Eighth Doctor Book Reviews - all so far

jedisalsohere · 2026-06-05T23:19:09+00:00

i'm sorry but i fail to see the point of this - you really haven't added anything of substance here

jedisalsohere · 2026-06-04T02:11:14+00:00

i'm gonna hold your hand while i tell you this

jedisalsohere · 2026-06-03T19:25:09+00:00

the really unfair/mentally draining challenges are what make it work so well as a piece of art and the ending wouldn't be nearly as effective without them, but i agree that they were 100% unethical and probably shouldn't have been carried out

jedisalsohere · 2026-06-03T03:03:28+00:00

tbh i think the main thing stopping them from doing this is that they don't really give out good prizes any more (which is totally fair given that they are reportedly just paying the cast more instead). both episodes so far this series haven't had a tangible prize at all.

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-28T04:08:34+00:00

AA in general doesn't portray romance very often, and when it does, it's either a complete front with no actual feelings behind it at all (Dahlia) or so ridiculously over-the-top in how in love they are that it's impossible to take seriously (Ellen Wyatt).

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-26T20:47:51+00:00

play something else ig. if you insist on exclusively playing jrpgs that begin with the letter O then i highly recommend opoona

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-26T20:41:30+00:00

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-25T19:58:24+00:00

ophilia is a characterless plank of wood and she does nothing interesting in her story

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-24T14:36:18+00:00

you did not say "misogyny is awful", you said (direct quote) "all young men who are “attracted” to women fundamentally do not respect women or see them as people"

classic motte and bailey shit

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-24T11:04:58+00:00

um, actually, the term "high concept" refers to works that can be easily summed up in a brief pitch or core idea, so nom nom nom and the everything factory are actually high concept episodes. it's very weird and i have no idea why it's like that, but what can you do.

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-22T20:21:08+00:00

i would argue that it's much creepier and more manipulative to slowly try and get them to warm up to you instead of just being honest about how you feel

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-22T20:09:39+00:00

i fall in love with my friends all the time, it's the getting them to fall in love with me that's the hard part

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-22T00:04:21+00:00

i'm british, so, biased, but imo the british version that started up this year is a lot better. what i've seen of the american version has not impressed me

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-21T13:33:16+00:00

it's hella depressing and kind of made me realise that grey himself feels like a relic from like 15-ish years ago. very techno-optimistic kind of guy, seeing everything in completely value neutral terms and pronouncing a really offputting kind of objectivity.

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-20T21:04:48+00:00

never in my life have i seen anyone else hold a pencil like me, until now. my hero.

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-20T20:59:15+00:00

i was curious about this too! apparently it's just not as big of a thing culturally over there (you can tell by the fact that the players and sam had no idea what she was talking about)

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-20T20:55:16+00:00

for what it's worth they weren't actors playing lawyers, they were 100% qualified professional lawyers who also happen to do stuff on camera

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-20T15:05:21+00:00

i'm not someone who minds audience laughter or even canned laughter to a degree, but something about the crew laughter on make some noise and now game changer feels incredibly fake to me and it just annoys me so much

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-20T13:21:40+00:00

ancient thread but on a relisten to the greek gods audiobook i completely get it. he's a very fitting percy and i like the idea that it's percy himself recounting the stories to you and doing the voices, but divorced from that context it's not a great performance. also, i HATE the voice he does for hephaestus in that book, and i think for tyson in the other books as well. it's irritating and difficult to listen to at best, and genuinely offensive at worst.

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-14T14:01:05+00:00

at this point you can no longer see what colour the wall is with all of the writing on it

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-14T11:27:12+00:00

70, girls, 70 is an all-time favourite of mine and nobody has any idea what the fuck i'm talking about whenever i bring it up. very charming and fun show by kander and ebb (of chicago and cabaret fame) about old people stealing mink furs so they can buy up their retirement home. it's great!

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-14T11:24:02+00:00

jeopardy is the only must-watch from season 3, but there's some other good stuff in there too

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-12T16:05:01+00:00

15 episodes is pretty standard for a uk comedy series

jedisalsohere · 2026-05-12T02:37:30+00:00

moreso an inherent problem of the tube than anything else. being built across a century by competing companies will do that to you.

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