#hexagonal phase

[edapparently]

[friend-through-teenage-nights]

IMPORTANT NEWS

So the 8th of March marks 42 years since the first episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was broadcast on Radio 4 and to commemorate the event Radio 4 Extra is broadcasting FIVE GLORIOUS HOURS of content starting from 8pm- as well as the entire first series, there’s various short features including the QI elves “[investigating] some of Douglas Adams’ predictions and inventions”, an interview with Geoff McGivern and stand-up mathematician Matt Parker (he puts the fun in fundamental calculus) exploring the significance of 42. 

The Hexagonal Phase is also in the process of being broadcast at 6.30pm on Tuesdays on Radio 4.

[billpottsismygf]

Overall I really enjoyed the Hexagonal Phase. The cast were just as wonderful as always, and the plot was fun and worked out in the end. It was somewhat over-reliant on callbacks, especially to the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal, but it was less rushed than the quandry and quintissential phases (which were only four episodes each). 

The one thing I’m disappointed by is Arthur’s ending. I’ve been waiting all series for him to be reunited with Fenchurch, but the way it happened was just baffling. Having her reappear on the ship made sense and would have been a perfectly fine ending. They could have even made the probability curve (whatever it was) joke by having Mr A Grajag be in her seat and then taken out of existence when she reappeared. Instead, she appeared for a few seconds and then vanished again. Then he goes to a beach and finds a hut built by another version of him with Fenchurch. What happened to that other version of him? Will he return? I suppose if not, at least we should be happy that our Arthur has found a version of Fenchurch... It also made the Agrajag gag weaker than what I suggested, as he wasn’t killed by Arthur, or even within his vicinity. I suppose I’m happy they’re together and settled, and I liked that it ended with a joke about the planning permission since it brought the whole series full circle, but it just fell ever so slightly flat.

Ah well, it’s been an enjoyable series and I’ll probably relisten to it before it comes off iplayer. Then I’ll have to read And Another Thing so I can compare the two.