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I didn’t really like the cgi, even considering it’s a couple decades old.

I was originally going to comment on how much I liked it...but then the humanoid Gelth showed up, and looked pretty awful.

But I did like the earlier, wispy stuff, which reminded me of old-school hand-drawn animation.

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.

It's modern fandom, so...probably.

WPG @ BC

The Bombers took control early, and never really relinquished it. The Lions defense tightened up in the second half and kept them in it, but their offense had a pretty rough go of it.

And hey, we got to see a Big Man Touchdown!

Nice - looks like they also make a root beer and some varieties of iced tea!

Where'd you find it?

Pretty good so far (if you're a Bombers fan)!

As someone who doesn't really pay attention to the off season...it's stunning.

Okay, I haven't seen much of the week's games yet, but I did see that game-ending kick return by SASK.

Holy smokes.

Toews is a relatively legendary player with a proven record...who's pushing 40 and hasn't played in about three years.

It's a bit of a gamble, but there's a lot of potential, and a one-year contract isn't too risky.

I'd like to know more about the ruling than what's presented in the article. And I guess I'd need to know more about Canadian defamation law.

Not reading the book is unfortunate (sort of)...but it seems like a person could form a sincerely-held beliefs about a book without reading the thing cover to cover.

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.