Bless you @blenkinsopthebrave for hopping on the crazy train with me.

I had a look at the Basil Rathbone movies (because of the Rathbone nod which @pedant mentioned above) and you know what?

The Spider Woman combines the Arthur Conan Doyle stories “The Adventure of the Dying Detective” (we’ve had “The Lying Detective” in this version) with “The…[Read more]

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 They stand for what they always stood for — the perfect balance of cold brilliance with warm steadfastness.

I noted after A Study In Pink how faithful Moffat and Gatiss were faithfully to the source material with once allowing themselves to be constrained by it (I can’t recall if here or elsewhere).

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@blenkinsopthebrave  That is a really brilliant insight…to both shows.

Agreed.  The Doctor alone drives himself crazy.  Sherlock, alone, shoots holes in Mrs. Hudson’s walls (for shame, sir!  You are a *renter* here).

Thinking about it, what I like best is the ending — the reference to Rathbone! and the cheerful cocking of a lot of snooks, IMO.…[Read more]

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Not a film – the building they were rushing out of at the end was Rathbone Place.

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The very closing scene of them running out of a building. Look around….

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So, basically, you missed the big reveal. But that’s what happens if you don’t pay attention.

I man, seriously, I know there was even a literal shaggy dog to misdirect but it was explicitly shown exactly why Euros was sent away.

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I am really looking forward to the next two episodes, and to anything more that Gatiss and Moffat have to offer

That goes for me, too.  And since when has ‘clever’ become a derogatory term?  I now tend to avoid reading comments by posters on the Guardian – and even more so on other sites – because whenever I do read them I l…[Read more]

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“Hold on, I thought the Doctor couldn’t go back to Manhattan because Amy and Rory created a fixed point in time…or something?”

I figured it meant in their lifetimes. They were in their 30s by the time of Angels Take Manhattan, so would be dead by 1990-ish.

Although ‘best not to ask’ is the same as a writer refusing to be trap…[Read more]

Janette:  @ichabod:@blenkinsopthebrave:

I hope that you all had a wonderful day, with no hicups – unless caused by the alcohol. *grins*

Pity about the wait,  I shall be thinking of you tonight whilst I binge on the Doctor.

@blenkinsopthebrave: As my husband loves to say: “It’s in the script!” Gawd, that annoys me!

Happy Boxing Day.

Missy

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Thanks.  I suppose it may yet turn out that my eyes are not suitable for toric implants, although the optometrist seemed to think me a suitable subject.  I suppose that is why I will need further assessment by the ophthalmic specialist, but I’m hoping for the best.

I have needed glasses for distance since the age of twenty, a…[Read more]

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@thane15 and @blenkinsopthebrave    I agree that it would be nice to have something new to think about these days. A new Chris Chibnell story is just what the Doctor ordered (pun intended) and would give us a little distraction and something different to read and write about. That is what Doctor Who is for me, a place where I can go to esca…[Read more]

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@blenkinsopthebrave Just spotted a typo that entirely changes the gist of what I wrote above (#54185) – what I actually meant to say was ‘having more time to read and write stuff is a joy‘!  Can’t even blame auto-correct…

@blenkinsopthebrave Thank you so much!  Re retirement, I’m still working out in many ways how to do it.  I had to be so fearsomely, fanatically organised all my working life to do the stuff I did, that I didn’t want to carry that over into retirement, but I do now need to plan my time a bit more, so I’m trying to find the right balance.  Having sa…[Read more]

Hi all, I’m back. Apologies for being away. Will try to back on more regularly.

@pedant @blenkinsopthebrave new pub has been started, in outer space.

@nerys @missy @ichabod and others, the lovely Soniya has been dealt with.

@badwolf11 @cathannabel and others. I too sometimes have trouble logging in and have to wait. It’s not anything you have…[Read more]

@missrori   @ichabod   I don’t know if the Space channel here in Canada is airing Class in October but I sure do hope so. I will try to find out later. Thanks to @infinityandbepond for the link to the interview. She does sound fun! I have to agree with @blenkinsopthebrave that the next series looks to be lighter. Certainly any episode with Nardo…[Read more]

@janetteb  I was disappointed by the recent Del Toro Crimson Peak.

Haven’t seen it yet — I was put off, really, by an interview with this director before CP was released, about how deeply involved he’d become in just playing around with monsters and horror scares on film.  I think he told his one big story — and it is a big one — in “The D…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave  @nerys  Yep; me too.

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You are not alone. I received a similar flirtation in my message inbox.