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Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?

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  • Willson, a LaSalle, Ont. native who played eight seasons as a tight end in the NFL, performed sideline analysis during Friday night’s game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts. The 35-year-old later took to social media to post a long, critical note that has since garnered almost 300,000 views.

    In the message, Willson called the game “hot garbage,” citing the high number of penalties and quarterback sneaks, Saskatchewan being awarded a point after missing a 33-yard field goal, Toronto’s high number of late-game check-down passes, an overall lack of deep throws, and the Argonauts being short a man on Mario Alford’s last-minute 99-yard return touchdown. He also accused the league itself and members of the media of telling “bold face lies” in order to “protect the game.”

    Hell of an analyst y’all found, TSN.
















  • This one is pretty average. Not great, not bad?

    It serves to establish the time travel rules for new viewers - the past can be changed! Just because you know what 2005 looks like, you shouldn’t assume it will look like that next time you visit.

    The Doctor’s edginess continues, turning on a dime to snap at Charles Dickens (and eventually turning back to apologize), and making it clear that he’s perfectly willing to let the Gelth inhabit dead humans - it’s like recycling!

    I don’t think the Gelth themselves hold together very well. They’re stated to be gaseous, but they act more like stereotypical “non-corporeal” life forms for the most part. But the climax hinges on them being “drawn out” by the gas from the gaslights, so I guess they’re attuned to that specific mixture, rather than a standard nitrogen/oxygen mix? Not really the sort of thing we should dwell on.

    Of course, this episode also establishes the Cardiff rifts, and introduces us to Eve Myles, which will be important soon-ish.













  • I didn’t have any problem with Omega’s appearance - his whole deal was that he could reshape his universe at will, so…sure, giant bone monster, why not?

    How easily he was dispatched is another matter. It’s sort of what I expected from the episode, but still not exactly satisfying.

    “There was plenty of fuss made about Winston Churchill being in Doctor Who, when there’s plenty of history to suggest he wasn’t such a good guy. And that’s always the way.”

    He added: "Our history of slavery, our way of walking through the world is constantly being re-analysed. So I like to think it’s the same on Gallifrey… Omega has been re-contextualised, and the story gets bolder and changes over time.

    “We don’t want to repeat the past, we want to push it forward.”

    This seems like a very odd train of thought, though.