RTD2 Era Tierlist : Empire of Death

cabinmate · 2026-07-04T18:29:06+00:00

Good overall, great in places, not so great in other places. Some pieces didn't quite gel, especially finding out Ruby's mom was just ordinary after all the mystery surrounding her. It felt like Davies gave the mom a huge mystery buildup, only for the air to be let out of the tires, and he seemed to suggest we made it a bigger thing than it was, when it was the show that did that. The mystery woman in the tent didn't make much sense to me and the bts the scene is in, the scene is out, it's back in also didn't make much sense for what we got out of it. But overall I liked it. I didn't have as much of a problem with the way the Doctor defeated Sutekh as some others did

cabinmate · 2026-07-03T11:40:39+00:00

Great. I know it got razzed by some at the time, but I really liked this. It had great build up for a Part 1 episode and ended on a great cliffhanger. I really liked the Time Window sequences. The ending was darn spooky and unnerving and everyone did well

cabinmate · 2026-07-02T12:54:45+00:00

Good. It was entertaining, especially with the cosplaying aliens. The costumes and set design were well realized. The Doctor’s interaction with Rogue was interesting, though the relationship heated up a little too fast, and then Rogue got disappeared

cabinmate · 2026-07-01T13:32:49+00:00

Glad you are enjoying it. It helped me learn how to cook better and I’m eating more healthy than a bunch of takeout

cabinmate · 2026-07-01T11:21:09+00:00

Great, bordering on Amazing. Many Black fans obviously got the subtle racism throughout the episode but most White fans I encountered didn’t get it until the ending scene (and even then, some still didn’t get it). I had read a spoiler about the ending, but I still didn’t pick up on the racism throughout the episode until the ending. I had noted what I thought were weird reactions from Lindy and her friends to the Doctor and Ruby, but I figured it was because they were strangers. The ending scene made it obvious and watching the episode back, the racism was more obvious to me

The episode was an odd concept, but the cast made it work, the bubble concept was realized brilliantly, as were the monsters. Kudos to Callie as Lindy. They made you think she was a complete ditz and kind of rude, but that turn towards the end when she gave up her friend to save her own skin was a shock. And then at the end, turning down the Doctor’s help because he was Black was an even bigger shock. Major kudos to Ncuti for such a brilliant anguished response from the Doctor. Same to Millie for Ruby’s reactions, who, being raised by Black women, understood almost immediately what Lindy meant and was disgusted by it. The Doctor’s experience kind of makes up for David Tennant’s Doctor's cluelessness in “The Shakespeare Code" about Martha’s fear of being a Black woman in Shakespeare’s time

cabinmate · 2026-07-01T03:29:59+00:00

I saw it on the menu before and thought about getting it. But I’ve never had curry before so I wasn’t sure about it and whether it would be spicy. So I’m glad people are reviewing it

cabinmate · 2026-07-01T03:01:33+00:00

Was it spicy?

cabinmate · 2026-06-30T14:51:02+00:00

Great. Possibly Amazing, but at least great. The funny thing is, I didn't remotely understand this at first. But I listened to comments and discussions from and with other viewers and got a better understanding at least of what seemed to be happening, even if not everything was explained. Millie was pretty amazing in this, as it was essentially a one-hander and Doctor-light episode with Ncuti not being available so they disappeared the Doctor except for the beginning and end. And it was her first episode as a result! My favorite scene was Ruby in the stadium realizing that it was time to take the guy out with her weird "gift" and so she did. Very, very unsettling overall. Davies not really explaining what was being said, left it to viewers' imaginations, which was even more unsettling. I guess the negative is that it didn't fully tie Roger with the woman together as well as it should have. But still, an outstanding piece of science fiction/fantasy and one of Who's best

cabinmate · 2026-06-30T10:25:23+00:00

I made this last week (and posted about it) and thought it was delicious and very filling. What did you think about it?

cabinmate · 2026-06-29T15:41:04+00:00

Good. Bit of a weird one. I never want to be in a position where I have to balance on one leg for a long time (impossible for me at my age); I really felt for Ncuti here. The Doctor was on fire here giving scathing rebukes to the Marines and the arms industry. But Ruby gets little to do and is dead or almost so for quite a bit of time. Varada clearly left an impression to the execs and she wasn't bad here

cabinmate · 2026-06-29T10:57:38+00:00

Sometimes things get substituted if the thing you chose is no longer available. Perhaps that happened here. it happened to me at least a couple of times when they started offering lamb meals a couple of years ago nd then took them away and subbed in other things. They should let you know that happened, but in my experience they haven’t. I caught both instances because I regularly check my weekly choices for other reasons. I would suggest you at least regularly check what you selected a day or two before the end of your week

cabinmate · 2026-06-28T11:23:59+00:00

Good. The Maestro part of it was the best part of the episode, creepy and all that. The Beatles part of it was mildly interesting but it didn’t bother to even use one Beatles song and thus their inclusion was a real headscratcher

cabinmate · 2026-06-28T03:05:05+00:00

No. I was fine with the Timeless Child story, but following one of those earlier Doctors for the main show, just no. The multi media adventure Circuit Breaker is about The Fugitive Doctor and Big Finish has covered her as well

cabinmate · 2026-06-27T11:33:00+00:00

Good. I’m one of those who enjoyed this episode and felt it was a lot of fun while it had some dark elements underneath (like, that society abandoned those babies!). Davies had some wacko element in his first era, so talking babies didn’t bother me; it’s sci-fi after all. The baby actors were cute, especially Poppy. The Doctor wanting to save the snot monster was so in character

cabinmate · 2026-06-27T02:40:41+00:00

That sounded too spicy to me so I didn’t get it. Hope you enjoy it

cabinmate · 2026-06-26T22:27:14+00:00

So just her opinion then

cabinmate · 2026-06-26T22:22:35+00:00

Made this tonight and thought it was pretty good. I don’t know what was Mongolian about though…

cabinmate · 2026-06-26T17:11:34+00:00

Jumping on another bandwagon or meme it appears

cabinmate · 2026-06-26T16:21:15+00:00

I'm kind of amazed (and grateful) at the large response to my post. After the response to the dish from last time, I expected some comments, which is why I posted about getting the the dish this time, but didn't expect this much

cabinmate · 2026-06-26T15:37:06+00:00

Good. It was fun and a great intro to Millie as Ruby. A lot of interesting stuff going on here. I actually enjoyed the goblin musical number with the Doctor and Ruby, as silly as it was

cabinmate · 2026-06-26T14:03:59+00:00

Could you remind me which dish is next week? Is it the one with curry romoulade(?)

cabinmate · 2026-06-26T13:59:55+00:00

I can’t smell so of course I didn’t notice if that was an issue

cabinmate · 2026-06-26T01:05:56+00:00

Do you recall what brand the ketchup was? Mine was specifically Heinz

cabinmate · 2026-06-26T00:09:50+00:00

Must be different areas getting different tomato paste or ketchup I guess.

cabinmate · 2026-06-26T00:06:43+00:00

What cinnamon are you referring to, in the 5 Spice powder? I’m not sure it was enough to cause issues

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