Severin

Finally an episode that delivers on all fronts and gives Gatwa a chance to show what he can do with strong writing. A well crafted sequel to Midnight that neither takes anything away from it or over exposes the entity involved. And if you're going to rip off something - you might as well steal from Aliens, one of sci-fi's all time classics. Only one minor quibble was the music in places, didn't quite feel right, specifically the flight (as in run away) sequence. And even the tears felt earned this time. A proper classic.

Despite this Sonnet did chart, albeit a lowly #74 but it got through on imports

WARGASM - Vigilantes Wednesday 13 - No Apologies Calva Louise - Lo Que Vale LN - Hellfire Ghost - Peacefield Linkin Park - Unshatter Arcade Fire - Pink Elephant

Linkin Park, I guess. Stuff I'm adding to playlists this week - WARGASM - Vigilantes Wednesday 13 - No Apologies Calva Louise - Lo Que Vale LN - Hellfire Ghost - Peacefield

I know they suggested mitigating circumstances but there's an argument to say that the infringement was unaffected by other drivers and cars which is usually the reason for leniency. A lot of people think lap 1 should make no difference when out front. I thought the penalty was about right but I don't believe it being lap 1 turn 1 made any difference to what Max decided to do. He'd have done the same on lap 25

Verstappen gambled and lost this time. Had he given the position back he'd have been sat behind Piastri and struggled with overheating and tyre deg, the latter of which is a known problem for the car this year and ran the risk of him being drawn in to conflict with either Leclerc, Russell or Norris, depending on how things panned out in the race. In front he can stay out longer and extend the stint, hoping the McLaren suffers higher deg and overheating through following. Pisatri acknowledged the first stint was difficult to manage whilst following Max. Additionally, there's a chance of a safety car at the right moment that could effectively negate any penalty. A risk worth taking but one that didn't pan out. It was clear that he wasn't going to give the place back long before the safety car made that impossible. The Race Director could have messaged the team and instructed them to but they passed the decision straight to the stewards. The real question is whether the 5 second penalty was the right one and not the standard 10 seconds for the infringement.

Had to have a long think about this to decide where I stood with it. I liked the setting, both leads were solid in this of course and the overall concept even if it was a bit 'back of a fag packet'. It started of well and I was thinking this was going to be one of Gatwa's better episodes (which is a fairly low bar for me), Mr Ring-a-Ding was well executed and Cummings delivered on the voiceover but then it both literally and figuratively crossed the line with one of RTD's usual self fellating exercises. Once the Doctor and Belinda were pulled into the animated world it lost me. Not that I couldn't follow it, just thought it was naff and cheesy. I get that the show is full of possibilities and I don't expect to like everything - that's always been the case. This however, just broke any sense of tension or momentum and wasn't half as clever as it thought it was. After that little diversion was over the show somehow managed to get back on the rails and picked up again. That it was all resolved with the usual hand waving guff was disappointing but not unexpected. Very much felt like it could have been a great episode but came out a 6 or 7 out of 10 in the end. A missed opportunity I do though want to hold full judgment off on this two series run until the conclusion as I feel the conclusion will colour them both significantly. If Mrs Flood is The Rani, that would be kind of welcome. I wouldn't put it past RTD to even tie-in the Eastenders crossover Dimensions in Time (did somehow she pick Angie Watt's face from a photo?!). That would be ridiculous but I can still envisage it. The only way I can see this all working is if this brings in the Gods of Ragnarok somehow. It would allow RTD to mess around as much as he likes and still have the potential for his successor (if there is one) to do a hard reset or carry on as they please. It also allows the fourth wall breaking to exist and not completely trash the continuity, as long as they handle it right. At the moment though everything seems an exercise in trying to look clever or score points for highlighting issues at the expense of writing great stories with great scripts and a subtle message.

Vines, Liam Lynch, Super Furry Animals, White Stripes, 5,6,7,8s

I always really liked this one too. They were 17 at the time of release in 1994 -

Should be interesting then. Miami was notoriously racist and vehemently enforced segregation in the '50s so I wonder if that will be factored in or not

Finally gor around to watching this. It was ok I guess. Belinda was the best thing about it but The Doctor had some moments showing more promise, even if they did shoehorn in another 'The Doctor cries' moment. As has been said the incel element was weakly done and seemed contrived purely to wind people up, which has its merits but should be done better. I still have issues with the dumbing down of the show and the production design is not to my taste at all as I'd prefer something less cartoonish and jokey. The 30s Sci Fi stylings are a choice (I do love the original Flash Gordon) but it does make things seem much less plausible and why oh why can't Doctor Who do robots that don't look like they were designed by a 6 year old? Overall it was diverting enough, not too painful and set up some interesting threads for later but I can't say I'd ever want to watch this episode again.

Written at 13 and recorded at the age of 16

I have sent something. With such a short time frame I knew I'd be too busy to really give it any thought, so I sent the first thing I could think of and it's probably not the right genre for this contest but at least I'm entering.

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Piastri has a 100% pole to win conversion rate, which is better than any other driver with multiple wins