@missy Best wishes on the cataract surgery. I’ve had both eyes done. My surgeon was perplexed at how quickly mine developed. Cataracts are supposed to be slow growers, but mine became a problem within a year, after my previous year’s eye exam showed no cataracts. As my husband drove me to the hospital for my first surgery, I covered my “good”…[Read more]

I can’t remember if this is where we had the discussion about Doctor Who no longer being carried by Netflix, but it has indeed disappeared from my Netflix Canada lineup. However, it looks like past seasons are being carried by Crave TV.

@blenkinsopthebrave

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

@pharellman Re: Clara, I feel just the opposite. I loved her Oswin incarnation in Asylum of the Daleks, then felt they didn’t quite know what to do with her when they paired her up with Matt’s Doctor. I liked her, but felt her character was rather anemic when compared with the little spitfire who was Oswin. Then, as Seasons 8 and 9 unfolded, I…[Read more]

@ichabod I didn’t see it as being such a wonderful, romantic ending. Not at all. I found it tragic, and a huge loss of someone who had so much worth, so much to give.  I also saw the ending as an indictment of mental health “care” at that time, and also Victorian society’s treatment of women. I didn’t see any real redeeming feature in it, other…[Read more]

@ichabod So true. The willingness to agree to disagree is in short supply on the Internet, and elsewhere. I’ve seen enough flame wars to don my flame-retardant suit (even though I know none is needed here).

Staying with what transpired on Penny Dreadful, I guess I felt that the ending followed the overarching theme of this season: how the…[Read more]

@ichabod You are not alone. I’m reading many reactions which are similar to yours. And reactions similar to mine. Clearly there’s a split of opinion. Which is fine. For me this worked, but obviously for others it didn’t.

Bawled my eyes out over Penny Dreadful tonight. Haven’t been moved like that by a television show in ages. (Even our dear old Doctor … which has come close on a number of occasions.) Enough said.

Speaking of gore, Vikings is no walk in the park. We’ve been treated to the blood eagle, as just one example. Yet one thing I appreciate about this series is that it goes beyond the barbarism and shows these people as complex: ruthless, yes; there’s the stereotype. But also ingenious, ambitious, tender, loyal, suspicious, bewildered, shuttered,…[Read more]

@pedant @bluesqueakpip

I have mixed feelings about Broadchurch, as I do about The Fall. I felt the first seasons of both were stellar, then both fell down in their respective sophomore seasons. So I suspect there will be complaints, especially about the second season of Broadchurch, that I would agree with.

Yahoo, other Penny Dreadful fans here. I love that show! Also (in no particular order): Broadchurch, The Fall, Orange is the New Black, Vikings and The X-Files. Hubby and I watched one episode of Happy Valley, liked it but weren’t sure if we wanted yet another bleak series (we had much the same reaction to Luther), so we didn’t continue.

In the…[Read more]

SPOILER, SPOILER, SPOILER...

Yup, I too have received another message. (Drat, the massage was so promising!)

Glad I’m not the only one who thought this was a grownup Courtney. I like her. Bill looks fun!

@blenkinsopthebrave

I should have known, LOL!

Ah, ha! I must be the favorite. Miss Tina/loveuu left me a massage. Apparently @blenkinsopthebrave only got a message.

Ah, I should have known. Another one bites the dust, LOL!

@winston You’re welcome! It was good to revisit that episode again … as I should have typed in my previous post.

Hubby and I watched this episode last night. I’d seen it multiple times, but this was hubby’s first viewing. He loved the layering of comical moments with dramatic ones, and also how this Doctor was introduced as quite vulnerable. Vulnerable in a different way than, say, Tennant, but still vulnerable and trying to get himself grounded in his…[Read more]

A meme making the rounds today: