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   The Doctor to Mickmane   
   Re: Doctor Who S15/S2 - Ep 4: Lucky Day   
   05 May 25 15:30:06   
   
   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article , Mickmane  wrote:   
   >On 05.05.25, Blueshirt   wrote:   
   >> Mickmane wrote:   
   >>> On 04.05.25, Blueshirt   wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> Yes, we all knew that Conrad was going to be a bit of a   
   >>>> bastard...   
   >>>   
   >>> I didn't.   
   >   
   >> It's TV... Nobody is THAT nice and smarmy without having some   
   >> agenda.   
   >   
   >Meh. I object! If it's that predictable, it should not be used.   
   >   
   >> It's a trope! ;-)   
   >   
   >Lame.   
   >   
   >>>> Oh, and beware of fake news too... we all know about that one   
   >>>> don't we? So never believe what they tell you. It's all a   
   >>>> conspiracy! #DemandTheTruth   
   >>>   
   >>> Yeah, Soap boxing, sigh. Reminded me of good old Quincy, where   
   >>> every episode was about one soap box or another.   
   >   
   >> It's TV... There has to be a 'message' in everything!   
   >   
   >I object!   
   >   
   >> Just as there's always a twist at the end, there's always a   
   >> message to get across.   
   >   
   >If it's that predictable, it's no longer a valid element of a story.   
   >   
   >>>> as well as being a [kind of] prequel setting up "The War   
   >>>> Between the Land and the Sea"   
   >>>   
   >>> What? What did I miss?   
   >   
   >> Nothing yet. Prequel means before...   
   >   
   >But you said something about setting up. What was there that set up   
   >anything?   
   >   
   >> Stay tuned until November/December for the answer.   
   >   
   >What? Why then?   
   >   
   >>>> Mrs Flood refers to herself as The Governor, and with her   
   >>>> big bunch of keys is probably going to let Conrad out of   
   >>>> jail...   
   >>>   
   >>> So she's posing as the governor of that prison right then. The   
   >>> episode was so stupid, her appearing in it even turned the   
   >>> whole Mrs Flood thing into something lame and boring. Who   
   >>> cares what she's up to? Mrs Flood mystery has been tainted by   
   >>> stupid episode.   
   >   
   >> Maybe a new Time Lord villain - The Governor.   
   >   
   >Oh. First thought about who could be a new Timelord was Jenny! But she's   
   >seen the TARDIS blue box before, no? Or maybe not, hm.   
   >   
   >> Or she just likes watching "The Chase"?   
   >   
   >I don't know that show.   
   >   
   >>>> so it's possible the cad will be back later in the season.   
   >>>   
   >>> The cad?   
   >   
   >> Conrad the cad... it has a certain ring to it, don't you think?   
   >   
   >Depends on what "the cad" means. My question was aimed at that. I now   
   >went and asked google.   
   >   
   >>>> So my rating for "Lucky Day" is 6/10...   
   >   
   >>> Even Ruby and the nice people from UNIT couldn't save this   
   >>> episode. Can I give it a negative score? If not, 0/10. (Ruby +   
   >>> Unit 7, idiot idiot -9 at the least.)   
   >   
   >> 0/10 is legitimate.   
   >   
   >> Not that I thought this episode was THAT bad, but I can see why   
   >> a lot of people wouldn't like it.   
   >   
   >:)   
   >   
      
   Still averages 4 is drwho   
      
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