Doctor Who returns in The Zygon Invasion

The Doctor returns this week in the Zygon Invasion.  "The fragile peace between the Humans and the Zygons is on a knife edge. Tensions run high as factions within the Zygon community seek to incite violent action against Humans. Called in by UNIT, the Doctor and Clara fight to bring he situation under control. But one question remains: Where on Earth is Osgood?"  I am not looking forward to this episode because I don't really care about the Osgood character (sorry Ingrid Oliver, you are a wonderful actress on the show!).  However it is the Doctor and Clara in the TARDIS so enough jibber jabber and lets go fight off some suction cup monsters on Halloween!

• Nice flash back to remind people
• I wonder if we'll find out which Osgood died....and I think we just did...maybe
• Wait...they can shoot electricity now?
• Oh Doctor....
• I like the Clara theme!
• I don't trust that kid at all!  I bet he is quite...blobby
• That makes sense, I never trusted the Brits!
• I think the Doctor does want to be alone with it!
• I already like this storyline
• Truth or Consequences is a town and the home of one Cactus Jack
• Are you sure Kate isn't American what with her love of bombing things
• Well that is just gross!  Like Ghostbusters 2 slime
• I want to be President of the World!  It is like a dream come true
• No British AND no Dogs...tough town
• Do these people not watch horror movies?  NEVER SAY HELLO!
• This is good!
• Always re-writing the rules
• This episode seems long in a good way.  Lots of stuff has happened
• Oh good grief...it is a giant set up!  Doctor....how could you fall for this!
• OH SHIT!
• The Doctor is going to be PISSED!
• Oh Kate....
• Oh Doctor....

Well that is it.  The end of Doctor Who, I don't think he can regenerate from being blown up.  He isn't Wolverine and shit!

Well I liked this episode...A LOT!  Between the performances, which were awesome.  Evil Clara was perfect.  The reveal was perfect and I am disappointed in myself that I didn't see it coming.  The storyline of the Zygons wanting to take over the world is great.  

I liked the horror aspect of it as well.  I don't have a lot to say other then it was a really good episode and I want to see next weeks episode badly!

The Walking Dead S06E03: Thank you

Sorry for a day delay, working overnights this week.  The Walking Dead is back with "Thank you" Episode 3 of Season 6.  "Glenn and Michonne must lead Nicholas, Heath and the Alexandrians back to the safe-zone. Meanwhile, Daryl, Sasha and Abraham continue to lead the walkers away, as Rick has a run in with...".

• Why is Rick so stubborn and stupid?
• What is up with Nicky boy?  PTSD?  
• Wait, is this a horror movie?  The girl just randomly trips and twists her ankle?  Next the walkers will just appear in front of them somehow
• It is Ricks fault
• When did Rick become WORSE then the Governor?
• Where did that walker come from?  How did it get him that easily?
• How did walkers get ahead of them?  If they were all drawn to the quarry?  This doesn't make sense!
• Rick has killed all of these people!
• and now Daryl is going to get people killed
• Rick's group has been horrible, getting so many people killed over the years
• Why not leave the wounded behind on a roof and go save the city.  Then come back for them
• An alley really?
• I thought they were 30 minutes ahead of the herd
• Is Glenn about to die?
• Is Rick going to turn?  Was that a scratch/bite?
• I like that Heath is being upfront unlike Rick
• So that makes it okay Michonne? That is exactly the reason NOT to be like Rick
• What happened to Will's eye?
• Oh shit, they're going to have to cut off Rick's hand aren't they!
• That has to be human not walker...nope guess not
• TO THE ROOF DUMBASSES!
• And another redshirt is done.  Goodbye Annie, we hardly knew you
• Well Rick got them all killed, good job Rick!
• OH SHIT!  GLENN!
• Was that Nick or Glenn they were eating?
• When did Daryl's hair get so long?
• Its the Wolves that Morgan let go?!
• Wait?  THE BLACK PEOPLE LIVED?!  ON THE WALKING DEAD!?!?!
• And everyone is dead!  Thanks for watching the Walking Dead

Well fuck that was quite the episode wasn't it!  A lot of "redshirts" died.  Glenn seems to be dead. Rick will be soon possibly if not getting ready to turn.  I don't know what to say at all for this.

I wonder if Glenn was able to stay under Nick while they feed and escape.  I was told someone died and I immediately picked Glenn.  Why?  Because it is the logical choice.  It would be Glenn or Morgan in my mind.  

So my hope is that Glenn isn't dead because his death wasn't a noble one.  He died because he save Nick's soul....if he is dead.  

Then we have Rick.  Rick has resulted in SO many deaths this season.  A large majority of Alexandria, Glenn and who else as the herd is still coming to kill others I'm sure.  You've now got Abraham and Sasha stuck with thousands of walkers alone, because of Rick.  

I feel like all of our heroes are going to fall this season in some way.  If they don't die they will fall in other ways.  We've seen it with Glenn already.  Rick keeps getting deeper and deeper in despair and you can see he has almost given up in the RV.  Carol seemed slightly broke at the end of last week with the "A" stamp.  The new doctor is broken and it didn't take long.  Sasha and Abraham both are near suicidal.  Daryl, I don't know what he is thinking.  The Alexandrians will be broken when they realize only one of them are returning from the mission and so many are dead from the Wolves attack.  Oh don't forget this will break Maggie completely as she now has NO ONE left.  

Now we have 90 minutes next week and who knows what is next.  

Doctor Who: The Woman Who Lived

We're back, sorry I've been a little more quiet than usual this week.  Work got in the way along with a cold that won't give up.  Anyway its time for "The Woman Who Lived".  Ashildr is back.  In England, 1651. A deadly highwayman known only as 'The Nightmare' plagues the dark streets of London, his fire-breathing accomplice by his side. There's something clearly more than human here, and that includes the loot as much as the outlaws. Who are these creatures, and are they enemies to be fought, or friends who might possibly save the Doctor from certain doom on the gallows?

• Fake voice?
• Really?  Screaming because of a little eye shine?
• Fish in the Night?
• Where is Clara?  Taking Taekwondo?
• Why doesn't she know her name?  Oh I see
• Is that a PKE meter?  Egon would be proud
• She cured Scarlet Fever?  Scarlet Fever sucks...I know
• Incredible clever?  Sounds a bit like Clara
• What did you do Doctor?
• She is evil?  Oh the Doctor will be so very sad
• Everyone wears masks Doctor, everyone
• How does she know these things?
• Was that a Thundercat?
• Oh good grief, the sonic glasses still?
• Even back then guys has to sleep on the couch?
• He's lost too many "Me"
• "No not the puns.  Line in the sand.  No puns." -The Doctor
• Wouldn't be good?  Really Doctor?  That is your reason?
• Thunder, thunder, thunder, thunder cats HO!
• Is that the Beast from Beauty and the Beast?  Ron Perlman is that you?
• The Doctor does make weapons and bad guys everywhere he goes doesn't he?
• Is she going to open the Oblivion Gates?
• So she isn't immortal?  I'm confused
• Wait, the Doctor is wanted...again?
• 20 pounds?  THEY'LL BE RICH!
• See, puns are going to get you killed Doctor
• Uggg, really?  Goodbye Thundercat
• CAPTAIN JACK!!

I wonder if Ashildr will be back.  An interesting episode for sure.  Obviously setting up things to come with the Doctor and Clara.  I like this Doctor I really do.  He is different then 9 - 12 but you see glimpses of each in him.  I also like that they have him keeping doing little call back to other version of himself with a phrase here or a look there.  I felt like in modern Who they forgot the past when a new Doctor came along.  This time they seem to be calling back to all the Doctors from the past.

This episode in vacuum was not that great.  When looked at from the series story arc I think we'll find it much better.  When I say "this episode" I mean last weeks and this week.  It is really one 90 minute episode.  The only time I'd go back and watch these episodes would be if I was rewatching the season.  

I'm going to hold complete judgment for the when the season (or half way point because I think this storyline will conclude prior to Christmas or with the Christmas episode).  However I want to say three things.

1.  The Doctor is correct about puns

2.  The Doctor is wrong about banter

3.  The Doctor needs to get rid of the sunglasses!

Until next time...Abyssinia!!

Everything wrong with sports fans...a rant

I am writing this not as a University of Michigan​ fan but as a sports fan.  I recently watched a little rant that Jemele Hill had about the recent MSU/UM game.  Let me say that I've pretty much stopped watching "real" sports because of fans like Jemele.  "Look, you can believe we were lucky," Hill said. "You can call it a miracle. I really don't give a damn."   "Only two things matter: We're undefeated, and you, Michigan, have now lost to us seven of the last eight times...Turn up the volume real high and let these three words resonate: We own you."  The problem is she starts off complaining about Michigan fans mocking a MSU degree and how everyone was talking about the new UM coach.  Then show a video of a Michigan fan crying and have stupid memes in the background.  She is exactly the type of fan that she was complaining about earlier.  She is right that it doesn't matter if they won on the first play or the last play, at the end of the day MSU won and good for them.  I hope they go undefeated and win the National Title.  However next time I'd hope that someone who represents a University would have some dignity and respect, especially on a nationally broadcast TV/Radio show.  If Rich Eisen did this after a UM win I'd say the same thing.  I'd say it if a former New England Patriots​ player said it after their win against the Colts this past week.  "We. Own. You."  Jemele Hill YOU don't OWN anyone.  You're not on the field.  If you want to be honest lets look at the overall series.  Michigan leads, 68–35–5.  Who owns who in reality?  Michigan went 30–8 from 1970 to 2007.  But right now MSU has had won 7 out of the last 8 and good for them!  A few by a lot I believe.  Good for them.  I hate fans like this.  I hate sports fans in general because of attitudes like this.  Fans who constantly complain the other team cheated if their team lost.  The refs won that game for the other team.  Fandom is one thing, stupidity and immaturity is another.  If this was done as a joke, I can see Mike & Mike doing something like this to each other or two personality who have a joking/friendly relationship but this wasn't done that way.  This was a famous alumni being a fanboy/homer and looking (in my opinion) like a fool.  I know people will think it was because she is all Green & White but it really isn't.  The only time I don't cheer for MSU is when they play Michigan AND if their win would hurt Michigan late in the season.  Jemele Hill, there is a phrase in sports, from Vince Lombardi.  "Next time you make a touchdown, act like you've been there before."  Jemele Hill, next time your team gets a major victory over a team that was favored and out played you, act like you've been there before.  Good luck MSU, as for you Jemele Hill, remember, 68–35–5...  What is worst is she could have used this time to talk about how fans shouldn't have been trashing the punter who screwed up.  Talked about how rivalries are out of control with the painting of Magic Johnsons statue (something that I don't condone and she did briefly bring up).  She could have pointed out how great MSU was for not giving up and used this as an inspirational story of them not caring about what the "experts" said.  All the while talking up MSU but instead she used it to tear down others.  This is why sports fans...and honestly humanity makes me sick!  Jemele Hill I'll leave you with this:  You can never build yourself up by tearing others down

As I was looking for the above picture I found this from 2008 which cements my opinions.

“Rooting for the Celtics is like saying Hitler was a victim. It’s like hoping Gorbachev would get to the blinking red button before Reagan.”

“In expressing my passion for the NBA and my hometown of Detroit I showed very poor judgment in the words I used,”

I realize that Jemele Hill won't see this and most people won't read it.  But sports can bring a group of people together...or used to.  Remember after 9-11?  People came together in sports.  Sports can be a great escape but you have people saying stuff like this.  Fans attacking other fans.  Priest pointing guns at children all over sports.  Perhaps we'd be better of ending them all and putting all the money spent on sports stadiums and others into things like libraries and education!

The Walking Dead: JSS: A Review

Episode 2 of the Season 6 is here and it is titled JSS.  The description on IMDB kind of ruins the episode so I won't put it here but there is hope that Carl dies!  Last week Rick's "awesome" nearly got Glenn, Heath and Nick killed.  Carter did get killed.  Then a mystery horn blew and a quarry full of walkers are now headed toward Carl, Maggie, Carol and the rest of Alexandria.  My guess is baby Judith is going to pull a Kirby and suck all the bad guys in and eat them.  It is because baby Judith is FAT!  A FAT FAT BABY!  Okay enough with my obviously joking (mostly joking) ideas of what is to come, lets get to episode 2...JSS!

• To start off on a sexist comment, did they leave all of the women back in Alexandria?  Well ladies and Carl
• Wait, why isn't THIS flashback in black and white?
• What is JSS?  
• How is a turtle still alive?  They should be like Unicorn!
• Oh turtle....
• She looks like a walker the way she is feeding
• I don't trust Enid...
• This is a flash back to the quarry season in Season 1 almost
• Uggg, I hate Carol almost as much as Carl, such a bitch
• Where is Aaron and his boyfriend in all of this?
• Deanna is hard to look at, she is quite weathered
• SWEET ASS GAME ROOM!  All Eugene's are practical....and a game room is practical!
• They have a video baby monitor?  What kind of end of the world is this?
• OH SHIT!  Smoking does get you killed!
• DROP AND ROLL!!
• Did she just say that is how we were able to....?  DON'T TRUST HER CARL!
• Did they capture someone?  
• Why didn't Carol try to save her?  And how did the lookouts not see any of these people?
• Oh that is the horn...it wasn't on purpose
• Why isn't Aaron and company out fighting
• MORGAN!
• Is that Luke Harper?  
• I don't get the chopping up thing
• How dumb are you Carl?  
• Are all teenagers morons in the Apocalypse?
• Motherly instinct?
• The outbreak must be pre-2001 as that lady has knitting needles on the plane (Fear the Walking Dead Flight whatever comment)
• That is why I like Morgan, he still has humanity
• Ugg, really?  Blood splatter on the camera?  
• Chaos due to fear
• Is it fair to say all of this is Rick's fault with his stupid ass plan?
• Kevin Smith on Talking Dead, yes please!  He is one of the better guests
• Is Carol waiting for her to turn?
• Is it that easy to stab someone through the head?  
• Aren't those Aaron's pictures?
• Was that his backpack?
• Story sync confirmed it was Aaron's backpack...from when they were trapped in the car.  So I guess Aaron and Rick share the blame
• OH NO!  NO NO NO!  Morgan be careful....Oh not what I thought was going to happen
• How did Morgan get back so quickly?

WOW!  Good grief did you see that?  That was a great episode!  One of my favorite episodes!  Once the episode started with the random killing from the Wolves it was nonstop awesome.  

I don't have a lot of complaints this season. There was no lapses in logic from what the show has done in the past.  Perfect mix of action and storytelling.  

I think it will be interesting to see where this goes.  I don't trust Edin at all, I think she is with the Wolves.  Carol's secret is out now...well maybe...a lot of the people are dead.  The towns people still have no idea thousands of walkers are heading their way.  They are in a lot of trouble.  I blame Rick and Aaron for ALL of this.  

Wait....did Kevin Smith just tell me what JSS means?  Just Survive Somehow?  How did he know that?  Oh...the note...how did I miss that?  I failed when I missed that.  LOVE THE EPISODE!