Chez Wombat

I was interested in seeing this due to the good reviews, but hadn't actually seen any of the prior Final Destination movies so I decided to make that my project last week in the run-up to seeing it, these certainly aren't true cinema and when there isn't a death happening, it's terminally dull trying to care about cannon fodder, but I've gotta say those death sequences are hugely entertaining, the tanning bed and log lorries are highlights. I found something to enjoy in all of them apart from Four, that was TV movie standard with terrible 3D teases. This one though I think really managed to go beyond just the creative deaths (and they were still insanely creative, especially that MRI machine!) to tell an interesting story as well, I liked the them experimenting with the premonitions and exploring the origin and order of deaths and how it goes through families, and also the impact on one that becomes wise to it, a bit like the impact on someone who realises they have to murder to get out of it like in 5. I do think some of the characters were well played too that they were at least not all hopeless cannon fodder you were just waiting to die. Tony Todd gave a great final performance too and that reveal really tied it all together, RIP </3

I was a bit late to getting into Ethel's material, and admittedly her folk entries didn't quite hit me as hard as some other artists, but the storytelling and darker, atmospheric sound on Preacher's Daughter was brilliant and Perverts was a fantastic piece of left-field unsettling experimentation, clearly someone with a lot of ideas. This is sounding wonderful on first listen, amazing instrumentation and atmosphere throughout and even more impressive given she produced it all herself, I also see she used the synths of Angela Badalamenti from the Twin Peaks soundtrack <3

I mean it could all be bravado, but Musk clearly has serious dirt on him and has no filter sooo

The wrong Robbie song went x (Supreme to go)

My main core values are ensuring that the system can benefit all and not just those privileged enough, that a diverse group of people can live the life they want to without discrimination and that we respect the Earth we live on and it's flora and fauna. I would say left-wing caters to those values the most, because I do believe the vast majority want to make the world a better place and recognises that there are flaws in our current system. Dishonesty, corruption, reactionary politics and discrimination are pet hates and the current representatives of the right wing are too entrenched in favouring misinformation and populism over evidence for me to support their arguments. But I am also a fan of nuance and listening to other sides to the argument, so it's sad that this is almost completely impossible these days, but it is an inevitability in a world entrenched in a system that favours the wealthy and is dictated by the media.

Congrats Leww, that win's a long time coming! It wasn't a big favourite for me but it was decent enough, apart from Yotto, I didn't point any more of the top 5 but I quite liked them and think some of them could've clicked with me a bit more had I not left voting so late. I see J00ps didn't point Crazy P for me in BJSC so we're even The bottom half of the top 10 is looking good as well x My song wasn't the most accessible so I'll take not being at the very bottom and pleased it clicked with a few of you, thanks all who voted. Thanks for hosting, Dan, love a bit of 'Ouse every weekend

C'mon Bre, when would I ever recycle my artists in song contests, who even does that? x (Good entry from you as well there x)

Well this has been quite a divisive one as I suspected, I but I'm very pleased it's managed two medals from Julian and Jim <3 (and now Bre yay!) It's a very haunting and unsettling listen and has an interesting inpiration behind it which did really stand out to me. I appreciate it's not the most house-sounding song, but then I'm not sure how I'd categorise it...but Apple Music listed it as House so that's final xx As I left voting so late, I sadly didn't have a lot of time to familiarise myself with the songs but I did like most of what's in the top 10. Interesting to see my former BJSC artist, Crazy P, that flopped for me in BJSC last year, but this one seems to have found more of an audience, sorry I didn't point it, it didn't quite click with me as much.

Also, I'm just a little sad about Gatwa. Maybe I'll feel differently when I've had time to reflect, but it doesn't feel like his time was up and this season he seemed to finally be growing into the character. He never fought the Daleks or any iconic villain (which I get they were resting, but they're iconic for a reason) or really had the development or the 'I AM THE DOCTOR' moment that others have had. I suppose the only thing he'll be remembered for is one that was much more emotional to the point of fault, yet I don't feel that was ever quite explored as much as it could've. I just hope it was his decision to leave and he wasn't forced out by negative media and execs looking to get ratings up.

Well that was a lot to take in! I needed a bit of time to process, now that I have done I think it was...good in parts, but it left me feeling a bit empty overall?defeated While it was better than Empire of Death, I found it had a lot of the same problems of the big bad just being defeated too easily. The Rani was fantastic, but dispatched in one fell swoop and Omega looked very good, but the so called most powerful God ever seemed to be defeated instantly by what looked like a cosmic electric guitar! I also really liked Anita and Susan Twist coming back, but again, they did their bit and then they went! Just way, way too much going on, which tbf was always going to be a challenge with just eight episodes. The second half was a lot better handled, The theme of one person slipping through the cracks and being forgotten is a good one, Whittaker's appearance worked really well (it's a shame that a lot of that iteration's best moments have come right in regeneration scenes) and the final scenes had some great lines. Not sure about Belinda's resolution though because while I got it to an extent, I'm just not sure how I feel about a companion that seemed much more direct and interesting than usual sacrificing doing literally anything in the final or any more character development just for this baby that pops out of thin air. It weirdly feels very anti-woke and against the ethos of the show, ironically! As for THAT reveal...I'm caught somewhere between cynicism that this is blatant fan service to make up for the low ratings and intrigue as to what will happen with it. I would imagine it's linked to time not being quite right rather than Rose actually being the sixteenth Doctor. It's wonderful to see Rose back especially after she missed the anniversary specials, but I'm not sure how I'd feel about her as the actual Doctor. I'm not really worried about it being canned even without Disney, it's too big to do that and honestly I feel the people complaining constantly about it being woke are doing it a favour at this stage keeping it in the public discussion!

Just to reiterate Iz, can we please stick to the one depressing topic of this thread, any further posts not relevant to US Politics will be deleted, there's a separate thread to discuss Reform.

Emma to go first, pretty pointless cover x

Was trapped in security so missed my flight but nice to see it on schedule, both ocean videos swimming to the final <3 Great to see Herbilore defy predictions too, that would've been an awful loss x I lost two of my votes, Aelandor (5) and Eledan (8), the former did strike me as possibly being too subtle but didn't expect the latter to be out as it sounded very unique, AI backlash? </3 Jupiterdonia was a nice retro song that was just outside my votes as well.

Finishing this off then! Day 28: Hottest female character Can I use my asexual card again x (OK fine, Nami from One Piece (Live action) is cute x) Day 29: TV show you'd end immediately if you could I'll go with Love Island, asides from not being my thing at all, it does seem just a tad problematic from an outsider's perspective. Day 30: Favourite final episode of a TV show Hello Eliot from Mr Robot wrapped up the show really well and was an appropriately emotional closer, ofc. it's helped by the presence of M83's Outro <3 Hooray, I managed 30 different shows (and didn't even include Doctor Who )

Yeah, CHVRCHES The Mother We Share (in the semi) I think is the closest any song has come and it still didn't quite manage it. I think a well regarded indie-pop favourite in the same vein as that, maybe snuck in as an anniversary entry, would be the only chance of it happening, and I think most if not all songs of that calibre would be vetoed these days. So, No I don't believe it will ever happen, though it's possible in a spin-off, the range of tastes we have is just too far reaching. I think it would've already happened in the pre-veto days if it was going to.

All Good Things... was my favourite of what's left, but I will be more than happy with the Dandy Warhols taking this x

This season's been very much a mixed bag overall (speaking as someone that's watched the story through cut scenes but not played the game) Episodes 2 and 6 were some of the best of the show, I thought Joel's death was done really well, Pedro Pascal said so little in that episode, yet his expressions said all they needed to to make that the devastating blow it needed to be, and the battle of Jackson was right up there with the best sequences of Game of Thrones. Episode 6 I felt covered the flashbacks really well but the additionaly story with Eugene layered them well and added a great dimension to Ellie and Joel's drifting apart as well as expanding , I think it made the porch sequence a lot more effective than the game. It's a shame it couldn't keep that quality up, Episodes 3-5 in particular were real slogs, I don't want to slight on the two actors as they did a great job, but I just don't think their relationship and their struggles were developed enough. Comparing it to the game, it seemed closer to a teen road trip than a revenge quest. I do also think the WLF/Seraphites war wasn't well established, I got confused when it cut to them and I don't think enough was done to establish the wars and Isaac's character, they ended up feeling like random cutaways, the boat scene in the finale felt very out of place. The rest of the episode was overall decent, but the cliffhanger was cheap. This is still great TV and I don't think we're at Game of Thrones Season 8 just yet, but I would like to see the show slow down a bit more next time. I hope they do a better job with Abby than they did Ellie this season.

While I'm glad the racial information was out there quickly to stop what happened with Southport, it's shocking that there was speculation of whether it was even his fault or an accident, would that even be entertained if his skin were darker? While it does seem from the information this wasn't an act of terrorism, it's depressing seeing how treatment and reactions differ depending on the colour of a perpetrator's skin. Asides though, very pleasing to see no fatalities or serious injuries occured and hopefully that will stay that way.

So along with not being alone in going retro, it turns out I wasn't the only one that had an ocean video this month either!😮❤️though somewhat different in tone and picture quality to my own xx (Voted x)

Catching up a bit x Day 21: Favourite comedy / sitcom TV show - From a show I haven't already mentioned, The Thick of It, wonderfully frank and timely political farce from a time when BBC actually still could produce things that provocative. Day 22: Character you'd do anything to protect Pikachu, cos duh x Day 23: Favourite LGBTQ+ representation in a TV show Yorkie and Kelly in San Junipero, Black Mirror, a beautiful story and the way the stories are blended from their past and new lives was amazingly done <3 Day 24: Favourite reality TV contestant Wagner, the legend that is and always was x Day 25: Most unexpected emotional moment in a TV show It's a bit awkward talking about the show now, but I've got to shout out Drake and Josh here, the episode where Josh disassociates himself from Drake, leading to him openly admitting how much he needs him felt like catharsis for all the times Drake took advantage of him and worked shockingly well for a kids show. Day 26: TV show ruined by being brought back after ending or cancellation The Powerpuff Girls, not that I watched it but it seems to have literally turned into the very thing the original series was parodying (I promise I watch adult shows too .) Day 27: Most annoying reality TV contestant Most of them? (let's go with Big Brother's Brian Belo x)

Doctor Who does Wandavision...intriguing concept, though unfortunately this idyllic world that has a darker underbelly has been a bit done to death recently and there wasn't really anything here that they did differently, there was things about the world I liked, but I think they could've done more with it. I do agree with others that it was ultimately just a set-up episode and will depend on how it is resolved next week (Just please be better than Empire of Death x)

I unironically prefer Geraldine to Akon x

This was legit one of my top 10 of the night, what's with all the hate on here? You all need to destresso x

Noisettes just cos it’s not quite on the same all time favourite level of the other two

Entered and willfully submitted my soul to Mr Blobby x