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Bruce Campbell

Actors Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor, voice actor, producer, writer and director. One of his best-known rol

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ok i get what they were going for (criticism of alt right hate speech conspiracy theorist grifters that use social media to spread fear) but by making unit the definitive good guys in the situation it just kinda comes across as supporting shady military organisations. i was really hoping for a more critical look at unit since we've been seeing a lot more of them recently and they seem to be doing some messed up shit thats just brushed aside (like giving children guns). can we not have military propaganda in my doctor who please

kate trying to kill that guy was fucked up but also perfectly in character and is more along the lines of what I was expecting from a more critical look at unit. so its weird that it was brushed off as "not really their fault bc hes still alive and also they technically tried to save him". feels like they were scared to actually make unit look like they were doing something wrong :/

also, the little speech from the doctor at the end. loved ncuti gatwas acting here he really carried the scene but you can definitely tell this is the same guy that wrote praxeus lmao. mctighe will have some interesting social commentary for an episode like plastic pollution or Internet echo chambers and generally does a good job of exploring those themes until you get to the end of the episode and the doctor has a little speech where they spell out to you why it was bad. i love when doctor who does social commentary thats like half the point of it but it needs more "show dont tell". we can already figure out what this is an allegory for we dont need it explained to us in a little summary at the end. just trust your audience a little more to figure it out. that brief bit aside the rest of the doctors appearance was great and i loved how genuinely mad he seemed at conrad for hurting his friend. also the belinda chandra bootstrap paradox was cool

that aside i did think the episode was brilliant. Ruby is definitely the saving grace here and I just love the exploration of her character and insecurities. such a good look at how being a companion affects you once the doctor leaves. i just think its a shame that the doctor and belinda dont show up much at all in this. since they only have 8 episodes its a pretty significant loss of screentime. i think a lot of issues people have w 15s seasons is just the low episode count. we need more!!

conrad was also an interesting character and while i did think something was seriously off with him i did not see that huge twist coming and i thought the reveal was done well. my heart breaks for Ruby especially with her abandonment issues now she seems to be really struggling atm and its that sort of great character drama that i think was missing a bit in her first season so good job with that

i also really liked the atmosphere in this episode. its not intensely scary or anything but i appreciate the vibes.

also can we take a moment to appreciate rubys fashion sense thank you

all in all, 5/5 for enjoyment but maybe 4/5 if im looking at it critically. good episode but we are not the mcu cool it with the military propaganda 🙏

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Alex Winter

Actors/Filmmakers Alexander Ross Winter (born July 17, 1965) is an English-American actor, director, screenwriter. He is best known for cost

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Michelle Yeoh

Actresses Michelle Yeoh, PSM (born Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng; August 6, 1962) is a Malaysian actress. Born in Ipoh, Perak, she won the Miss M

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Billy Wilder

Filmmakers Billy Wilder (born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born American film director and screenwriter wh

Remembering 6x Academy Award Winning, BAFTA Winning, Golden Globe Winning producer, writer, filmmaker Billy Wilder! ^__^

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Lesley Ann Warren

Actresses Lesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946) is an American actress and singer. She made her uncredited film debut in George Cukor’s T

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Tim Curry

Actors Timothy James Curry (born April 19, 1946) is an English actor and singer. He is known for working in a diverse range of theatre, film

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Robert Zemeckis

Filmmakers Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1951) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer who is frequently credited as an inno

Happy 75th Birthday to Academy Award Winning, Golden Globe Winning, BAFTA Nominated filmmaker Robert Zemeckis! ^__^