Friends
7x18 The One with Joey's Award [5th or so watch]
7x19 The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin [5th or so watch]
Friday, 30 May 2025
Articles
Second Chances: twenty underrated sequels that deserve another look
by Dan Mecca (from Letterboxd Journal)
I've not seen all of the films on this list, but the ones I have, I agree about; which encourages me to see the rest.
by Dan Mecca (from Letterboxd Journal)
I've not seen all of the films on this list, but the ones I have, I agree about; which encourages me to see the rest.
Thursday, 29 May 2025
TV
Friends
7x15 The One with Joey's New Brain [6th or so watch]
7x16 The One with the Truth About London [6th or so watch]
7x17 The One with the Cheap Wedding Dress [5th or so watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x09 Week 2: Thursday
8x10 Week 2: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
7x15 The One with Joey's New Brain [6th or so watch]
7x16 The One with the Truth About London [6th or so watch]
7x17 The One with the Cheap Wedding Dress [5th or so watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x09 Week 2: Thursday
8x10 Week 2: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
TV
Friends
7x13 The One Where Rosita Dies [6th or so watch]
7x14 The One Where They All Turn Thirty [5th or so watch]
Last time I watched these episodes, I went for the 'Super-Sized' original broadcast versions that are included on the series' Blu-ray in SD as a special feature. This time, I just went for the shorter HD versions. It's been so long that nothing in particular stood out as missing, though it's clear in places that the episodes have been cut.
Leverage: Redemption
1x07 The Double-Edged Sword Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x08 Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
7x13 The One Where Rosita Dies [6th or so watch]
7x14 The One Where They All Turn Thirty [5th or so watch]
Last time I watched these episodes, I went for the 'Super-Sized' original broadcast versions that are included on the series' Blu-ray in SD as a special feature. This time, I just went for the shorter HD versions. It's been so long that nothing in particular stood out as missing, though it's clear in places that the episodes have been cut.
Leverage: Redemption
1x07 The Double-Edged Sword Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x08 Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
TV
Friends
7x11 The One with All the Cheesecakes [5th or so watch]
7x12 The One Where They're Up All Night [5th or so watch]
Leverage: Redemption
1x06 The Card Game Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x07 Week 2: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
7x11 The One with All the Cheesecakes [5th or so watch]
7x12 The One Where They're Up All Night [5th or so watch]
Leverage: Redemption
1x06 The Card Game Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x07 Week 2: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 26 May 2025
Films
The Graduate (1967)
[#48 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Blindspot 2025 #5
Ten Little Indians (1989)
[#48 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Blindspot 2025 #5
Ten Little Indians (1989)
Games
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
Chapters 4–5
Is this the kind of game I should be logging every time I play it? I dunno, I don't have great rules about this kinda thing.
Chapters 4–5
Is this the kind of game I should be logging every time I play it? I dunno, I don't have great rules about this kinda thing.
Sunday, 25 May 2025
TV
Doctor Who
41x07 Wish World
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x07 The One with Ross's Library Book [6th or so watch]
7x08 The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs [6th or so watch]
7x09 The One with All the Candy [6th or so watch]
Leverage: Redemption
1x05 The Paranormal Hacktivity Job
41x07 Wish World
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x07 The One with Ross's Library Book [6th or so watch]
7x08 The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs [6th or so watch]
7x09 The One with All the Candy [6th or so watch]
Leverage: Redemption
1x05 The Paranormal Hacktivity Job
Games
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
Chapter 4
Twice. When I said it was "simpler", I didn't necessarily mean "easier to complete".
Chapter 4
Twice. When I said it was "simpler", I didn't necessarily mean "easier to complete".
Saturday, 24 May 2025
TV
Doctor Who
41x04 Lucky Day [2nd watch]
41x05 The Story & the Engine [2nd watch]
41x06 The Interstellar Song Contest [2nd watch]
[Watch this season (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x03 The One with Phoebe's Cookies [5th or so watch]
7x04 The One with Rachel's Assistant [5th or so watch]
7x05 The One with the Engagement Picture [5th or so watch]
7x06 The One with the Nap Partners [6th or so watch]
41x04 Lucky Day [2nd watch]
41x05 The Story & the Engine [2nd watch]
41x06 The Interstellar Song Contest [2nd watch]
[Watch this season (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x03 The One with Phoebe's Cookies [5th or so watch]
7x04 The One with Rachel's Assistant [5th or so watch]
7x05 The One with the Engagement Picture [5th or so watch]
7x06 The One with the Nap Partners [6th or so watch]
Games
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
Chapters 1–3
Another game based around the storyline of LotR, although this one is somewhat simpler as it's a trick-taking card game, with gorgeous stained-glass-window-esque art. It's quite fun, and having the gameplay based entirely around one mechanic (trick-taking) means it doesn't feel like you're learning a brand-new game every chapter.
Chapters 1–3
Another game based around the storyline of LotR, although this one is somewhat simpler as it's a trick-taking card game, with gorgeous stained-glass-window-esque art. It's quite fun, and having the gameplay based entirely around one mechanic (trick-taking) means it doesn't feel like you're learning a brand-new game every chapter.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Six additions this week, all brand-new releases (five from last week, one an early arrival for Monday). The two UHDs are both upgrades from Blu-ray (which, in both cases, were upgrades from DVD), but neither BD is removed yet. One I thought wouldn't be but, on closer comparison, I think probably should (it's the BFI UHD of Throne of Blood — with previous BFI Kurosawa UHDs, I've kept the Criterion BD for differing extras, but all their Throne of Blood offers is different subtitle options); and the other has to wait a little bit (my For a Few Dollars More BD is in a trilogy set with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; once the latter arrives on 4K I'll take the BD set out of the count). Fun times!
Number of titles in collection: 3,546 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,561 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 471 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,544 [up 9]
Number of films: 4,498 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 443 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,146 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,237 [up 4]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Six additions this week, all brand-new releases (five from last week, one an early arrival for Monday). The two UHDs are both upgrades from Blu-ray (which, in both cases, were upgrades from DVD), but neither BD is removed yet. One I thought wouldn't be but, on closer comparison, I think probably should (it's the BFI UHD of Throne of Blood — with previous BFI Kurosawa UHDs, I've kept the Criterion BD for differing extras, but all their Throne of Blood offers is different subtitle options); and the other has to wait a little bit (my For a Few Dollars More BD is in a trilogy set with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; once the latter arrives on 4K I'll take the BD set out of the count). Fun times!
Number of titles in collection: 3,546 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,561 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 471 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,544 [up 9]
Number of films: 4,498 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 443 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,146 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,237 [up 4]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 23 May 2025
TV
Doctor Who
41x02 Lux [2nd watch]
41x03 The Well [2nd watch]
[Watch this season (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x01 The One with Monica's Thunder [5th or so watch]
7x02 The One with Rachel's Book [5th or so watch]
Leverage: Redemption
1x04 The Tower Job
41x02 Lux [2nd watch]
41x03 The Well [2nd watch]
[Watch this season (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x01 The One with Monica's Thunder [5th or so watch]
7x02 The One with Rachel's Book [5th or so watch]
Leverage: Redemption
1x04 The Tower Job
Thursday, 22 May 2025
TV
Friends
6x23 The One with the Ring [5th or so watch]
6x24 The One with the Proposal Part 1 [6th or so watch]
6x25 The One with the Proposal Part 2 [season finale; 6th or so watch]
6x23 The One with the Ring [5th or so watch]
6x24 The One with the Proposal Part 1 [6th or so watch]
6x25 The One with the Proposal Part 2 [season finale; 6th or so watch]
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Films
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
[#47 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
aka Dead Reckoning Part 2
[#47 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
aka Dead Reckoning Part 2
Videos
Critical Role
2x105 Rumble at Rumblecusp [2nd half]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x105 Rumble at Rumblecusp [2nd half]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Videos
Daggerheart Launch Day LIVE!
An hour(-and-a-bit) livestream to mark the launch of Daggerheart.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube or Beacon.]
An hour(-and-a-bit) livestream to mark the launch of Daggerheart.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube or Beacon.]
Sunday, 18 May 2025
TV
The 1% Club
3x15 Episode 15
4x06 Episode 6
Got a whole load of episodes of this saved up, having not watched it since September, and they're not always clear which they are (3x15 had been billed as 3x03), hence this series-hopping randomness.
[Watch all episodes (again) on ITVX.]
3x15 Episode 15
4x06 Episode 6
Got a whole load of episodes of this saved up, having not watched it since September, and they're not always clear which they are (3x15 had been billed as 3x03), hence this series-hopping randomness.
[Watch all episodes (again) on ITVX.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A bit later than usual this week (not that anyone cares), not because of a huge influx of new titles (more on that in a sec) but because it's time for a monthly running time update, and I hadn't factored in titles received earlier in the month (might not sound like much effort, but I just didn't find myself with the time yesterday).
Anyway, six new additions this week — and I feel like I've not ordered anything recently! Well, those six came in two groups of three, both of which I actually ordered a while back. The first batch were from Australia, yet arrived about a week from when they were shipped. The wonders of the modern world! They included a BD-to-4K upgrade, while the second parcel included a BD-to-BD upgrade, so the net rise is just four...
Number of titles in collection: 3,540 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,555 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 469 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,535 [up 5]
Number of films: 4,489 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 443 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,146 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,233 [up 3]
Also, as I mentioned, it's time for the latest monthly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
599 days, 20 hours, and 44 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 3 hours, and 51 minutes from last month.)
Looks like next month I'll be crossing the 600-day mark — that's equivalent to almost 1 year and 10 months of continuous viewing! Yeesh.
See you next week, faithful reader.
A bit later than usual this week (not that anyone cares), not because of a huge influx of new titles (more on that in a sec) but because it's time for a monthly running time update, and I hadn't factored in titles received earlier in the month (might not sound like much effort, but I just didn't find myself with the time yesterday).
Anyway, six new additions this week — and I feel like I've not ordered anything recently! Well, those six came in two groups of three, both of which I actually ordered a while back. The first batch were from Australia, yet arrived about a week from when they were shipped. The wonders of the modern world! They included a BD-to-4K upgrade, while the second parcel included a BD-to-BD upgrade, so the net rise is just four...
Number of titles in collection: 3,540 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,555 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 469 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,535 [up 5]
Number of films: 4,489 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 443 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,146 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,233 [up 3]
Also, as I mentioned, it's time for the latest monthly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
599 days, 20 hours, and 44 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 3 hours, and 51 minutes from last month.)
Looks like next month I'll be crossing the 600-day mark — that's equivalent to almost 1 year and 10 months of continuous viewing! Yeesh.
See you next week, faithful reader.
Saturday, 17 May 2025
TV
Doctor Who
41x06 The Interstellar Song Contest
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Eurovision Song Contest: Basel 2025
Grand Final
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
41x06 The Interstellar Song Contest
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Eurovision Song Contest: Basel 2025
Grand Final
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friday, 16 May 2025
Films
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
[2nd watch]
[#46 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Part Two on Wednesday!
[2nd watch]
[#46 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Part Two on Wednesday!
Videos
Critical Role
2x105 Rumble at Rumblecusp [2nd hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x105 Rumble at Rumblecusp [2nd hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Comics
X-Manhunt Omega
X-Manhunt, Finale: Dreams End by Murewa Ayodele, Gail Simone, Gleb Melnikov, Federica Mancin & Enid Balám
Ooh, a Major Change™! Things Will Never Be The Same Again™! Until some other writer/editor in a couple of years wants them to be, of course. Ah, comics.
In other news: yay, I caught up on the crossover! Now I just have, er, five regular issues of X-comics in my unread pile — not counting the couple of series I've been buying but haven't started yet. (I don't mean to talk about this as if it's some kind of challenge or chore, but my own shortcomings at just keeping up with stuff mean it does sound like that sometimes.)
X-Manhunt, Finale: Dreams End by Murewa Ayodele, Gail Simone, Gleb Melnikov, Federica Mancin & Enid Balám
Ooh, a Major Change™! Things Will Never Be The Same Again™! Until some other writer/editor in a couple of years wants them to be, of course. Ah, comics.
In other news: yay, I caught up on the crossover! Now I just have, er, five regular issues of X-comics in my unread pile — not counting the couple of series I've been buying but haven't started yet. (I don't mean to talk about this as if it's some kind of challenge or chore, but my own shortcomings at just keeping up with stuff mean it does sound like that sometimes.)
Videos
Critical Role
2x105 Rumble at Rumblecusp [1st hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x105 Rumble at Rumblecusp [1st hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Monday, 12 May 2025
TV
Cobra Kai
3x03 Now You're Gonna Pay
3x04 The Right Path
[Watch the entire series (again) on Netflix.]
3x03 Now You're Gonna Pay
3x04 The Right Path
[Watch the entire series (again) on Netflix.]
Fiction
Doctor Who: The New Adventures
Timewyrm: Revelation by Paul Cornell
Prologues
Chapter 1
Finally cracking on with the fourth book in the Timewyrm quartet. (Somehow, it's almost eight months since I finished the last one — time is flying these days! On the bright side, it's not yet two years since I started the first. Yet.)
Timewyrm: Revelation by Paul Cornell
Prologues
Chapter 1
Finally cracking on with the fourth book in the Timewyrm quartet. (Somehow, it's almost eight months since I finished the last one — time is flying these days! On the bright side, it's not yet two years since I started the first. Yet.)
Comics
Exceptional X-Men
#7 X-Manhunt: Collateral Damage by Eve L. Ewing & Carmen Carnero
This is advertised as a “tie-in” issue, rather than a full-blown part of the X-Manhunt crossover. I read somewhere that the connection was literally one panel, but that’s unfair. For starters, it’s two pages. Secondly, it’s used as a jumping off point to illuminate the characters a little bit. Thirdly, it ties into broader themes of the issue and the current X-Men line. So, essential to the crossover’s story? No, of course not — that’s why it’s a tie-in. But a pointless one-panel reference? No, it’s more than that (thank goodness, because I’d’ve had a whole rant if that's all it had been).
X-Factor
#8 X-Manhunt, Chapter 5: The Summers of Days Past by Mark Russell & Bob Quinn
#7 X-Manhunt: Collateral Damage by Eve L. Ewing & Carmen Carnero
This is advertised as a “tie-in” issue, rather than a full-blown part of the X-Manhunt crossover. I read somewhere that the connection was literally one panel, but that’s unfair. For starters, it’s two pages. Secondly, it’s used as a jumping off point to illuminate the characters a little bit. Thirdly, it ties into broader themes of the issue and the current X-Men line. So, essential to the crossover’s story? No, of course not — that’s why it’s a tie-in. But a pointless one-panel reference? No, it’s more than that (thank goodness, because I’d’ve had a whole rant if that's all it had been).
X-Factor
#8 X-Manhunt, Chapter 5: The Summers of Days Past by Mark Russell & Bob Quinn
Sunday, 11 May 2025
Films
Spartacus (1960)
[#45 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2025 #5
[#45 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2025 #5
Saturday, 10 May 2025
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Amongst this week's additions, Arrow's 4K release of the first film in Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy, A Fistful of Dollars. That will eventually replace my Blu-ray box set of the trilogy, but only once films 2 and 3 are also out. In the meantime, numbers just go up...
Number of titles in collection: 3,536 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,551 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 467 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,530 [up 12]
Number of films: 4,485 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 443 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,146 [up 35]
Number of short films: 1,230 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Amongst this week's additions, Arrow's 4K release of the first film in Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy, A Fistful of Dollars. That will eventually replace my Blu-ray box set of the trilogy, but only once films 2 and 3 are also out. In the meantime, numbers just go up...
Number of titles in collection: 3,536 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,551 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 467 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,530 [up 12]
Number of films: 4,485 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 443 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,146 [up 35]
Number of short films: 1,230 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 9 May 2025
Comics
NYX
#9 X-Manhunt, Chapter 2: Charles by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing & Francesco Mortarino
Here's the problem with many-title crossover events like this: having to drop into books you don't normally read, where those books are torn between continuing the crossover's storyline and continuing their own storylines. Too much of the latter, readers like me feel confused and frustrated; but I can understand why they want to keep the latter in hand for regular readers. This issue seemed to strike a reasonable balance. We'll see how the three other "titles I don't normally read" fare as I progress.
#9 X-Manhunt, Chapter 2: Charles by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing & Francesco Mortarino
Here's the problem with many-title crossover events like this: having to drop into books you don't normally read, where those books are torn between continuing the crossover's storyline and continuing their own storylines. Too much of the latter, readers like me feel confused and frustrated; but I can understand why they want to keep the latter in hand for regular readers. This issue seemed to strike a reasonable balance. We'll see how the three other "titles I don't normally read" fare as I progress.
Thursday, 8 May 2025
Videos
Critical Role
2x102 Ghosts, Dinosaurs, and Stuff
The final 5 minutes of this session… I haven’t even seen Campaign 1, but the cast’s reactions — especially as they don’t all get it right away — are amazing.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x102 Ghosts, Dinosaurs, and Stuff
The final 5 minutes of this session… I haven’t even seen Campaign 1, but the cast’s reactions — especially as they don’t all get it right away — are amazing.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
Fiction
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
3 The Adventure of the Yellow Face
This is, generally, a poorly-regarded case, but I thought it was quite good. Accusations of racism feel misplaced given how it concludes, even if some of the language is unfortunately dated — but I think that sometimes, when the intention is right, we have to be mindful and forgiving of the time when something was written.
3 The Adventure of the Yellow Face
This is, generally, a poorly-regarded case, but I thought it was quite good. Accusations of racism feel misplaced given how it concludes, even if some of the language is unfortunately dated — but I think that sometimes, when the intention is right, we have to be mindful and forgiving of the time when something was written.
Comics
The Uncanny X-Men
#11 X-Manhunt, Chapter 1: Echoes of Madness by Gail Simone & Javier Garrón
Feels like there was only just an X-Men crossover (partly because I only caught up with it a month ago, but they were pretty close IRL too), but here we go again. This is a bigger affair though, jumping across seven different X-titles. I've got all the issues, so intending to progress through it at a reasonable pace (for once).
#11 X-Manhunt, Chapter 1: Echoes of Madness by Gail Simone & Javier Garrón
Feels like there was only just an X-Men crossover (partly because I only caught up with it a month ago, but they were pretty close IRL too), but here we go again. This is a bigger affair though, jumping across seven different X-titles. I've got all the issues, so intending to progress through it at a reasonable pace (for once).
Videos
Critical Role
2x101 Mysteries, Memories, and Music [3rd hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x101 Mysteries, Memories, and Music [3rd hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
Videos
Critical Role
2x101 Mysteries, Memories, and Music [2nd hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x101 Mysteries, Memories, and Music [2nd hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Monday, 5 May 2025
TV
Cobra Kai
3x01 Aftermath
I ended season two of this with the comment that “now I have the internal debate of whether to rush on to season 3 or save it for a bit.” I opted for the latter, because I had taken a five-month pause between seasons 1 and 2, and season 3 was brand new at the time, so it seemed fitting to take a break there before I'd have an enforced one while waiting for season 4. With hindsight, maybe I should’ve just plowed on, because “a bit” has somehow turned into four-and-a-quarter years. Eesh. In that time, they’ve released three further seasons, ending the show — so now I can binge all the rest of it… or I could still take breaks after each season. Maybe I shouldn’t risk that, though, eh? I don’t really want to be watching the final episodes in 2038…
[Watch the whole series (again) on Netflix.]
3x01 Aftermath
I ended season two of this with the comment that “now I have the internal debate of whether to rush on to season 3 or save it for a bit.” I opted for the latter, because I had taken a five-month pause between seasons 1 and 2, and season 3 was brand new at the time, so it seemed fitting to take a break there before I'd have an enforced one while waiting for season 4. With hindsight, maybe I should’ve just plowed on, because “a bit” has somehow turned into four-and-a-quarter years. Eesh. In that time, they’ve released three further seasons, ending the show — so now I can binge all the rest of it… or I could still take breaks after each season. Maybe I shouldn’t risk that, though, eh? I don’t really want to be watching the final episodes in 2038…
[Watch the whole series (again) on Netflix.]
Videos
Critical Role
2x101 Mysteries, Memories, and Music [1st hour]
I've just had almost a week off work (holiday, not illness), and I didn't want to accidentally spend the whole time watching Critical Role, so I... accidentally spent the whole time not watching it instead. Oops. Well, here I go again.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x101 Mysteries, Memories, and Music [1st hour]
I've just had almost a week off work (holiday, not illness), and I didn't want to accidentally spend the whole time watching Critical Role, so I... accidentally spent the whole time not watching it instead. Oops. Well, here I go again.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Sunday, 4 May 2025
this week on 100Films.co.uk
I say "week", but these are really monthly updates from 100Films.co.uk nowadays, because all I post are my monthly reviews. And it's time once again for those, beginning with my overall review of April...
...and concluding with my "failures"...
More next month... or next Sunday, you never know.
...and concluding with my "failures"...
More next month... or next Sunday, you never know.
Saturday, 3 May 2025
Comics
Absolute Batman
#5 The Zoo Part Five by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
#6 The Zoo Part Six by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
#5 The Zoo Part Five by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
#6 The Zoo Part Six by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After the unusual completely-dead week last time, a burst of activity: all the stuff that really should have been here last time, plus some stuff on time for this week. Mind you, some stuff that really should have arrived, didn't; so that more-or-less guarantees more next week. Fun fun fun.
Number of titles in collection: 3,531 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,546 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 466 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,518 [up 15]
Number of films: 4,482 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 443 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 10,111 [up 10]
Number of short films: 1,229 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
After the unusual completely-dead week last time, a burst of activity: all the stuff that really should have been here last time, plus some stuff on time for this week. Mind you, some stuff that really should have arrived, didn't; so that more-or-less guarantees more next week. Fun fun fun.
Number of titles in collection: 3,531 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,546 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 466 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,518 [up 15]
Number of films: 4,482 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 443 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 10,111 [up 10]
Number of short films: 1,229 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 2 May 2025
Films
I've been intending to watch the How to Train Your Dragon short films and TV specials for some time, and what better time than slotting them in chronologically while rewatching the film trilogy? These four take place between the first two films; the final two take place after Film 3, so I'll watch them when appropriate.
In chronological order, the first salvo of shorts include...
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon (2010)
Book of Dragons (2011)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014)
In chronological order, the first salvo of shorts include...
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon (2010)
Book of Dragons (2011)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014)
Thursday, 1 May 2025
Films
How to Train Your Dragon 3D (2010)
[3rd watch]
[#41 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Third watch, but first in 3D — which was spectacular.
[3rd watch]
[#41 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Third watch, but first in 3D — which was spectacular.
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Films
I had to watch three films over the last three days to meet my monthly goals for 100 Films. I started today with... three still to go. Oops. How'd I get on?
Knight Chills (2001)
Saboteur (1942)
[#40 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2025 #4
Well, that's less than ideal. But the only one I missed was a rewatch, so it's not too bad — I can catch that up easily enough; especially as, overall, I'm ahead of target on my Challenge viewing.
Knight Chills (2001)
Saboteur (1942)
[#40 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2025 #4
Well, that's less than ideal. But the only one I missed was a rewatch, so it's not too bad — I can catch that up easily enough; especially as, overall, I'm ahead of target on my Challenge viewing.
Monday, 28 April 2025
Videos
Critical Role
2x100 Hunted at Sea
This was CR's first episode after their four-month Covid hiatus — for me, it's only been 17 days (and only that long because I watched a more recent one-shot in the interim and have been busy with other things). Hurrah for catching up years later. And hurrah for the internet achiving (almost) everything, because it means I can still watch the video announcing their return, and the one of them levelling up before this episode.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x100 Hunted at Sea
This was CR's first episode after their four-month Covid hiatus — for me, it's only been 17 days (and only that long because I watched a more recent one-shot in the interim and have been busy with other things). Hurrah for catching up years later. And hurrah for the internet achiving (almost) everything, because it means I can still watch the video announcing their return, and the one of them levelling up before this episode.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Sunday, 27 April 2025
Comics
Absolute Batman
#4 The Zoo Part Four by Scott Snyder & Gabriel Hernández Walta
Labelled as "part four", but a bit of an aside (with a new artist to boot) going back to the very beginnings of this iteration of Batman. Speaking of which, there's a nice interview with writer Scott Snyder that came out around the same time as this issue, talking about the thought behind and success of Absolute Batman, as well as this issue in particular.
The Uncanny X-Men
#9 Off the Leash by Gail Simone & Andrei Bressan
#10 Off the Leash Part 2 by Gail Simone & Andrei Bressan
#4 The Zoo Part Four by Scott Snyder & Gabriel Hernández Walta
Labelled as "part four", but a bit of an aside (with a new artist to boot) going back to the very beginnings of this iteration of Batman. Speaking of which, there's a nice interview with writer Scott Snyder that came out around the same time as this issue, talking about the thought behind and success of Absolute Batman, as well as this issue in particular.
The Uncanny X-Men
#9 Off the Leash by Gail Simone & Andrei Bressan
#10 Off the Leash Part 2 by Gail Simone & Andrei Bressan
Games
Storyteller
Another puzzle game free with Netflix — which I liked so much, I ended up finishing it today. It's not that long, but I still spent a fair bit of time with it to get through it all so quickly.
I say "all" — it says I'm 78% complete, but the remainder involves going back over completed levels to change the story and gain 'stamps'; but while there's a list of stamps to collect, it doesn't tell you which levels you can get them on, so it's a bit of a pain to second-guess and, frankly, I'm not sure I care that much.
The main game was fun, though. I'd've played more of that.
Another puzzle game free with Netflix — which I liked so much, I ended up finishing it today. It's not that long, but I still spent a fair bit of time with it to get through it all so quickly.
I say "all" — it says I'm 78% complete, but the remainder involves going back over completed levels to change the story and gain 'stamps'; but while there's a list of stamps to collect, it doesn't tell you which levels you can get them on, so it's a bit of a pain to second-guess and, frankly, I'm not sure I care that much.
The main game was fun, though. I'd've played more of that.
Saturday, 26 April 2025
TV
Doctor Who
41x03 The Well
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
5x10 Episode 10 [season finale; 2nd watch]
Nope, don't think I remembered a single answer.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
41x03 The Well
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
5x10 Episode 10 [season finale; 2nd watch]
Nope, don't think I remembered a single answer.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Unusually, there's absolutely nothing to report this week! I did place some orders, but mostly pre-orders. HMV's recent changes to their officially-ended never-ending 20% discount (if you've still got codes, it still works; but not on pre-orders, and not immediately on new releases) means I didn't order any of this week's new releases until Friday. They should turn up in time for next week, at least.
Number of titles in collection: 3,521 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,536 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 464 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,503 [no change]
Number of films: 4,471 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 442 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,101 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,227 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Unusually, there's absolutely nothing to report this week! I did place some orders, but mostly pre-orders. HMV's recent changes to their officially-ended never-ending 20% discount (if you've still got codes, it still works; but not on pre-orders, and not immediately on new releases) means I didn't order any of this week's new releases until Friday. They should turn up in time for next week, at least.
Number of titles in collection: 3,521 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,536 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 464 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,503 [no change]
Number of films: 4,471 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 442 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,101 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,227 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 25 April 2025
Games
The Almost Gone
Netflix keeps pushing its "games on TV" beta at me, so I thought I'd give it a go. This seemed the best bet for both being my kinda thing and working with the controller, which is an app on your phone. I played through Act One (of five) and quite enjoyed it.
Firstly, I was right on both counts: this is a "puzzle game", but it's effectively a differently-presented point-and-click adventure game; and the phone-based controller is a little awkward to use, which is fine for a game like this, where you click around at your own pace, but would be a nightmare for something reliant on speed and precision, like a platformer or fighting game. Netflix does offer those too, but I don't think I'll be attempting them anytime soon. Heck, even with this, I'll likely play the rest on my computer (it's also available via browser) rather than have to deal with the controller app again.
Netflix keeps pushing its "games on TV" beta at me, so I thought I'd give it a go. This seemed the best bet for both being my kinda thing and working with the controller, which is an app on your phone. I played through Act One (of five) and quite enjoyed it.
Firstly, I was right on both counts: this is a "puzzle game", but it's effectively a differently-presented point-and-click adventure game; and the phone-based controller is a little awkward to use, which is fine for a game like this, where you click around at your own pace, but would be a nightmare for something reliant on speed and precision, like a platformer or fighting game. Netflix does offer those too, but I don't think I'll be attempting them anytime soon. Heck, even with this, I'll likely play the rest on my computer (it's also available via browser) rather than have to deal with the controller app again.
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
Videos
Critical Role
Ménagerie a Trois [2nd half]
The end of the last Menagerie adventure so far, with at least one major plot thread left hanging. You'd think they might pick it back up for the actual release of Daggerheart (coming May 20th), but (as far as I'm aware) they've announced nothing of the sort. Instead, they'll be marking the release with an unconnected Daggerheart miniseries, which sounds fun in its own way, but it would be nice to close this one off.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Ménagerie a Trois [2nd half]
The end of the last Menagerie adventure so far, with at least one major plot thread left hanging. You'd think they might pick it back up for the actual release of Daggerheart (coming May 20th), but (as far as I'm aware) they've announced nothing of the sort. Instead, they'll be marking the release with an unconnected Daggerheart miniseries, which sounds fun in its own way, but it would be nice to close this one off.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Tuesday, 22 April 2025
Monday, 21 April 2025
Films
The King of Kings (1927)
Streamed free by Flicker Alley for Easter Sunday (I actually started it last night and finished it this morning). Seasonally appropriate, but the first feature I've watched this year that doesn't count towards my challenge.
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016)
And another that doesn't count! But this sets up two more that will.
Streamed free by Flicker Alley for Easter Sunday (I actually started it last night and finished it this morning). Seasonally appropriate, but the first feature I've watched this year that doesn't count towards my challenge.
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016)
And another that doesn't count! But this sets up two more that will.
Videos
Critical Role
Ménagerie a Trois [1st hour]
Watch the Menagerie level up to L6 on YouTube or Beacon, which is where they start this third (and, so far, final) adventure, playing the Daggerheart open beta.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Ménagerie a Trois [1st hour]
Watch the Menagerie level up to L6 on YouTube or Beacon, which is where they start this third (and, so far, final) adventure, playing the Daggerheart open beta.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Saturday, 19 April 2025
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Another selection of new releases drop in, just in time for the monthly running time update.
Number of titles in collection: 3,521 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,536 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 464 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,503 [up 6]
Number of films: 4,471 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 442 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,101 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,227 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
597 days, 16 hours, and 53 minutes.
(Up 8 days, 11 hours, and 48 minutes from last month.)
That's a pretty insane increase for just one month. I wondered if I'd done the maths wrong at first. But, thinking back, it includes things like The Saint complete DVD set, which runs well over four days by itself. Just an exceptional month, is all
See you next week, faithful reader.
Another selection of new releases drop in, just in time for the monthly running time update.
Number of titles in collection: 3,521 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,536 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 464 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,503 [up 6]
Number of films: 4,471 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 442 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,101 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,227 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
597 days, 16 hours, and 53 minutes.
(Up 8 days, 11 hours, and 48 minutes from last month.)
That's a pretty insane increase for just one month. I wondered if I'd done the maths wrong at first. But, thinking back, it includes things like The Saint complete DVD set, which runs well over four days by itself. Just an exceptional month, is all
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 18 April 2025
TV
Daredevil: Born Again
1x08 Isle of Joy
1x09 Straight to Hell [season finale]
Glad I had the ending spoiled, otherwise I too might've been expecting a bigger reveal. In the end, this season did feel like what it was: something salvaged from an aborted version, plus the intial act / setup for what's coming next. It'll be worth it if season two pays off.
[Watch the whole series (again) on Disney+.]
1x08 Isle of Joy
1x09 Straight to Hell [season finale]
Glad I had the ending spoiled, otherwise I too might've been expecting a bigger reveal. In the end, this season did feel like what it was: something salvaged from an aborted version, plus the intial act / setup for what's coming next. It'll be worth it if season two pays off.
[Watch the whole series (again) on Disney+.]
Comics
Absolute Batman
#3 The Zoo Part Three by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
Didn't mean to leave it four months between issues, but time seems to be flying this year.
X-Men
#10 Brinkmanship by Jed MacKay & Netho Diaz
#3 The Zoo Part Three by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta
Didn't mean to leave it four months between issues, but time seems to be flying this year.
X-Men
#10 Brinkmanship by Jed MacKay & Netho Diaz
Games
The Case of the Golden Idol
Chapter 4, Scenes 1–2
Epilogue
Finished the whole thing in under four hours of playtime. I did perhaps rush it slightly at the end, but I wasn't invested enough to take my time over it.
Chapter 4, Scenes 1–2
Epilogue
Finished the whole thing in under four hours of playtime. I did perhaps rush it slightly at the end, but I wasn't invested enough to take my time over it.
Thursday, 17 April 2025
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
Games
The Case of the Golden Idol
Chapter 1, Scenes 1–3
Chapter 2, Scenes 1–2
I've wanted to play this for a while, but even when it's on sale it's never that cheap (and I've got such a backlog of games to get through, paying a high price seems daft) and I'm aware it's free with a Netflix subscription (but I don't normally have a Netflix subscription). Also, the Netflix version is only on mobile, and I feel like this would be better played on a desktop. But I do currently have a Netflix sub, and it's free, so I thought I may as well give it a go — if it's really good, I can always pay for the desktop version.
Well, so far, it's... fine. It's not that hard to play on a mobile, despite what some people say (I can see why desktop would be even easier, because clicking around with a mouse is quicker than tapping around with a finger, at least for me, but it works just fine). As for the game itself, it feels more like a puzzle game with graphics than a true point-and-click adventure, which it was sort of sold to me as. I mean, fundamentally, it's Murdle but with pictures instead of just words, and a more complicated elimination grid (masked by putting it into sentences).
I'll keep playing it. I'll aim to finish it (possibly very quickly: I've played for about an hour and a half and I'm almost halfway through. Unless it gets a lot harder (which, in fairness, it might), it looks like I could get through it much quicker than the average playtime reports suggest). Unless I get sick of it, I'll probably even go on to the sequel (also free with Netflix). But it's no Monkey Island or Grim Fandango or Broken Sword or whatever.
Chapter 1, Scenes 1–3
Chapter 2, Scenes 1–2
I've wanted to play this for a while, but even when it's on sale it's never that cheap (and I've got such a backlog of games to get through, paying a high price seems daft) and I'm aware it's free with a Netflix subscription (but I don't normally have a Netflix subscription). Also, the Netflix version is only on mobile, and I feel like this would be better played on a desktop. But I do currently have a Netflix sub, and it's free, so I thought I may as well give it a go — if it's really good, I can always pay for the desktop version.
Well, so far, it's... fine. It's not that hard to play on a mobile, despite what some people say (I can see why desktop would be even easier, because clicking around with a mouse is quicker than tapping around with a finger, at least for me, but it works just fine). As for the game itself, it feels more like a puzzle game with graphics than a true point-and-click adventure, which it was sort of sold to me as. I mean, fundamentally, it's Murdle but with pictures instead of just words, and a more complicated elimination grid (masked by putting it into sentences).
I'll keep playing it. I'll aim to finish it (possibly very quickly: I've played for about an hour and a half and I'm almost halfway through. Unless it gets a lot harder (which, in fairness, it might), it looks like I could get through it much quicker than the average playtime reports suggest). Unless I get sick of it, I'll probably even go on to the sequel (also free with Netflix). But it's no Monkey Island or Grim Fandango or Broken Sword or whatever.
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Monday, 14 April 2025
TV
Friends
6x20 The One with Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E. [6th or so watch]
Leverage: Redemption
1x01 The Too Many Rembrandts Job
1x02 The Panamanian Monkey Job
Finally (as in: 16 months after I finished the original series) made a start on this Leverage sequel series. So far it's... admirably like good ol' fashioned TV. Y'know, kinda low-budget-looking and driven by stories of the week, rather than slick and over-budgeted and trying to be "a long movie". We need more TV that just behaves like TV.
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x06 Week 2: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
6x20 The One with Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E. [6th or so watch]
Leverage: Redemption
1x01 The Too Many Rembrandts Job
1x02 The Panamanian Monkey Job
Finally (as in: 16 months after I finished the original series) made a start on this Leverage sequel series. So far it's... admirably like good ol' fashioned TV. Y'know, kinda low-budget-looking and driven by stories of the week, rather than slick and over-budgeted and trying to be "a long movie". We need more TV that just behaves like TV.
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x06 Week 2: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 13 April 2025
TV
The Diplomat
2x05 Our Lady of Immaculate Deception
2x06 Dreadnought [season finale]
Friends
6x18 The One Where Ross Dates a Student [6th or so watch]
6x19 The One with Joey's Fridge [5th or so watch]
The Rookie
6x08 Punch Card
6x09 The Squeeze
6x10 Escape Plan [season finale]
2x05 Our Lady of Immaculate Deception
2x06 Dreadnought [season finale]
Friends
6x18 The One Where Ross Dates a Student [6th or so watch]
6x19 The One with Joey's Fridge [5th or so watch]
The Rookie
6x08 Punch Card
6x09 The Squeeze
6x10 Escape Plan [season finale]
Saturday, 12 April 2025
TV
The Diplomat
2x03 The Ides of March
2x04 The Other Army
Doctor Who
41x01 The Robot Revolution
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
6x17 The One with Unagi [6th or so watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x03 Week 1: Wednesday
8x04 Week 1: Thursday
8x05 Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
6x06 Secrets and Lies
6x07 Crushed
2x03 The Ides of March
2x04 The Other Army
Doctor Who
41x01 The Robot Revolution
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
6x17 The One with Unagi [6th or so watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x03 Week 1: Wednesday
8x04 Week 1: Thursday
8x05 Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
6x06 Secrets and Lies
6x07 Crushed
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A pretty low-key, straightforward update this week: just five new titles, mostly 4K, no upgrades or sidegrades or whatever. It should be like this more often.
Number of titles in collection: 3,517 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,532 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 462 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 8,497 [up 8]
Number of films: 4,467 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 442 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 10,101 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,227 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A pretty low-key, straightforward update this week: just five new titles, mostly 4K, no upgrades or sidegrades or whatever. It should be like this more often.
Number of titles in collection: 3,517 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 985 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,532 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 462 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 8,497 [up 8]
Number of films: 4,467 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 442 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 10,101 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,227 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 11 April 2025
TV
The Diplomat
2x01 When a Stranger Calls
2x02 St. Paul's
Friends
6x16 The One That Could Have Been Part 2 [5th or so watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x01 Week 1: Monday
8x02 Week 1: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2x01 When a Stranger Calls
2x02 St. Paul's
Friends
6x16 The One That Could Have Been Part 2 [5th or so watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x01 Week 1: Monday
8x02 Week 1: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Videos
Critical Role
2x99 High Seas, High Stakes [3rd hour]
When I started this episode, I mentioned it was their last regular live one. It was also the last appearance of this set, because when the show returned from hiatus it was in a new socially-distanced format that lasted until the end of Campaign 2, and they got a shiny new set for Campaign 3. Said hiatus, due to Covid, was announced the Tuesday after this episode aired. There's a Wiki article about it here, but in short: the show eventually returned almost four months later. I don't intend to emulate that with a lengthy pause of my own, although this does feel like it would be an appropriate juncture to go check out some other one-shots and/or miniseries...
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x99 High Seas, High Stakes [3rd hour]
When I started this episode, I mentioned it was their last regular live one. It was also the last appearance of this set, because when the show returned from hiatus it was in a new socially-distanced format that lasted until the end of Campaign 2, and they got a shiny new set for Campaign 3. Said hiatus, due to Covid, was announced the Tuesday after this episode aired. There's a Wiki article about it here, but in short: the show eventually returned almost four months later. I don't intend to emulate that with a lengthy pause of my own, although this does feel like it would be an appropriate juncture to go check out some other one-shots and/or miniseries...
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Videos
Critical Role
2x99 High Seas, High Stakes [2nd hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x99 High Seas, High Stakes [2nd hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Videos
Critical Role
2x99 High Seas, High Stakes [1st hour]
Weird beginning to this episode: it's a big ol' party for their fifth anniversary, but they've also finally had to explicity acknowledge there's Something Going On In The World — i.e. Covid. Indeed, although they don't know it yet, this is the last-ever "broadcast live" regular edition of CR. After this they started pre-recording (because of the pandemic) and since have only returned to live broadcasts for one-shots and specials and that kinda thing. (More about their pandemic hiatus when I watch the second half / start the next episode.)
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x99 High Seas, High Stakes [1st hour]
Weird beginning to this episode: it's a big ol' party for their fifth anniversary, but they've also finally had to explicity acknowledge there's Something Going On In The World — i.e. Covid. Indeed, although they don't know it yet, this is the last-ever "broadcast live" regular edition of CR. After this they started pre-recording (because of the pandemic) and since have only returned to live broadcasts for one-shots and specials and that kinda thing. (More about their pandemic hiatus when I watch the second half / start the next episode.)
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
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