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Faint praise, but this one's a lot better than the first part of the story. The "farting" aspect of the farting aliens is significantly downplayed in favour of things that are actually interesting.

The emotional core of the story is the Doctor and Rose each coming to terms with how dangerous life with the Doctor is, and the effects it can have. I'd forgotten that Harriet Jones, MP for Flydale North comments on how flippant Rose is about death, even at this early stage (too early?) of the series.

There are plot contrivances all over the place - the UK's nuclear codes are controlled by the UN! You can hack the Royal Navy's submarines and launch missiles from your home PC! But I'm pretty forgiving of stuff like that, as long as the emotional core of the episode is solid.

I understand the frustration, but at this point, getting it done in 2025 likely isn't realistic - certainly not getting it done by the end of cycling season.

It's a big one - I was feeling ambitious.

"I basically pitched the Doctor too quick but I did it in my very first episode and I've regretted it ever since!"

I...don't disagree. Even by Doctor Who standards, Thirteen's dialogue tended to fly by pretty quickly.

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I'm not 100% certain, but the new season might show up on Crave, as well.

Which is also something you have to pay for, of course, but at least there are options?

Metric math.

I'm not completely against the ads - sure, they're crass, but we live in a society, y'know?

But at least make them seamless.

I think half the fanbase takes the Bombers for granted because they've been CFL mainstays, half wrote them off because they're getting old, and the third half just wants to talk about Toronto.

WPG @ CGY

Bold of the Bombers to start their bye a week early. Basically a disaster from top to bottom, though their one TD was pretty cool.

Calgary really brought it, they're one to keep an eye on in the West.

The on-field graphics were glitchy and distracting.

Optimism!

The writing really gets the era right here - mid 00s, 24hr news, a few years after 9/11, after a major event this is exactly what people would be doing.

Good point, and shame on me for not giving Trinity Wells the acknowledgement she deserves!

Throughout the spring federal election campaign, Mark Carney as Liberal leader repeatedly vowed to "eliminate" interprovincial trade barriers and create "free trade by Canada Day."

But Canada's internal trade barriers won't all be eliminated by then — not even all the federal ones.

Canada's supply management system for dairy products, which sets provincial production quotas, will remain. Quebec also has language requirements that will stay in place.

It's geographically impossible for Canada to completely eliminate trade with the US.

I absolutely agree that it should be minimized, though.

Agreed. If there's a greater purpose here, keeping it from Canadians is a pretty big blunder.

Even if we reach a deal, it’s not like Trump is stable or trustworthy enough to honour it.

I don't think this is entirely true - Trump is obviously not trustworthy, but the government has been able to leverage CUSMA to lessen the impact of the attempted tariffs. There seems to be some benefit to having a formal deal in place.

But I'm definitely not comfortable with this capitulation at all.

Despite the move, Canada is still in active discussions with G7 allies to introduce an international tax, with Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne leading that work, the PMO said.

If this ends up happening, it's important context to this decision.

If it ends up not happening...pretty weak shit.

Some sort of surprising outcomes last weekend

It's funny, I was just about to say the narratives of the season seem to be taking shape, but you're right - there are still some things up in the air.

Riders vs Bombers in the West Finals?

I wouldn't be mad about that at all. But I do hope BC can get things more together - I like Buck Pierce.

My Argos won without Chad Kelly yesterday

I'd also like to see the defending champs gather some more steam.

That quote is...really something. RTD has a habit of overexplaining things to the point of incomprehensibility, but that takes it to a new level.

I do think the basics of what he's getting at ring true - they certainly struggled a bit with "how much sexism should the Thirteenth Doctor encounter," and "how much racism should the Fifteenth Doctor encounter?" They both probably should have encountered more than they did, but if the story isn't about that, you run the risk of derailing the entire story. But if you include it "casually," as just a fact of the world, as they did in this case...that's not necessarily better. But maybe it's still worthwhile?

I don't think there's a right answer, but RTD sure managed to find a wrong one.

On this topic, I was certainly laughing right along with the show's depiction of Mickey-as-a-murder-suspect, but that has unsettling racial implications on its own, if you really interrogate the idea.

Hopefully, this launch will go without major hitches. Canada Day week is probably a good time to do it, since there will be fewer commuters.