It was a starter deck savaging.

Finished an MTG game against @tranquilowolf.bsky.social last night. Cast Ghostly Dancers, opened Awakening Hall, returned from exile: Friendly Ghost, Unwilling Vessel, Balemurk Leech, Shroudstomper, Razorkin Needlehead. Enduring Courage gives +2/0 & Haste. Cast Frantic Strength. Get Errie. BAM. 🏆

FADNOP!

The Doctor and Yaz put up a good fight with Paradoxes going off but once again Kris the Undefeatable reigned supreme in Magic last night! Good game with @tranquilowolf.bsky.social and @grahamward.bsky.social #mtg

Absolutely this!

The thing that keeps sitting with me about that episode is change. This week I finished John Higgs’ superb ‘Exterminate/Regenerate’ which talks brilliantly about how the show is built on and driven by change, forever moving forward. I’m not 100% that this is anything like that.

Can I just say, as an episode without all the epilogue stuff, that was a pretty decent episode of Doctor Who imo. Nice for Thirteen to finally appear in a good episode as well.

Sorry. Forgot the spoiler tag. Don’t read this until you’ve watched it, you pervert.

I can only hope that Doctor Who 16 looks through all of time and space and picks 14 for a companion because of the irony.

DOCTOR WHO SPOILER * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WATCH, DON’T READ * * * * * * * That 16 casting is pretty fucking weird. I just feel flat about it. I don’t know why anyone involved would think it was the solution.

DOCTOR WHO SPOILER * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * What the fuck are they doing with these classic villains man? Why do they keep taking something simple and gorgeous and turning it into a CGI nightmare with no related characteristics?!? There was nothing wrong with the mask. 😭

I watched that in the cinema. I liked it overall but there were a couple of things that I really didn’t like - not even like a ‘sort of didn’t get’ dislike; just flat out disliked. I don’t know what the rules are on spoilers so separate post.

Queen of being gaslighted 😭

I… don’t know what to think. 😮

Really optimistic of the Doctor Who newsletter…

What an ending! #DoctorWho

Is this an Israel related thing possibly?

Well that’s my evening sorted. I’m going to put on some shorts and get sweaty whilst listening to this review. Then I’m going to rewatch the episode in its entirety and thank all the gods for Doctor Who being brilliant again.

I’m coming back to this now because it tracks so here goes: Put Belinda in Series 1 and the quality improves to an unfathomable degree. I feel so bad because MG seems lovely but either she or Ruby the character just doesn’t have ‘it’.

Updated Doctor Who S2 ranking: The Robot Revolution - 4.75/5 Lux - 4.75/5 The Well - 5/5 Lucky Day - 2/5 I really didn’t gel with this one. I’ll rewatch to be certain but I found it a bit on the nose and honestly, a bit dull. Which brings me back to my hot take…

Fahrenheit 451 keeps coming true.

Grumpy Doctor Who nerds: Midnight should never have a sequel and The Well spoils the original story. Grumpy Doctor Who nerds: Big Finish!

I’m so happy though. It’s a nice thing to be able to share something that brings me so much joy with him. It’s also an excuse to wander the stalls and pick up some sweet swag. 🤪

Managed to get my eldest into Doctor Who over the last couple of weeks and was therefore lucky enough to spend £15 on a second hand Dalek toy at a local comicon this weekend. His Dalekmania must be fed.

Updated Doctor Who Series 2 ranking: The Robot Revolution - 4.75/5 Lux - 4.75/5 The Well - 5/5 I rewatched the first two again and have watched The Well twice so it’s a very scientific result, I’ll have you know.

I think my favourite scene from the newest Doctor Who episode was this one for sure:

Current Doctor Who Series 2 ranking: The Robot Revolution - 4.25/5 Lux - 4/5 (I will almost definitely change my mind when I’ve rewatched these later.)

I’ve got a massive 15th Doctor era hot take but none of you are ready for it.

I really liked it! Doctor Who Series 2 (or 15 or forty whatever) is off to a flyer.

ICYMI - Chris Chibnall dropped by for a chat this week!

Celebrated 20 years of new Doctor Who last night by getting beaten at Magic the Gathering again (thanks @tranquilowolf.bsky.social) but did get these two working nicely together which befits their characters! Good game too @grahamward.bsky.social #magicthegathering

Happy New Who Day! Probably changed my life if I really thought about it.

Here’s some things I’ve been watching lately and my thoughts on them for nobody’s interest apart from my own: 1. Invincible -: Great 2. Daredevil Born Again -: Decent so far 3. Sakamoto Days -: I love it 4. The new Kenshin -: Ok. I but don’t get why they did a reboot instead of the new chapters.

Almost 3 hours of #magicthegathering tonight with @grahamward.bsky.social @tranquilowolf.bsky.social - I was 50hp up and winning, then cut down to 13! Lifelink took me back up to 19, then I was eventually beaten by Graham…just! My Duskmourn deck was working nicely. Fantastic game, thanks guys

Made a deal. Did my part. Got stabbed in the… side I guess. Did it hurt? Yes. Was it right? Absolutely because I would have won. 😁🦝 #MtG

That’s my evening sorted.

What the heck Bristol? 11th Doctor/12’s Sonic erasure?!

Real mixed bag for me, this. Pete McTighe wrote what I think are two of the worst episodes but he’s got good stuff behind him. Juno Dawson is a great big ugh. Redacted was straight up bad.

“rapid unscheduled disassembly”

Cracking game of Magic last night with @tranquilowolf.bsky.social @grahamward.bsky.social we all fought bravely, made partnerships and took out the biggest threats. Kris won with 1 point left - ONE! The Optimistic Scavenger had enough optimism, and enchantments, to become a 17/17 destroyer!

I don’t mind telling you that I massively got away with this one!! Possibly the best game of anything I’ve ever been involved in. So much fun and panic! Thank the Elders for Deathtouch. 💀😵‍💫

Who's on here that we should be following in the Who world?!

Post something orange.

It’s like Christmas all over again!

I’ll probably watch the Doctor Who Christmas special again later.

Never mind that shit; is that the Gladiators logo?!

rip walt disney. it's a shame he never got to draft duskmourn i think he would have loved it

Thanks. I hate it.

So that one episode of DOCTOR WHO & THE SILURIANS from 1970 could be scientifically accurate? (SPOILER - according to one Silurian, they thought a planetoid was going to strike so they went into hibernation. It fell into orbit and became the moon)