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House of the Dragon: Season 3, Episode 6 – Faceless Men

“He means to show the realm that I cannot even govern in my own seat. The great house watch while he humiliates me. Where is my army?”

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Rhaenyra and the Blacks may have taken King’s Landing, but the civil war continues apace in this week’s House of the Dragon. Well, I say “apace”, but it’s not exactly a fast pace; however, despite a lot of talky scenes, there is a surprising amount happening this week. We get a battle, an unsuccessful assassination attempt, and a successful kidnapping of one of the war’s most important players. And yet somehow, it still seems rather static.

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Doctor Who: Season 2/15/41, Episode 6 – The Interstellar Song Contest

“Look, that’s a hundred thousand people, frozen and suspended in space. To reach them, and catch them, and revive every single one of them – you’d need to be some sort of insane genius.”

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It has been noted many times that one of the most significant groups among Doctor Who fans is gay men. It has also been noted many times that one of the most significant groups among Eurovision Song Contest fans is gay men. It was perhaps almost inevitable that at some point, we’d see a crossover between the two things – especially with renowned gay writer Russell T Davies, creator of Queer as Folk and lover of all things pop culture, running the show.

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