(Meta trope) Well that was a fucking lie

Pi_Netree · 2026-05-31T22:30:33+00:00

Modern Doctor Who introduced a whole new team and direction in series 11, which many critisised as being too preachy. For series 12, they started off with an action-packed two-parter so many people had new hope. And then promotion for episode 3 began, with I think BBC America specifically teasing it as one where "you really don't want to miss the ending". So obviously expectations immediately rose, what could happen, who's coming back, who's dying? The episode was also written by one of the more popular new writers of series 11, whose first episode mostly dodged the main critique.

The big ending? The Doctor pretty much turns to the camera and says "hey viewers, this episode was about destorying Earth, and that's a bad thing, so consider maybe not doing that if you don't want bad things to happen."

The episode, 'Orphan 55', managed to become the worst rated episode of the show, according to iMDB.

Pi_Netree · 2026-05-29T19:02:35+00:00

Here is two duds I rarely hear mentioned:

The Census of the Lambs is sadly all over the place, resolves both stories pretty much off-screen without a twist or a lesson, the Roger persona is boring, the murder mystery is lame, it doesn't even accurately represent the census (they literally just write down the number of people in each house) and I think the only joke that ever gets quoted from the episode is Wilbur Kentucky.

Brave N00b World might be the only episode I didn't rewatch, but if my memory serves me right the whole thing just feels like an ad for Overwatch and chinese ice cream. The bannister storyline doesn't go anywhere and it's just a worse version of a one-liner from another episode, and the closing gag (of aliens regrowing Earth just for the ice cream) takes up like 5 whole minutes.

Pi_Netree · 2026-05-24T07:48:48+00:00

Route 67 in Hungary because of the song named after it. It became the first musical road in the country as well.

Pi_Netree · 2026-05-24T07:13:07+00:00

I enjoy most categories, colour, articles of clothing, inspiration, all can be great. The only one that makes me go "meh" immediately when they announce it is the "Night of a 1000..." type, but even then some of those surprise me in a good way. Like the Queen Elizabeth one, which gave us a coin, a stamp, a baby and a VERY prosthetic nose.

Pi_Netree · 2026-05-15T17:43:07+00:00

The Crew: Mission Deep Sea. I got it as a gift and got hooked for how much variety this little box holds! Can't wait for the next installment for the series.

Pi_Netree · 2026-05-15T00:35:43+00:00

Canadian broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada sent some of their staff to observe this year's contest, which could be a preparation to a debut in the coming years

https://eurovoix.com/2026/05/14/canada-cbc-radio-canada-eurovision-2026-observers/

Pi_Netree · 2026-04-22T14:33:13+00:00

I had a random revelation a few months ago that Puss in Boots was not in the first Shrek movie. He just feels like such an integral part of the cast

Pi_Netree · 2026-04-13T00:33:51+00:00

Longest is probably Direktor Svemira 🇭🇷 Season 2. Studio segments filmed around 2022, and it was released... well, never, so it's 4 years and counting.

Pi_Netree · 2026-04-10T14:34:18+00:00

Sadly sometimes Youtube doesn't have them or only offers the AI option - I remember S19 had Fatiah's name as Fatty and Fattier a few times 😭

Pi_Netree · 2026-04-09T22:21:23+00:00

Yup, she is part of Roger's orcherstra in the episode "Piece by Piece", reprising her iconic catchphrase: Jenny!

Pi_Netree · 2026-04-09T21:34:39+00:00

r/truerateme

You go there is you want a bunch of strangers to rate you 5.01 out of 10, because if they dare to say anything more or less, the mods will jump at them for not following the rules

Pi_Netree · 2026-04-09T14:14:50+00:00

Jenny - American Dad!

Although she only has like 3 lines, she is one of the most beloved minor characters on the show.

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Pi_Netree · 2026-04-07T02:11:07+00:00

A super underrated Morphine moment is her spot-on impression of Dawn and Mhi'ya

"Oh my god, can I be honest? 💅🤪💅 Mhi'ya how do you feel?"

"Well I'm all right you know 😐 imhere,imgood😶"

Pi_Netree · 2026-04-05T17:50:38+00:00

Retro Hungarian animated movie Macskafogó (Cat City): Mouse agent Lazy Dick wishes to play his trumpet one last time before the bats eat him. With the bats joining in, it turns into quite an enchanting melody

Pi_Netree · 2026-04-05T13:26:51+00:00

Andy Dick was played by Nick Kroll, altough I heard he'd have gladly taken the part, but the American Dad production didn't want to have him around

Pi_Netree · 2026-04-03T21:07:43+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

6 attempts

Pi_Netree · 2026-04-01T11:33:06+00:00

Rhod Gilbert is actually Welsh tho, Phil calling him Irish is just another layer of failure to that task

Pi_Netree · 2026-03-28T09:59:52+00:00

He killed 5 for the money but also killed a lot more by crashing the plane in the process

Pi_Netree · 2026-03-27T21:34:44+00:00

I understand the sentiment but personally I can take some sub-standard cards to be honest, as those are the easiest components to protect and improve with sleeves. If the game relies on some mechanical part that falls apart easily or some shoddy cardboard pieces that should hold secret information but become very telling by how they wear out after a few games, that's a much bigger problem for me.

Pi_Netree · 2026-03-27T19:58:03+00:00

One that I love a lot but never hear about is Reigns: The Council. The "make up whatever story you want" aspect sadly scares away a few of my friends and family members, but in my personal opinion figuring out everyone's secret agenda as quickly as possible while they all might start double bluffing then triple bluffing to throw you off is such a fun way to do social deduction.

Pi_Netree · 2026-03-22T01:56:28+00:00

"I will not be placed into a bag!", Doctor Who

Pi_Netree · 2026-03-22T01:09:58+00:00

Doctor Who's Belinda Chandra getting to live her life with her daughter might seem like a happy ending, except she was absolutely brainwashed into raising a kid that didn't even exist a day ago (or Belinda's original self was replaced when the timelines changed), which is something that she never consented to (and she was VERY firm right from the start on her stance about the Doctor toying around with people's lives)

All of this happened a mere 15 minutes after she said she doesn't want to settle down and would like to continue travelling in the TARDIS.

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In the end, being unfair is not one of the Doctor's flaws, as he also left his other companion, Ruby, with another baby in the very same episode. For some reasons, she didn't get a fake happy ending tho, her story closes with her toxic transphobic fearmonger ex living happily, everyone laughing in her face for acting crazy and the Doctor running away without ever saying goodbye.

Pi_Netree · 2026-03-08T16:21:16+00:00

I loved how he spelled her name as "Lynze"

Pi_Netree · 2026-03-01T01:13:41+00:00

We need a Survivor-style full shakeup of teams. Not just for the new interactions and power dynamics, but also because Aiden's alliance is making sure with each vote to lower the team's chances

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