Starchild

But wouldn't 2.08 air in February? Why was it Christmas-themed at all?

I had mentioned earlier that it seemed Dot truly believed Linda was still alive, but thinking more about the windmill, I believe now that it had to have been wishful thinking on Dot's part. In her dream, she found a message from Linda buried under a windmill. A windmill that she had to have seen before from having lived on Roy's ranch. In her dream, whatever was left of Linda was under that windmill. She had to have always suspected that Linda was under that windmill. She just didn't want to believe it. After Danish, the memory was brought to the surface and she couldn't deny it anymore. IMO.

That was self-preservation, plain and simple. She knew Roy's mood meant that someone was getting a serious beating. Focusing him on Nadine meant that hopefully it wasn't going to be her this time. I was wondering the same thing. Dot hid her escape tools under a blanket on the cot several times, though it didn't help in the end. Lars was under a blanket when he was caught cheating. But the literal meaning doesn't feel right. I think something more obscure is intended. Can't quite figure out what, though.

I liked it. I like dark versions of pop songs.

My read is that she didn't think her vision of Linda was real, she realized she'd just been dreaming in the diner, but she did get the idea to use it to try to convince Gator to help her. However, it seems she really did believe that Linda had succeeded in getting away. That is, until she saw the windmill, and started connecting it to her daydream. That the windmill she thought she saw out on the highway was actually in Roy's back yard. And then when she saw what happened to Danish, that sealed it.

So, the Master, who do we think picked up that tooth? I mean, there weren't very many people on that pad, and Kate would know every single one of them.

Maybe she's just the Master.

Don't get me wrong. I don't think Munch is consciously going to try to help Dot. I do think he's going to strike at Roy and Gator at some opportune moment, distracting them and indirectly giving Dot an unexpected but critical advantage.

I don't recall that.

Don't forget wild card Munch. Gator just made it personal, and Munch's priorities are now aligned with Dot's. She may not be counting on the help of one of her would-be abductors, but she's going to get it. Probably when she least expects it.

Venus is not projecting the same kind of nastiness and entitlement as Neera and Denim, so if I were choosing amongst the 3 of them, I'd choose Venus to back. Between Venus and Aurora, no clear favourite yet.

He's a time traveler, not a wizard lol. Too bad the sonic screwdriver doesn't work on wood.

Yeah, Neera is super talented (although possibly a one-trick pony), but doesn't seem to be a very nice person. So I'm not really rooting for her. Kinda feel the same about Denim. Very unique but kind of entitled. She was really giving off "I'm better than you" vibes when she was in the bottom.

I saw someone online react to this episode with the comment (paraphrased) "just think what Jodie could have done with this kind of writing."

Very moving. I thought maybe we'd see

Isn't she also married to Queen guitarist (and astrophysicist) Brian May? When we first saw her, complaining about the TARDIS in the middle of the sidewalk, she didn't seem to know what it was. I thought so too, but then I thought she's too old to be Ruby's mother. Although there's no reason to believe at the moment that the person who dropped her off at the church was actually her mother. Or even a woman. Or even human. Maybe it was River Song lol.

But did he? I don't remember that. I remember him talking about other shows he created himself because he wasn't getting offered roles he wanted. But he kind of only mentioned them in passing. If he was promoting an upcoming film, I don't know what it is.

Well, when you know your fiancee is watching you the whole time...

This seemed more scattered than usual. Bill and the panelists didn't always seem to be talking about exactly the same thing, I'm not sure how to phrase it, but it's like they were just slightly out of phase with each other. And I'm not even sure why Romano was there tbh. Additionally, does anyone else think, based on their reactions, that Bill's audience is a little more...crass... than they used to be?

Very good points.

Well, this mysterious boss of Rachel's (inventor of the chip that helped them locate Ben again) has been referred to as "he" at least once. And since Ben and Hannah have now had sex, perhaps he's Ben's son? Apparently Ziggy told them it was the defection with high probability, right? They don't second-guess Ziggy too often.

As I understand it, the faster events proceed, the faster the No-things learn. The slower events go, the more lost they are. The captain figured they'd have a much better chance at figuring out how to avert a fast countdown to destruction than a very slow one.

Not impressed this week. That snatch game was meh. The top girls didn't really deserve the tongue bath they got just because they weren't as awful as the rest. And the lip sync was lethargic. Not entirely the girls' fault, the song felt very mid-energy. Not really suited to this format I don't think. Jaida was cute, as always. Looking forward to seeing her hosting on We're Here.

Yeah I think a mortgage is indeed debt, but it's not CONSUMER debt. Which is what the idiot husband is rapidly compounding.

That's what I thought he was going to respond with lol