot: The cat...

  Short Squeeze notes Greenwich, CT 4 am Drunk and with a rifle.   That’s not great. Ah, he’s shooting at deer This is the guy who was complaining that he’d lost hos mojo The cops would not get there that quickly I like how they baance out Paul Giamatti and Damien Lewis’ names I do believe that Axe got there that quickly though. And that he could buy the guy out of trouble Axe: What drives you doesn’t understand enough It is very frustrating when animals eat your plants Uh oh. Wendy’s spotted Pete Decker and is putting the pieces together Axe successfully wiped the record of the gunfire incident Mick Danzig Chuck is really squeezing Pete’s mom and dad And just like that Pete folds and tells them everything about Axe capital Are those real cheesesteak places that I should know about? Muffee got a competing job offer and went to Axe to tell him about it So we’re getting little vignette scenes of Axe demonstrating the qualities that Decker is des...

  Doctor Who – Joy to the World notes. The Queen’s Hotel – Manchester 1940 I quite like Basil and Mrs. Basil Why are we in WWII again? Basil: It’s the end of everything, you know. Everything we hold dear.   Democracy itself will fall. I hate Pumpkin Latte Aren’t those locked doors pretty much always just connecting rooms? Orient Express – Italy – 1962 Do a lot of people read Murder on the Orient Express on the Orient   Express?   Bit on the nose. OK, we’re opening with a montage of the Doctor bursting in on various time periods and places to offer them the same lukewarm toastie and pumpkin Latte.   That’s a pretty clever way to establish the concept of the hotel from the back door, as it were MOTOE is a much thicker book than that.   And she has handwritten pages Base camp – Everest 1953.   Is there only one base camp? Sandringham Hotel – London 2024.   So, time of airing then. I’m not loving Joy’s outfit Apparently the...

  YumTime notes We start with a bunch of publishing awards for a guy who’s currently railing a prospective author. OK, I guess we’re starting with a sex montage. Bryan is hooking up too OK, the publisher is sleeping with the woman that Lara threatened and she’s wrote a book that will look bad for Axe Scrumpet.   Love the fake hostess names Ben Kim grew up in Queens after moving from Korea at 9 and speaks Korean It feels like Axe is keeping Ben Kim close as a protégé Axe:   Here’s something they didn’t teach you at Standford.   Whenever you can, put a company in your mouth. The fake Twinkies aren’t as good as they used to be.   Also true in real life Right, Bryan nis hooking up with the lawyer from the other district The East District arrested a guy who oworks for Decker and will flip which will undercut the SDNY’s case People who don’t pick up their dog’s poop are the worst Chuck:   Let it slide.   That sounds simple.   Eas...

  Naming Rights notes Axe in his underwear.   Nice opening shot Axe:   Always put that lunatic through.   One out of every 200 ideasw he has is fucking brilliant. Wags is dressing Bobby, making him his valet, quite literally Wags has his beard! Axe: No man is a hero to his valet Wags:   That goes double for his COO.   So you are fucked with me either way. So the mansion purchase is getting him some bad press.   Still doesn’t seem like a big deal Ah, so Aze threw them Jerry O’Connell to get them to forget about the house *** Who’s more low key than me? Bryan and Chuck eating in the office again Bryan knows the distinction in Asian cuisine Kate is still calling Chuck sir Is that true about General Tso? Pete Decker – That’s Jerry O’Connell, right? Lara is vaping Ellis Eads hall.   Bobby is obsessing over it.   He’s claiming it’s principal, and we don’t quite believe him Wags takes a hit of whatever Axe and Lara ...