Random writings on TV, film and politics
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“This woman is clearly an alien force
collapsing two realities and impersonating your dead wife. Time to move on!”
What an intriguing title! It Takes You Away immediately called to mind the horror genre, with titles like It’s Alive and It Follows. That cabin in the woods setting only served to reinforce the impression, and of course, when that monstrous roar started sounding…
Continue reading “Doctor Who: Season 11, Episode 9 – It Takes You Away”“You are where you do not belong.”
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After last week’s rather dreary talkathon, this week The Walking Dead limped to its mid-season finale with at least a little more pace. Though, it has to be said, this was still a pretty slow and uninteresting affair, only enlivened by some last minute Walker/Whisperer shenanigans that slightly advanced the plot.
Continue reading “The Walking Dead: Season 9, Episode 8 – Evolution”“Together we shall save the souls of our people from Satan. Even if it means killing them all.”
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We seem to have settled into a pattern in this new series of Doctor Who that every other episode will have a historical setting. That’s a higher ratio of stories set in the past than any other time since the show’s 2005 revival, but so far it’s been worth it – I’d say the historicals have been far and away the best eps of the season.
Continue reading “Doctor Who: Season 11, Episode 8 – The Witchfinders”“They came together as an answer to defeat.”
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The Walkers may be learning to talk, but it’ll be a while before they’re as talky as this episode was. Written by Vivian Tse and directed by former cast member Michael Cudlitz (Abraham), this was intended as a character piece; but with comparatively little plot advancement or Walker action, it seemed more like a post-apocalyptic soap opera than anything else.
Continue reading “The Walking Dead: Season 9, Episode 7 – Stradivarius”“Delivery fulfilled. And remember, if you want it, Kerblam it!”
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So the Robots of Death work for Amazon now? Kerblam! (I think it’s meant to have an exclamation mark) was a bit of a confusing one. On one level, it was a light, silly sci fi romp about a futuristic corporation, with sinister grinning robots, breakneck conveyor belts and a dangerous conspiracy. On those largely undemanding terms, it succeeded.
Continue reading “Doctor Who: Season 11, Episode 7 – Kerblam!”“Weeks, months, even years go by while you try to make sense of it all.”
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Last time, I wondered if the loss of the character who’s been the lead since the beginning (and still is in the comics) would make a whole new show of The Walking Dead. It certainly had that potential, for the show to diverge more thoroughly from its source material than before, and become its own, more unpredictable story.
Continue reading “The Walking Dead: Season 9, episode 6 – Who are You Now?”“You need to wake up.”
“What’s your wound?”
“I need to find my family”.
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Well that was a bit of a game changer. I’m still not all that sure it was a great episode, but The Walking Dead is not going to be the same after this one. Continue reading “The Walking Dead: Season 9, Episode 5 – What Comes After”
