What was Mikey Thinking?

  73 Yards notes The scenery is amazing.   SO beautiful Back in Wales The Doctor:   The war between the land and the sea.   It never ends. They introduce uncertainty about what year it is right from the start I was so sure that they were in the 90s Really nice way they pan the Doctor out of frame when Ruby reads the scrolls’But why does the Doctor disappear?   Is he just blocked from this timeline/reality? Ruby can’t get into the TARDIS Does she really think he’s pissing around the back side? The old woman appears now only after the Doctor disappears This is completely the Millie Gibson showcase The old woman is clearly repeating a plea She’s cold The woman is always that distance away We kind of always know it’s going to turn out to be her Snow.   Is it real?   Is it magic Ruby snow? Susan Twist!   She’s a hiker in this one Susan Twist: Oh, that’s Glyngatwg if you’ll forgive my pronunciation. Which they don’t R...

  Boom notes Returning to base for an upgrade one injured The com is a nice narrative convention They’re in the middle of a minefield Kastarians Mundy They’re afraid of an ambulance Moffat is back on Christian soldiers Mundy:   As God as my witness. On my soul eternal.   I’ll let you see my tattoo Posh Graham Canto Nice sense of dread about the ambulance What happened to Wilson? Very atmospheric Carson fell down a small hill And stepped on a land mine.   Interesting effect Creepy nurse face on ambyulance John Francis Vater Because it would take four weeks for his eyes to heal it just killed him Villengard Corporation ***Thoughts and Prayers Of course the Doctor goes charging in What was Ruby doing? So the gimmick is an episode where the Doctor can’t move I didn’t know the history of the Skye Boat Song Ruby:    I didn’t ask what you were singing, I asked why. The Doctor:   I’m getting my zen on The D...

  The Devil’s Chord notes 1925 ***First we have a note.   Then we have a tune.   Then… we have a melody. Moonlight sonata.   I didn’t know it was in response to going deaf Henry Arbinger Is this really the first time he;s ever told a student about the Devil’s chord?   Surely we must use tritones all the time This must just be the first time he’s done this bit since ‘The Giggle’ Hello Jinkx Monsoon -Interesting – Jinkx uses she/her in drag and they/them out of drag Timothy Drake: Henry, get away from Him. Maestro: Them. Timothy Drake: What? Maestro: Me Timothy Drake: What? Maestro: I’m them. Timothy Drake: You’re who? Jinkx is really making a meal of this They ARE music Was there an actual Timothy Drake This is basically Faust in heels So if Tim D. hadn’t given in, would Maestro just never have been able to take over music? Not sure if I love the visual representation of the music.   It’s a little bit Looney Tunes fo...

  Space Babies notes   We start exactly where we left off, minus Mrs. Flood Like the new roundel color scheme They’re tackling the whole ‘Doctor’ thing right off Rani mention.   Stoking the flood fires Good on Ruby for liking the jukebox They’re really setting the table for newcomers.   Gallifrey lore covered. He can talk about the time lords being dead without the pain now Really embracing the timeless child stuff.   Good on them I’d be excited going to see dinosaurs too The Doctor:   Who steps on butterflies?   You’d literally have to be like ‘Come ‘ere butterfly!   Have it!’ Beautiful shot of dinos They’re in Wyoming.    Nice. Aren’t companions typically immune from changes to the time stream?   Ah well, she’s new. Rubathon Blue.   57 th hemisphere hatching.   RTD does love the number 57 Did he just make that butterfly regenerate? ‘Butterfly compensation switch The year 21506 The s...