The keyblades are probably my favorite.

As far as I understand, they did it that way because they weren't sure there was going to be a 2nd season, and they didn't want the show to end on a cliff hanger or with any loose threads.

The author hypocritically argues that other free-thinking humans can't (or shouldn't be allowed to?) make an educated decision, while recounting his experience making such a choice himself. Interesting.

This is not a particularly high bar to step over.

No. It is just an eccentric British game show where contestants try and guess the specialty of various guest Doctors. It has something of a cult following, for reasons unclear.

Borg armor plating, obviously.