From: blueshirt@indigo.news   
      
   solar penguin wrote:   
      
   >   
   > Blueshirt blindsided the loon:   
   >   
   > > The True Doctor wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >> What is the purpose of having this kid there in the first   
   > >> place then?   
   > >   
   > > You've only seen two episodes out of five, remember.   
   > >   
   > > It's RTD... if there's a kid there, he's there for a reason.   
   >   
   > And if Barclay’s family weren’t introduced before they become   
   > important in episode four or five, Aggy would be complaining   
   > that we should’ve seen them before!   
      
   The fact Barclay's family were a large part of the focus in   
   the second episode, and not just put away somewhere for the   
   duration of the story, clearly means they will play a part in   
   the proceedings... beyond Barclay and his kid having a cuddle   
   on the sofa in the hotel room or them getting blown away by   
   rubbish! So yeah, they couldn't just be thrown in for the   
   episode five climax.   
      
   As always, they are there for a reason. Aggy should be aware   
   of how stories work. He is our resident professor of literature   
   after all. Plus, we all know RTD likes his soap opera moments   
   too. So my money is on Barclay and his missus reconciling at   
   the end too, making Kirby happier than a fish lizard in water.   
      
   > He’s never happppy   
      
   AGA does get a bit carried away with his angst at times.   
      
   I mean, over twenty paragraphs for a review of just two   
   episodes! Even the journalist writing the review in The   
   Guardian was more concise!!!  ;-)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)