shallowness

FWIW, I watched these episodes in August, typed up my reaction, but it took a while to catch up on the podcasts, and then a Presidential debate happened. The timing wasn’t really as serendipitous as it seemed.

7.7 The Debate (West Coast) (apparently the second run because they did two) (watched on a DVD that’s probably a region 2 DVD).

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7.8 The Undecideds

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More fanfiction recs for the following fandoms: Man of Steel, Marvel Cinematic Universe/The West Wing, The Memoirs of Lady Trent, The Night Manager and an original fic rec.

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Cardiac Arrest - 3.3 The Practice of Privacy

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For Reasons, I stuck to watching Hart of Dixie last week.

Hart of Dixie - 4.7 The Butterstick Tab

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The West Wing - 7.05 Here Today

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7.06 The Al Smith Dinner

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Hart of Dixie - 4.5 Bar-Be-Que Burrito

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Been a while, hasn't it? First, I’m giving up on Fallout (just as it gets nominated for an Emmy! Typical.) I basically forced myself to watch the fourth episode, and the balance between gore (and squick) versus plucky survivor Lucy’s journey/quest wasn’t working for me. Not even with the sardonic humour.

Secondly, the recent Strictly news has been dismaying. Graziano is the latest to go, following Giovanni. There may be more. Er, weren’t the producers watching the footage at the time? Presumably through ‘This show is too big to rock the boat’ goggles. Will chaperones (and bringing Aljiaz back) be enough? I feel torn, I have a lot invested in the show, not least the sparkle it brings as autumn settles and turns into winter. I can also grasp that people of different temperaments and backgrounds can take tough talk and treatment from competitive perfectionists differently. So there may be some grey areas. But kicking is not on, and ‘that’s the way I was taught’ is not an argument in favour of abuse, which can be psychological and behavioural. And proper safeguarding is non-negotiable, not even on the most popular show on British TV.

The West Wing

I came across a season 7 DVD boxset cheaply in a charity shop, so I’ll be watching from that from now on.

7.4 Mr Frost

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Hart of Dixie - 4.4 Red Dye #40

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The West Wing

Please note, I’m rewatching these episodes, so there are vague references to things that will happen later in the series. (Although I only remember the big stuff for sure, and then random stuff, which leaves a lot that I’ve forgotten.)

7.01 The Ticket

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7.2 The Mommy Problem

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Hart of Dixie - 4.3 The Very Good Bagel

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