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Dec. 27th, 2023 06:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowhiveI hope that everyone had a nice Christmas/holidays/past few days.
Christmas for me was pretty restful, in the morning we opened presents and there were no real surprises. I got Animal Crossing monopoly, a Who audio boxset and some Lego Star Wars. I ended up listening to the first audio when we came back and it was pretty spooky, which I loved. Though at the same time it also got me in the feels because it had Wilf in it (and in a big role too!).
(A slight diversion but on Christmas Eve I also watched the new ghost story for Christmas which was called Lot 409 and was spooky as well, involving a mummy and a hot guy, who I definitely got š³ļøāšvibes from. But anyway!)
The rest of Christmas was mostly spent watching bbc 1, so I watched two very christmasy films: The Addams Family 2 and Toy Story 4. Theyāre certainlyā¦ unusual choices for Christmas but they were entertaining enough and Toy Story 4 felt better on my second watch of it. Addams Family 2 was new to me and I thought it was pretty fun, even though some of the reveals were so obvious.
I started building one of the Lego sets I got, the spider tank from The Mandalorian and I did the first two bags then (making the body), the third yesterday (making the legs) and the last bag today (making the claws, head and parts of the top). It looks pretty cool and I love thereās finally a new darksaber piece but alas, mum caught the bag yesterday and one piece has gone missing, so one leg isnāt attached. Iāve sent off for a replacement though so it should be ok.
I also watched Jagoās Christmas stream and I had a mini jumpscare when he said my name as he saw op my tweet reply to him. But it was sweet.
I then started another audio of the Paternoster Gang which was such a good finale to the third boxset, though I split it between then and yesterday cause I went tired.
Yesterday I watched The Muppet Christmas Carol (forever a classic! Though it was a later watch this year) then the newer Lion King since it was on tv. It was ok, but it felt a bitā¦ unnecessary? I think it improved once Timon and Pumbaa showed up, though it was stillā¦ odd. Last night I watched Death In Paradise too which was pretty good as always. I love Nevilleās mum and hope she comes back.
Today my head was a bit fuzzy, but once it eased up a bit I watched Last Christmas on iplayer which wasā¦ ok but it did give me feels. (I mostly watched for Michelle Yeoh). Then I put on Emperorās New Grove cause itās always fun.
Iāve also done a little Baldurās Gate 3 these past days and I finished the dank crypt though damn combat is still pretty tricky. I guess itāll be easier once weāve levelled up and have more health cause we keep dying.
Lastly, thoughts on the Doctor Who Christmas special (put last so people can avoid it). But before getting to them properly was sad to hear that Richard Franklin, who played Mike Yates in third doctorās eps, has sadly passed away. That was so sad to hear.
The Church On Ruby Road was this years special and had a lot to do and I think it succeeded for the most part. Itās mostly an intro to the new companion of Ruby Sunday which it does pretty well. It shows her life, her adopted family and also gives something that will clearly be a main plot thread for her: who is her mother and why was she left at the titular church? That was something I thought might get answered by the end of the episode but it wasnāt. I suspect itāll end up being a plot point for the series, with the trying to get back to that point to get answers but being unable to.
It was also a surprise that it started with Ruby being interviewed by Davina. Iād expected her to be a new character, but playing herself like that probably made the most sense. And it did layout some info on Ruby early on. And her being plagued with bad luck after that meeting was amusing (and led to a meme on twitter āand Davina McCall who did NOT die!ā Which was funny).
Damn I love 15 already, heās clearly having such a good time and I love his new gloves and how strange his new sonic looks, as well as his reactions to the goblins. In fact Iād say the only bad thing about 15 is that we have to wait until May to see him again!)
Onto the goblins, I liked the idea of their ship and the song was fun but they felt a bitā¦ I dunno. It feels theyāre vague, though I think that was intentional. It feels like the goblins are new, being things that came in the same way as the toymaker. It makes you wonder what else did too?
Lastly there is Mrs Flood, Rubyās neighbour, who ends the ep saying āhave you never seen a Tardis beforeā which is a very odd thing to say and will surely be a thing that comes up again. People have speculated who she could be to know what a tardis is, but I think sheās gonna be a new person entirely.
Then there was a trailer, which alas says the series is in May, but Iām already excite because all the eps sound so great already. Thereās
*An ep in an abandoned spaceship/space station with some sort of creature
*Something with giant bug things
*A UNIT ep (with Rose Noble!)
*A regency (?) ep with the Doctor dancing with a hot man
*an ep with the Beatles (the band, not the aforementioned giant insects)
All of them look so cool and I wanna see them all!
Christmas for me was pretty restful, in the morning we opened presents and there were no real surprises. I got Animal Crossing monopoly, a Who audio boxset and some Lego Star Wars. I ended up listening to the first audio when we came back and it was pretty spooky, which I loved. Though at the same time it also got me in the feels because it had Wilf in it (and in a big role too!).
(A slight diversion but on Christmas Eve I also watched the new ghost story for Christmas which was called Lot 409 and was spooky as well, involving a mummy and a hot guy, who I definitely got š³ļøāšvibes from. But anyway!)
The rest of Christmas was mostly spent watching bbc 1, so I watched two very christmasy films: The Addams Family 2 and Toy Story 4. Theyāre certainlyā¦ unusual choices for Christmas but they were entertaining enough and Toy Story 4 felt better on my second watch of it. Addams Family 2 was new to me and I thought it was pretty fun, even though some of the reveals were so obvious.
I started building one of the Lego sets I got, the spider tank from The Mandalorian and I did the first two bags then (making the body), the third yesterday (making the legs) and the last bag today (making the claws, head and parts of the top). It looks pretty cool and I love thereās finally a new darksaber piece but alas, mum caught the bag yesterday and one piece has gone missing, so one leg isnāt attached. Iāve sent off for a replacement though so it should be ok.
I also watched Jagoās Christmas stream and I had a mini jumpscare when he said my name as he saw op my tweet reply to him. But it was sweet.
I then started another audio of the Paternoster Gang which was such a good finale to the third boxset, though I split it between then and yesterday cause I went tired.
Yesterday I watched The Muppet Christmas Carol (forever a classic! Though it was a later watch this year) then the newer Lion King since it was on tv. It was ok, but it felt a bitā¦ unnecessary? I think it improved once Timon and Pumbaa showed up, though it was stillā¦ odd. Last night I watched Death In Paradise too which was pretty good as always. I love Nevilleās mum and hope she comes back.
Today my head was a bit fuzzy, but once it eased up a bit I watched Last Christmas on iplayer which wasā¦ ok but it did give me feels. (I mostly watched for Michelle Yeoh). Then I put on Emperorās New Grove cause itās always fun.
Iāve also done a little Baldurās Gate 3 these past days and I finished the dank crypt though damn combat is still pretty tricky. I guess itāll be easier once weāve levelled up and have more health cause we keep dying.
Lastly, thoughts on the Doctor Who Christmas special (put last so people can avoid it). But before getting to them properly was sad to hear that Richard Franklin, who played Mike Yates in third doctorās eps, has sadly passed away. That was so sad to hear.
The Church On Ruby Road was this years special and had a lot to do and I think it succeeded for the most part. Itās mostly an intro to the new companion of Ruby Sunday which it does pretty well. It shows her life, her adopted family and also gives something that will clearly be a main plot thread for her: who is her mother and why was she left at the titular church? That was something I thought might get answered by the end of the episode but it wasnāt. I suspect itāll end up being a plot point for the series, with the trying to get back to that point to get answers but being unable to.
It was also a surprise that it started with Ruby being interviewed by Davina. Iād expected her to be a new character, but playing herself like that probably made the most sense. And it did layout some info on Ruby early on. And her being plagued with bad luck after that meeting was amusing (and led to a meme on twitter āand Davina McCall who did NOT die!ā Which was funny).
Damn I love 15 already, heās clearly having such a good time and I love his new gloves and how strange his new sonic looks, as well as his reactions to the goblins. In fact Iād say the only bad thing about 15 is that we have to wait until May to see him again!)
Onto the goblins, I liked the idea of their ship and the song was fun but they felt a bitā¦ I dunno. It feels theyāre vague, though I think that was intentional. It feels like the goblins are new, being things that came in the same way as the toymaker. It makes you wonder what else did too?
Lastly there is Mrs Flood, Rubyās neighbour, who ends the ep saying āhave you never seen a Tardis beforeā which is a very odd thing to say and will surely be a thing that comes up again. People have speculated who she could be to know what a tardis is, but I think sheās gonna be a new person entirely.
Then there was a trailer, which alas says the series is in May, but Iām already excite because all the eps sound so great already. Thereās
*An ep in an abandoned spaceship/space station with some sort of creature
*Something with giant bug things
*A UNIT ep (with Rose Noble!)
*A regency (?) ep with the Doctor dancing with a hot man
*an ep with the Beatles (the band, not the aforementioned giant insects)
All of them look so cool and I wanna see them all!
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Date: 2023-12-28 12:03 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2023-12-28 07:34 am (UTC)I just watched the new Who last night and really enjoyed it. 15 is great, so energetic and smiley yet at times you could see his angsty side peek out, and I liked Ruby too. Though as always, I ended up thinking companions must be a special sort as I would never jump into a Tardis on a whim and go off for adventures.
I also liked the neighbour, who yeah, obviously knows something.
The Goblins were okay, but it felt like we didn't get to know much about them. Which is understandable as they had so much to get into one episode.
But yeah, I enjoyed and will keep watching. Still can't believe it's not back until May, I was expecting it to be sooner.
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Date: 2023-12-28 11:15 pm (UTC)Oh Iām glad! I loved him so much and he really showed off how well he could do both. Thatās true! Iām not sure if I would either, given what we know about (but then again companions donāt know all the bad stuff thatd tends to happen soā¦.)
Yeah I wonder how long itāll be before we find out who she isš
Yeah thatās true! They did feel a little 1 dimensional, especially compared to other Christmas one off things. It makes me wonder if theyāll show up again properly.
Yeah Iām surprised itās not sooner especially cause theyāre already doing stuff for the next series
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Date: 2023-12-30 07:55 pm (UTC)I hadn't heard that about Mike Yates. That's so sad! Soon there will be hardly any of the old Who actors left alive.
The new Doctor sounds fun and from what I've read everyone seems to like him. Quite unusual :-) It's a pity he won't be back until May though. (An episode with the Beatles, awesome!)
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Date: 2024-01-02 09:36 pm (UTC)Yeah itās really sad and felt a bit sudden, but then he was so old so
Yeah! He was really great and Iām excited to see more of him. And yeah, it sounds pretty cool!