I missed most of the last season, so I wandered in with a whole new situation ... no idea how people got there. Glad to hear those were flash forwards ... I was SERIOUSLY confused. I may continue for a while, see if it improves. (I do love Felicity ... and her hair.)

I may watch Arrow tonight after Black Lightning. We'll see.

Charmed - I liked the pilot. The original was, as someone wrote in EW back in the day, good laundry-folding television, and this was more compelling than that. I like the sisters a lot, especially Macy with her I'm gonna science the shit out of this witchcraft business attitude.

Did people watch the latest Doctor Who ep?

I did, I did!

Oh my, her face when she hears and then sees the TARDIS. Worth every moment.

Yes! One big change NuWho made that I really like is treating the TARDIS as its own character rather than just a vehicle or tool, however amazing.

I suppose knowing that it's sentient in its own way makes the Event Horizon-style console room reno a bit concerning, but cookies make everything better.

I dig the new look. And I love that the Tardis redecorated herself. I am finding that I can't remember how 12 got back to the Tardis on the 400 mile long ship even though I just watched that, like, last week.

Costume-wise - I really want the Doctor's ear cuff thingy. Pretty!

Oh my, her face when she hears and then sees the TARDIS. Worth every moment.

Truth.

Yes! One big change NuWho made that I really like is treating the TARDIS as its own character rather than just a vehicle or tool, however amazing.

Not a change! In the very third adventure ever, The Edge of Destruction (set entirely within the TARDIS), the resolution hinges on the realisation that the TARDIS is alive and trying to warn them that there's something wrong.

I havent watched New Who yet. Need to figure out how to catch up.

I am looking forward to Legends of tomorrow they are adding magic to the mix and it looks even more over the top.

I really quite liked The Ghost Monument. There were flaws:

• The plot was very straightforward. Pretty much no twists at all. I don't really feel it detracted from the ep, but it didn't add much either.
• Hopefully Yaz will get more to do in subsequent eps.
• Wasn't a fan of the Doctor giving up at the end when the Tardis wasn't right there.

But!

• It looked fantastic. (Filmed in South Africa, apparently.) The action set pieces held up pretty well too.
• I have to take back one of my comments from last week, when I said dialogue was not going to be a strength. It's not as funny or clever as under Moffat, but it is showing some real empathy and groundedness.
• I like what Jodie Whittaker is doing with the character. There's a bit more depth to her interactions with the others, like she's connecting with them as people rather than just characters.
• Not sure how I feel about the Stenza being made into a season-sized threat. The main thing I liked about Tim Shaw in the opener is just how rubbish he was. He's cheating at a leadership exam that asks whether a fully armed and armoured soldier can overpower a single unprotected civilian. The Daleks they are not!
• Viewing figures were strong. It pulled in a third of the UK viewing audience, and that'll presumably increase once they include everyone on delayed watch. There was a drop from the first ep (as there usually is), but not by that much. Good start.

I'm not too into the Stenza. I did like the smothery bits of mobile fabric. I read somewhere that those are called The Remnant and was racking my brain for why that's familiar - it's Skullduggery Pleasant, I think. Not that it's necessarily a reference, just a good name.