and the general way of doing it now seems to be that each Doctor has *their* Master - Simm for Tennant, Gomez for Capaldi and now maybe Dhawan for Jodie

I liked it a lot, although full disclosure, I still think Demons of the Punjab, It Takes You Away and Resolution are just great Doctor Who. this was easily Chibs’ best script so far, though - really energetic, well-paced, genuinely unsettling in a few parts, and nothing outstandingly dumb

I don’t think I’ve ever seen this actor before, to my memory, but he was absolutely terrific. really genuinely unsettling in that final scene, and all the little tics he built up throughout the episode, like the giggling when he was introducing Graham to his shelf of info about the Doctor, was fantastic

yeah, not sure if I hate the Force Dyad more or the completely unearned, late in the game reveal that Force Healing is a thing and a barely trained Jedi and a recently turned Sith can just do it. so so dumb 

I just saw Rise of Skywalker, and holy shit. the mass of random unexplained hooded dudes just chanting in an underground stadium? Chewie’s death being walked back five minutes later with the “uhh he was on another transport despite this clearly being the one he was taken onto”? fucking Hux was the spy and then he gets…

there’s so many good scenes in Knives Out that could’ve made it. I think the will reading might actually the best because you’ve got the entire cast pulling their weight for one amazing scene, but Marta covering her tracks or Ransom’s “eat shit” scene are easily contenders too

So, so much of that was among the best TV I’ve ever seen. The white light with a drop of black ink inside turning into Elliot’s eye as it opens for the first time. M83's “Outro”, capping off the end of S3 when “Intro” played while Mastermind-Elliot undid the 5/9 hack. (and of course, “Mr Roboto” - thanks for one last…

Goodbye, friend.

damn Hollywood, when I yelled “PUT BRIAN TYREE HENRY IN EVERYTHING” after Atlanta Season 2, I did not think you’d actually do it

I’m kind of wondering if releasing two great albums in one year has actually split their vote so they’re less likely to get one album in people’s top 20's? then again U.F.O.F. seems to be the favourite of most, so maybe I’m just talking shit

I love “Memorial Day”, “Hands” and “You Shadow” a lot too. but “Seventeen” kind of towers

neither Big Thief album being on here was definitely a surprise - I like Two Hands more, but U.F.O.F. seems like it was tailormade for an AV Club reader!

the best song I’ve heard this year is still Sharon Van Etten’s “Seventeen”, and by a decent walk. this song has the makings of an all-timer

it’s so good that Community’s spot-on homage in the first Dungeons & Dragons episode instantly becomes one of the funniest jokes in any sitcom

I’m not convinced it’s all not a last-minute hallucination and he really is going to die in that room. I had a feeling last week that that conversation between Darlene and Elliot was the last time we’d ever see them speak - the extra dialogue this week just doubled the feeling. there’s probably more for Christian…

a “Silent Night” cover by Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple and Matt Berninger just dropped and you’re not putting it on here? is this the AV Club???

that’s my second favourite, with the last 15 minutes being some of the greatest Doctor Who of the decade - but I don’t think it overall eclipses “A Christmas Carol”, the clear best

this is lowkey a banger though. I wish there was a five-minute version

I realise it’s kind of off-topic because it’s not 2019, but I’ve been reading Hanif Abdurriqab’s They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us after discovering him from an AV Club list (or, well, rediscovering because I’d heard his name in relation to The Wonder Years’ last album). My god it’s just absolutely fantastic,…

Colin Baker had appeared before he became Six, too, although it was in one of the worst DW stories ever so it generally gets forgotten