I have the tattered arrest warrant to prove it… though to be fair to great-uncle Ivey, it's not as if there was as much stuff to steal back then. What's a self-diagnosed kleptomaniac to do?

I know it's something that we'll never get rid of, but people who presume to speak for "their ancestors" really get under my skin. What makes you especially qualified to speak for them?

Two Asian sex slaves in nine episodes. I'm starting to worry about the 'Elementary' writers room…

Two Asian sex slaves in nine episodes. I'm starting to worry about the 'Elementary' writers room…

After being somewhat annoyed that once again the plot of Grimm hinged on "Wesen inexplicably loses control," it occurred to me that it could be a bit of serialization the writers didn't intend.

After being somewhat annoyed that once again the plot of Grimm hinged on "Wesen inexplicably loses control," it occurred to me that it could be a bit of serialization the writers didn't intend.

Except that dolphins don't menstruate…

Except that dolphins don't menstruate…

Right… but there's a difference between featuring in the history books and reading them. There's probably a decent change the Doctor is mentioned in loads of history books, but he'd purposefully never, ever read them.

Right… but there's a difference between featuring in the history books and reading them. There's probably a decent change the Doctor is mentioned in loads of history books, but he'd purposefully never, ever read them.

It's not the writing of the book that constricts the Doctor's options, it's his own reading of it.

It's not the writing of the book that constricts the Doctor's options, it's his own reading of it.

Both have the same root, though (think Florida Keys, not car keys), and there's a lot of overlap in meaning.

Both have the same root, though (think Florida Keys, not car keys), and there's a lot of overlap in meaning.

A wizard won't let them.

A wizard won't let them.

I'm not sure they've clarified what they mean by 'observed' either. The assumption seems to be 'observed by a cognizant being', as otherwise one buzzing housefly could take on an entire principality of angels.

I'm not sure they've clarified what they mean by 'observed' either. The assumption seems to be 'observed by a cognizant being', as otherwise one buzzing housefly could take on an entire principality of angels.

The bit with the 'etched in stone' seemed spot-on, and segued with what I've thought for a while: the reason the Doctor always seems to unknowingly land in times and places whose dangers he could have easily avoided is that he goes out of his way to know only the barest of details.

The bit with the 'etched in stone' seemed spot-on, and segued with what I've thought for a while: the reason the Doctor always seems to unknowingly land in times and places whose dangers he could have easily avoided is that he goes out of his way to know only the barest of details.