I agree, it was convincing. It was also very sparingly used. Building a whole film around a photoshopped actor is a dicey proposition.

As a movie? Yeah, probably terrible. But if it were a limited series on Starz titled Die Hard: The Young John McClane Chronicles, and in the wraparounds, old Bruce Willis wore an eyepatch with no explanation?

Conservatively speaking, Liz was more like a respected co-worker or colleague than a companion.  She was employed by and worked for UNIT first and foremost. Tellingly, when the Doctor did temporarily get his TARDIS console functioning in “Inferno,” he did not bring her along. The sadly unceremonious way she left and…

I tend to think of the conventional “companion” role as one that is inherently subordinate to the Doctor. So for me, the Brig is not a companion. Similarly, I don’t consider River Song a companion either. They are allies that clearly mean as much to the Doctor as any companion does, but they’re also closer to being…

If you’re wondering how she eats and breathes, and other science facts...

The lack of eyeliner and obvious Nirvana tee and flannel ensemble indicate Donald was a 90s grunge fan, not a 2000s emo. In hindsight, I’ll admit the difference isn’t very huge, but I’m not able to just retcon my teenage years because self-absorbed miserablism takes many forms over time but never fully goes away.

Cousin Kevin was one of the examples I had in mind, along with the Kevin of Sin City, and of course the title character of We Need to Talk about Kevin.

Most Kevins in pop culture are presented as either annoying brats or full-blown sociopaths. Even our two most famous protagonists, The Wonder Years’ Kevin Arnold and Home Alone’s Kevin McCallister, fall somewhere on that unflattering spectrum.

My dad sold home theaters, and his go-to demo back in the day was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Even at home, where he actually hooked up 5-channel Dolby Surround (with boomin’ subwoofer) to our tiny 19" television. He insisted it was just like being in the movie.

I came to the same conclusion. The original BTTF was first and foremost a teen comedy. Its concepts and basic story are universal enough to be adapted for a new generation of teens, featuring more contemporary characters and time periods.

I disagree completely, and am totally over the “pass the reigns” franchise reboot-quel concept. McFly and Doc Brown earned their happy endings decades ago. It’s too late for Luke Skywalker, Sarah Conner, and too many others, but let them keep theirs, please, and leave their comparatively uninteresting kids out of it.…

“Avenge me, Kimba... I mean, Simba.”

A clue to my thinking on the subject:

Easy, friend! I only meant that I think your finale predictions will prove to be 92% accurate!

Whoa. I’m pretty sure you’re the Doug Forcett of the “The Good Place” commentariat!

I actually considered that, and I think I have a theory!

I thought it was pretty straightforward as well. The inanimate toy, or cutlery, or whatever becomes a person when a kid plays with it and, from her/his imagination, imbues it with a personality.

See this? This device was once used to hook cable boxes or other devices up to older, antenna televisions that lacked the requisite coaxial port. It was not designed to be a toy.

My guess is that Yaz’s nan does not realize her granddaughter is the same person she met in her youth. At most, it might dawn on her that they share a resemblance, despite only knowing her a short time, and having no photographs, and at least three more memorable events occuring that day. Even then, thinking they…

This season admittedly has had a dearth of traditional villains for the Doctor to dispatch. Is that your real problem, or is it specifically that the episodes’ respective antagonists aren’t visibly dead, suffering, or behind bars at the end?