Lorne: Once the word spreads you beat up an innocent old man, well, the truly terrible will think twice before going toe-to-toe with our Avenging Angel. Spike: Yes. The geriatric community will be soiling their nappies when they hear you're on the case. Bravo.

'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'


Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon  

A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.

Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.

Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.

Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.

This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


Jesse - Nov 12, 2013 5:08:18 pm PST #23750 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

How could he get any more adorable? Answer: not possible - there is no more adorable he could be.

This is a true fact.


§ ita § - Nov 12, 2013 6:34:19 pm PST #23751 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Props to Agents of SHIELD tonight for knowing how to pronounce cavalry.

Well, if you've named a character that, it would be highly embarrassing to mess it up.


Theodosia - Nov 13, 2013 2:13:33 am PST #23752 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Besides, The Cavalry would kill you with her pinkie if you mispronounced it.


Steph L. - Nov 13, 2013 3:16:22 pm PST #23753 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Man, as happy as I am to see The Wall, I have a BIG problem with sexifying her up. God damn it. Amanda Waller is a stone badass. She doesn't need to be a skinny sexpot.

And wait -- Moira's attorney is Jean Loring? Huh.

Also, I kind of love Dr. Ivo. (Assuming he's all crazy like he is in the comics.) (He was Deputy Doug in Dawson's Creek! I knew I saw him in something else.)


Tom Scola - Nov 13, 2013 4:45:32 pm PST #23754 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Amanda Waller is a stone badass. She doesn't need to be a skinny sexpot.

This needs to be repeated.

Also, I was expecting Lawton to be working for Waller by the end of the episode.


Steph L. - Nov 13, 2013 4:50:46 pm PST #23755 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Also, I was expecting Lawton to be working for Waller by the end of the episode.

Eventually, EVERYONE will be working for Waller. This is my headcanon.

Despite my raaaaaage over her makeover, I did bounce up and down and possibly shout "Oh HELL yeah!" when I realized she was The Wall. And then got ragey over the sexyfication.

I really loved how casually she mentioned that she knew that Ollie was vigilante-ing it up alongside Digg. BAD.ASS.

Justice League cartoons are on TV Saturday mornings, and so I make Tim watch them, and when he realized that sexy Amanda Waller was, well, Amanda Waller, he said, "She's a lot more badass in the cartoon."

Yes. Yes, she is. That cartoon got SO MUCH RIGHT. ::cough::ClancyBrown::cough::

Finally, most of my knowledge of H.I.V.E. comes from the old Teen Titans cartoons, so the connection is actually just making me giggle.

Oh! Also, theory: in flashback!timeline, they go back to the island ("Kate, we have to go baaaaaaack!") and find the Captain America super-soldier serum and give it to Slade to heal him, which super-powers him up like in the comics. Even though he's Australian.


Tom Scola - Nov 14, 2013 3:14:55 am PST #23756 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

The Night of the Doctor, a prequel to The Day of the Doctor


Fiona - Nov 14, 2013 5:24:26 am PST #23757 of 30001

Damn, Tom beat me to it.

Oooooh, but that's good. And SO nice to see more of Paul McGann's Doctor .


tommyrot - Nov 14, 2013 5:25:14 am PST #23758 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

The Night of the Doctor, a prequel to The Day of the Doctor

It's not a spoiler to reveal who's in a prequel, right?

eta: xposty


Fiona - Nov 14, 2013 5:29:39 am PST #23759 of 30001

It's not a spoiler to reveal who's in a prequel, right?

I would say, in this instance, very much yes.