For music to episodes, I have a rule for myself that I’ll only post stuff I actually have.
Which is kinda limiting for the episode The Story and The Engine, as I seem to have only one album of Nigerian music!
hey ho.

Luckily its kinda funky

;¬D

We’ll start with something mellow.
This (to my ears) kinda sounds like a Fleetwood Mac song,…[Read more]

Really enjoyed this one.
Even though I missed some (I think) crucial dialogue due to my ears/ TV/ headphones running out of juice!

Really really like the actor Ariyon Bakare who played the Barber. Very intense.
(If I understood correctly) a human who told stories about the gods, who thus powered them. Wanting credit and power and… to destroy…[Read more]

oooh a random thought.

@juniperfish [waves] mentioned in this post above
‘Bel(inda)’s a name may have meanings.

Also as @Whohar [another wave but I’ll stop after this] says in this post above
The character’s name was changed when they cast Sethu.

But they only changed the surname.

They kept ‘Belinda’.

Does this mean he needed “Bel(l)” as a…[Read more]

For Lucky Day I thought this might be fun.

We’ve Got A File On You from the Blur album Think Tank (their t-shirts had it on them).

A bit shouty.

But instead I’ve gone with this from the ever-reliable The Who.

“Can you see the real me Doctor? Doctor?!?”

;¬)

I’ll tell ya, I’m struggling for musical inspiration for episodes this season.
My lack, nothing to do with the season!

For The Well, there are songs I’ve found, but nothing that actually means anything in terms of the episode.

So, I’ll have to go with this, but hopefully I get more inspired!

@mudlark – that is a SUPERB song for that ep!

And I agree with everything @winston said (as always)

Another bang on the nose from RTD about the horrors of today’s world.
He’s not wrong, but he’s also not subtle.
I still kinda enjoyed it, inasmuch as it looked good.

The Shreek like playing (with their prey).
Monsters enjoying playing with their victims seems a theme…

And yes. ‘I deny this reality’.
Iconic moment.
Naturally RTD wants to play…[Read more]

Hi all – I am really tardy this season!
Nice and creepy and Rosie Ayling very good.
She knew the monster was ‘attached’ and lied.
But also the pain she displayed when she begged “Don’t turn your backs on me” was poignant.
The Midnight Monster enjoys playing games…

As for Mrs Flood – my first thought was this

but that was me just being…[Read more]

So, here’s a song (a couple) for episode 2 “Lux”.

I enjoyed this episode and here is a song about light coming from within, love and looking into space.
It also features fans in adoring-mode.

Honourable mention to this also lovely song called The Crying Light by Antoni and The Johnsons.

Well, just seen this (I know, very tardy of me!).

I really enjoyed it.
Enjoyed the fun, seriousness, and switches between the two (which could’ve been awkward but I didn’t find them so).
Loved the fans (why oh why didn’t they say “We enjoy making up theories even more bonkers than what’s actually going on”????!!??).
;¬)

Not much to add except,…[Read more]

Hi all,
Blimey it’s been far too long since I was here!

Here’s something for The Robot Revolution.

I had a few songs but as soon as I heard ‘his’ dulcet tones I thought “yeah, seeing Anita Dobson’s character again made me harrumph, and ‘he’ harrumphed and a lot more besides.

Coercive character indeed.

Beautiful song…[Read more]

Hi all
:¬)

So… thoughts on The Robot Revolution.
I agree with so much that people have said far better than I.
Tonally I felt it was all over the place.
– Nasty coercive control/ incel/ war & death.
– Retro 50’s toy-like robots and cutesy cleaner-bot.
Great for the merch though ($$£$$).

I liked the kernel of an idea (“honey I bought you a s…[Read more]

ooh – I haven’t really thought through my thoughts on the Christmas special.
Overall I’m smiling, parts I really liked and parts I thought ‘erm?’

But in the spirit of Christmas and music I *think* I heard in the episode…

Merry Christmas!

Hi all,

So apparently its that time again, so….

;¬)

and in all seriousness* may I just say that this person called Whist or Whilst or Wished or whatever is an absolute fool and should hang their head in SHAME!

Skizz.

Your comment was reductionist, glib and dumb.

{sigh}

I do truly love this place for the quality of people and writing here** as I do get to reflect and see/understand far more than…[Read more]

@scaryb @jimthefish @craig @phaseshift

just to add my thoughts on the sad loss of Ian Gibson.
And to echo Jim’s plea that we put Mick McMahon into some sort of protective space.

(but not an iso cube)

Gibson’s flowing lyrical lines were so powerful for me when I saw them in 2000AD.
It created an environment and characterisation that couldn’t…[Read more]

@whohar – ha ha!
I really will have to rewatch The Giggle as I missed the hate of cauliflower cheese.
It’s a marvellous dish!

Though The Macra(ni and Cheese) Terror is a bit much.

I also realise that I really really shouldn’t try and delve into sifting through the semiotics of Who.

;¬)

@craig – just to say I’m more than happy to help in terms of bouncing ideas off, financial contribution etc.

Not that I can have done a better job, but I know what goes into making sites so I’m happy to help at least in the ‘thinking’ part.
And happy to help financially.

@scaryb – A perfect song for this week and The Giggle.

My contribution is also a tender one by Elbow (they’ve quite a few).
Dear Friends.

“…But it struck me to say while so far away
You are with me today
You are here are in my head, in my heart”

But I’ll also just have to share this video I stumbled…[Read more]

Hi all,
No real thoughts to add that others haven’t said better (and many many thoughts I’d not even considered!).
@juniperfish (catnip!) not only dissected the cards they merely cut, she stitched a whole wormhole to be lost down!
I’d just thought “ah, he lost” and “is 8 meant to be infinity?”

The only thing I can add that I haven’t seen…[Read more]