Some stray thoughts:

• The title of the ep refers just as well to Grace as to the Doctor.
• Favourite character beat: when the Doctor says to the others, "I'm sorry you had to see that." It's a small thing, but the empathy is more textured than with previous Doctors. The Tenth Doctor would only be going with "I'm so sorry", for instance. I can see this marking what becomes a key distinction between Thirteen and previous Doctors.
• Humour was a bit of a weak point. Not exactly just because it was low on laughs, but because at times I thought it was trying to be funny and not really landing. Of course Chibnall, unlike Davies and Moffat, doesn't have a comedy background. (I did, however, laugh at Carl's motivational tape. "Somebody out there wants me" indeed.)
• I really quite like the new design of the sonic screwdriver (with ergonomic grip), and I like the Doctor actually crafting it herself.
• As far as I can tell so far, general reaction to the ep, and Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor, is solidly positive. So that's good to see.

I rewatched so that Aeryn and Ethan could see it, and it not only holds up, but improves. I think the writing could still be sharper, and it's VERY pilot-y, but I have high hopes for the rest of the season.

Why does the Doctor get a new Sonic Screwdriver every time they regenerate?

Why does the Doctor get a new Sonic Screwdriver every time they regenerate?

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New Black Lightning tonight?

Does God Friended Me count as Boxed Set?

New Black Lightning tonight?

Yes, and The Flash.

Damn, Black Lightning didn't hold back.

Whoever is in charge of the music is a damn genius.

I just finished The Flash and will have to watch Black Lightning tomorrow.

Did anyone else watch the Charmed reboot tonight? What did you think of it?

I never watched the original WB series. I'm wondering how closely the stories track. For example, did one of the (original) three sisters not grow up with the other two?

In the original series the three original sisters were raised by their grandmother when their mom died early. Their father was estranged. After high school the sisters went their own ways, the elder sister completely removing herself from her siblings' lives. On the death of their grandmother, the three of them inherited the schmancy SF Victorian house together, and moved in until they decided if they were going to sell and divide the proceeds, or try and live together. Once they were all together they found out about their witchy legacy and understood why they had certain talents, and how those talents combined gave them "the power of three." So it was trying to get over past resentments, getting to know one another again and learning to care that took up the first few seasons.

The elder sister actress (Shannen Dougherty) had some personal problems and severe conflicts with Alyssa Milano, and Dougherty was voted off the island. Her character died a heroic death protecting her sisters. After a week or two of mourning, odd things started happening around the Circle K, and surprise! A half-sister showed up with her own bag of tricks she had no idea of their origin, and after some initial hemming and hawing, she moved into the Victorian and re-established the power of three.

(And then there was this whole long hot period of partial seasons where Milano's character was in love with and seduced to the dark side by Nip 'n' Tuck's Julian McMahon...but I digress)