My favorite line in this one is from Dr. Tyler, after he makes his pointless attempt at escape: "Well, that was a bit of a waste of time." Doctor Who was meta even then. 

I think you may be misremembering Image of the Fendahl. It's decidedly creepy and straightforward, with virtually no comedy at all. And some scenes are downright chilling, with everyone giving their best effort.

I think you may be misremembering Image of the Fendahl. It's decidedly creepy and straightforward, with virtually no comedy at all. And some scenes are downright chilling, with everyone giving their best effort.

I quite like Image of the Fendahl, but I know that's not an opinion shared by everyone.

I quite like Image of the Fendahl, but I know that's not an opinion shared by everyone.

Please pass the milk, please. Please pass the milk, please.

Please pass the milk, please. Please pass the milk, please.

I would watch the hell out of a show about a pair of self-aware tits.

I would watch the hell out of a show about a pair of self-aware tits.

Fastball actually made three really good albums in the 2000s, the latest in 2009. They're an underrated band.

Fastball actually made three really good albums in the 2000s, the latest in 2009. They're an underrated band.

Looks like he did.

Looks like he did.

That's exactly it. This album is a roughly 50-50 split between Brian Wilson and Mike Love, which means half of it is glorious and melancholy, and the other half is tropical-themed bullshit for the old folks at Six Flags. The good stuff is quite good, the bad stuff is terrible.

That's exactly it. This album is a roughly 50-50 split between Brian Wilson and Mike Love, which means half of it is glorious and melancholy, and the other half is tropical-themed bullshit for the old folks at Six Flags. The good stuff is quite good, the bad stuff is terrible.

The Roots' last four records beg to differ.

The Roots' last four records beg to differ.

I am a lifelong Doctor Who fan, and I love every era of the show, but there's some truly awful drek in all of them. (And some truly brilliant material as well.) In the first season, for instance, there's The Keys of Marinus, a slipshod and cheap-looking runaround with some holwingly bad moments. But it's followed…

I am a lifelong Doctor Who fan, and I love every era of the show, but there's some truly awful drek in all of them. (And some truly brilliant material as well.) In the first season, for instance, there's The Keys of Marinus, a slipshod and cheap-looking runaround with some holwingly bad moments. But it's followed…

I get to choose the manner of my death? Fantastic. I choose old age.