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I know this was a long time ago, trying to make sense of why he wasn't being used, but I know said actor and for years he's made a living touring one-man shows across the country. He's adapted to the little vision he has, so a lot of filming would not have been the issue. Just want it on the record. 😉

Looking at the view, it seemed like it was one of the condos closer to Harbourfront. Westin Harbour Castle seems like a pretty good guess, or one of the newer buildings on the other side of Queens Quay.

Guilty as charged.

I have known the actor who plays Hemmer for a long time, and it's my bad it took me this long to watch the show. I was thrilled when he was announced because he's every bit as open and dignified as the character he played. So it was a shame I had to fast forward through much of this episode because I don't watch horror. (I value my sleep. Could have done without this horror turn in the show.) And like so many have said here, I wish he hadn't been killed off so soon. I would have loved for him to show off more of what he does.

Who knew Ontario Place could look so apocalyptic?

Couldn't agree more. It's lazy writing.

I love that this episode looked like it was setting up a classic redemption story, only to take a hard right turn and say, "Gotcha!". I didn't mind the break from the Cerritos crew. I liked seeing something different. I had fun.

I didn't think that was Carter when I saw it. Facial shape is all wrong. I will give you Carter's colour and hairstyle though. BTW, great new piece at The Companion, @Idiotboy. https://www.thecompanion.app/stargate-character-death/

He does seem to like to produce. Isn't this like the 4th show he's executive producer of? Anyway, Mock the Week is fun so I hope it translates.

I was really looking forward to Dulce's week and last night didn't disappoint. I thought she did a great job of keeping her personality without it being the constant over the top-ness of her segments, which would be tiring. Interesting approach to the Headlines segment as well.

It was a really beautiful ending.

One thing that impressed me is that Roy actually has a journalism degree. That explains why he's so good at this!

Really loved Roy's week. Also appreciated Jordan's week, especially Thursday's show. Interviewing a philosopher and talking about the messages young boys are getting? gold.

Well, look who is taking a look at the British Monarchy's role in slavery. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/06/king-charles-signals-first-explicit-support-for-research-into-monarchys-slavery-ties

I certainly hope so! They just posted an intro vid on Instagram that says "Agatha Danbury" so that would imply she's already married.

Back in the TWoP days, we would post pics and for a while, doing motivational posters were a thing. When photobucket went weird, I thought I'd lost all the ones I did. Lo and behold, I found I had downloaded an archive! So thought I'd share a few for fun.

Well look at that. Julia Quinn has partnered with Shonda to write a Queen Charlotte book: https://juliaquinn.com/books/queen-charlotte/

I'm finally caught up! Season 16, Episode 13 - Vengeance Makes the Man I went in fully expecting to hate this one and was surprised that I actually enjoyed it. Really loved the scene where Murdoch visits Brackenreid in jail. Violet Hart saving Brackenreid really tied her arc together. He's always supported her so it made sense that she'd finally risk her own life for him. We didn't have to watch her dad being an ass manipulating everyone so I could just enjoy the confrontation he has with Brackenreid. I thought both were great in that scene. Poor Arthur finally gets justice and Miss Hart finally gets redemption. I hope the creative team realizes how much the whole shady side of her was detrimental to the show and that from here on out we get our fun show back. Although consider how this show loves bringing bad guys back for the angst, I'm afraid we're going to get more at some point. Just hope it's a long time away. Season 16, Episode 14 - Murdoch at the End of the World I love Pendrick episodes and while watching this one I think it's in part because he's such a man of science that the episodes by necessity need to focus on scientific scenarios rather than putting our main cast through angst. Plus, Pendrick is so nice to look at, and that voice! Love Chris Hatfield's scene and the way the plotline hearkened to so many of the issues we're currently dealing with. The final shot, with Julia and William showing Susanna Halley's comet and commenting on how different the world will be the next time it comes around - and that she will still be here to see it. My roommate remarked that here was an episode where both Crabtree is there and Higgins was shown to be competent. I figure it's because the storyline was so high risk that making Higgins comedically incompetent wouldn't fit into the tone. Season 16 Episode 15 - Breaking Ranks What's this? Two basic mystery stories with no angst in a row? OMG! Didn't even recognize Jonathan Goad. I remember when he and Mike Shara were young actors. This made me feel so old. Great plot, nice to see Murdoch and Hart working together. Really enjoyed seeing Isiah again and like that they're setting him up with Violet. Great to see Cassie getting her club back too. A well done mystery, with those fun IQ test scenes. Very old school Murdoch. More of these, please!

Solo Poly here. Wouldn't it be great to see this? Then maybe we won't keep hearing jokes like this: Polygyny is not polyamory and I'm so tired of it being equated. Their practices are not ethical. John, how about getting on this?

Which was my main point. Yes, everyone else involved should be paid better wages but it's not the players' salary preventing that. It's the owners' decisions that are creating this situation.

Because it was to commemorate the BBC 100th anniversary. In that context, covering all the various eras of the Doctor made a lot of sense. And to truly do that, bringing back the companions was the right thing to do.

Here's the counterpoint. How much are those teams making? A hell of a lot when you look at tv revenue, merchandise, betting, concessions and parking (I'm assuming the stadiums charge for parking). Shouldn't the athletes, who are the reason for all of this, get a large cut of this? Look back at the 70s and how little professional athletes were being paid in relation to the teams' revenue. This is just rebalancing. The average career of an NFL athlete is only a few years, after training for it for a decade. (It's a little longer for other sports but not by much.) Why shouldn't they maximize their revenue in that time?

One thing that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere was how Jordan's segment in the beginning mirrored Colbert's on Stewart's last show. The standing behind, the "did you forget someone?" I had been watching that segment a few weeks ago and it immediately jumped out at me. I liked that Trevor gave each of them one last chance to shine and poke fun at him In the end, Trevor ended up mirroring Jon a lot - supporting the correspondents in their careers, wanting to have thoughtful discourse. They took different directions but Trevor kept the core of what the Daily Show is. Congrats and best wishes wherever the winds take Trevor next.

Seems to be a Chris Judge week. He hosted a panel for The Companion called Elevating Black Voices in Sci-Fi . Not sure when it will be public.

I've been wondering that myself.