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Notes on - Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road

  The Church on Ruby Road notes Open with the baby being dropped off at the titular church on Ruby Road.   Quick confirmation that that’s where she got her name At first I thought the priests had raised her, but of course they clearly gave her to the foster system. December 1, 2023.    19 years ago, so she’s about to turn 19. This is the same Devina from Bad Wolf, right> Ruby is from Manchester Davina:   You don’t mind me using the word ‘foundling’, do you?   It’s just that some people think it’s a bit old fashioned… Ruby:   Oh, no no nonononono.   That’s what I was.   I was found.   I was foundled. Is this a real reality show in the UK? The golbins really get cause and effect This is also a bit final destination. December 22, 2023.   Ruby plays the keyboard, but it’s not her defining characteristic.   That’s nice. I’m betting we’re seeing the Doctor jump around quite a bit in Ruby’s timeline December 23, 2023. I can’t picture another Doctor club dancin
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Notes on - Doctor Who: The Giggle

  The Giggle notes Soho, 1925 There’s that clip of the toy shop from the trailer NPH – clearly enjoying hamming it up *** The rules.   They are very, very importantent, these rules. Don’t you think? Stooky Bill.   I’d never heard of him Stooky Sue and the Stooky Babies.   Creepy The Toymaker is properly sinister Ah, he just did the arpeggio laugh Nice little moment of casual racism Why is the toymaker letting his accent slip? John Logie Baird.   Also never heard of him. There’s the laugh arpeggio again Stooky means stupid and slow in Scottish idiom? Stooky Bill on fire is creepy as hell There’s the giggle again.   They’re sneaking it in a lot before we know to look for it. Bernard Cribbons is tactfully gone/just out of shot/ not showing his face.   That’s sad.   Obviously he wasn’t really there anymore. Man, you can see the increased budget The Toymaker dancing uin the background Should this guy be this able to ellucidate what’s happening while aff

Notes on - Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder

  Wild Blue Yonder notes Disney Plus doesn’t capitalize TARDIS correctly.   Irritating. England 1666 Isaac Newton is hot There’s the first apple. Didn’t the 4 th Doctor claim to have been here at one point? Is the TARDIS always going to swoop in to land like this now? Donna:   Don’t worry.   He has a time machine.   Which means he can blame me for all eternity. **** Odds Bodkins! Depending on the time of year, Peter Davison might well be fighting Terrelaptils at this exact moment. Surely other guys have held apples that year Donna:   Have you got the controls set to ‘famous’, or what? The Doctor:   If I had controls. Mavity The clinking flickering bulb really sets the atmosphere Why is the TARDIS playing a sound cue anyway? Donna:   Is it bad? The Doctor:   Oh.   It was brand new. Wilf is right, it is a war song So they just have to wait for the TARDIS to fix itself.   Nice way to sideline the sonic screwdriver. I LOVE not knowing whats going to

Notes on - Doctor Who: The Star Beast

  The Star Beast notes David Tennants hair is very tall. I don’t love the ‘Once upon a time’ opening narrative.   Still, I suppose they had to catch people up somehow ***I think the story hasn’t ended yet. I preferred the Chibnall era theme song We’ve been in this alley many times before. Yay Rachel Talalay! Why is he just wandering around smiling at people? Of course he immediately runs into Donna.   There’d better be an explanation for these coincidences Fun illustration of how Donna misses everything Donna:   A word of advice.   You can wear a suit that tight up to the age of thirty five.   And no further. Shaun Temple has aged. The Doctor:   Grand Master of the Knowledge. Shaun: That says Grand Mistress. The Doctor: Oh, catch up! Callback to Nerys Yeah, the whole lottery thing was a big question 166 million.   Wow. Should UNIT be kidnapping journalists on air? I suppose they would use Hazmat protocols. Shirley: What I’m saying is, that ship d

Notes on - Doom Patrol: Done Patrol

  Done Patrol notes Up they pop back out of the time stream to right where they left Isabel See, not this would have made a one woman show Larry:   So, what’s first.   Immortus, or butts? Jane DOES have access to all the powers now, although the alters retain their own internal voices they’re all working together Cliff couldn’t lift the seats because he’s getting old, nothing to do with the Parkinsons Did Vic steal Willoughby’s sword, or just the design? Rouge fled to battle to go get Rita Rouge:   Here I am, about to be the sole survivor of a super team, again, and it’s all my fault. Rita’s right.   Rouge didn’t run away, she came to Rita Rouge:   I’m a selfish coward.   That seems to be the one thing I can’t shape shift away from. Rita:   So why did you come here? Why did you wake me up? Rouge:   I don’t know.   Just having a bit of a freakout, I suppose. Rita:   You came here because you knew I would hold you accountable. Realistically, the DP doesn’t rea

Notes on - Doom Patrol: Portal Patrol

  Portal Patrol notes Whst’s with the WWII airplane?   Should I get that reference? Dinosaur! Can you die in the time stream? WTF???   Half a horse? Deploy the pod? Vic’s made a flattened dodecahedron? Cliff:   So… Technically we’re inside you? Cliff has totally given up What do the alters want Jane to say?? Oh, Vic doesn’t know Rita’s dying Keeg can go get info,   That’s a nice use of him And Keeg can hack into GRID to broadcast plot info OK, so basic setup, there are three portals where there’s longevity and no Immortus.   Side quests for plot coupons! Larry:   You should know that everyone deserves second or third chances. Cliff:   Boo. Why do they need Vic’s kmnuckles? OK, so they can pull them back.   That works. Nice seeding of the possibility that one of the portals might be in the future. Cliff:   What, my mitt’s not good enough but you’ll grab on to a used maxipad wrapped in a trenchcoat? Cliff, she’s choosing Larry because she’s still a

Notes on - Doom Patrol: Tomb Patrol

  Tomb Patrol notes We open with Butt Hunter running He looks pretty beat up So the Bureau used to want to capture them alive but now wants him to shoot to kill *** I always get my butt. Where/when are we now?   I’m guessing that wasn’t actually the last butt According to close captioning, the Butt that’s talking is named ‘Teddy’.   SO, there’s that. Is that the dystopian butt future, or is that happening right now? Vic’s back at the old STAR labs set.   And Silas just happens to be there? Oh, no, Vic invited him How does Silas know about the musical world? Silas is happy Vic is hanging with Deric again.   He should be, Deric’s good people. How easiy is it, realistically, to be re-cyborged What’s the rest of the DP up to while Vic is out in the middle of the night?   Sleeping, I suppose. So Vic still wants to help people.   That’s nice. LOVE Madame Rouge’s response to seeing Isabel Madame Rouge:   So, if it is revenge that you want, you are going t