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companion-showdown · 18 days ago

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Showdown 2k25

Just like last year I want to kick January off with a flat popularity contest, showdown 2k25.

Automatically competing - everyone from last year (list), with the following exceptions

Last years winner - Donna Noble

Possibly Rose Tyler as the 2023 winner, but I need to think on it a bit more

I'm going to reassess a few from last year, specifically the real people

Rules for new nominees (tardis wiki list referenced below)

Anyone on the list will automatically be accepted

TV companions MUST be on the list

EU companions not on the list will be considered on a case by case basis. If they meet a reasonable definition of companion I will accept them, basic guideline is has their own tardis wiki article so I can actually check, multiple stories with the Doctor, none of these guidelines are hard rules, if you can justify them to me, I'll let them in

Propaganda is not carrying over from last year, if you want to go to bat for someone, use this same form

You can use this form to make multiple nominations/give multiple bits of propaganda at once.

You have until at least the 1st of January

list of competitors, anyone in green has propaganda submitted for them

Classic Who

Ace McShane

Adric

Barbara Wright

Ben Jackson

The Brigadier

Chang Lee

Dodo Chaplet

Grace Holloway

Harry Sullivan

Ian Chesterton

Jamie McCrimmon

Jo Grant

Kamelion

Katarina

Leela

Liz Shaw

Mags

Mel Bush

Mike Yates

Nyssa

Peri Brown

Polly Wright

Romana I

Romana II

Sabalom Glitz

Sara Kingdom

Sarah-Jane Smith

Sergeant Benton

Steven Taylor

Susan Foreman

Tegan Jovanka

Turlough

Vicki Pallister

Victoria Waterfield

Zoe Heriot

NuWho

Adam Mitchell

Amy Pond

Bill Potts

Canton Everett Delaware III

Clara Oswald

Dan Lewis

Graham O'Brien

Grant Gordon aka the Ghost

Handles

Inston-Vee Vindor

Jack Harkness

Karvanista

Kate Stewart

Martha Jones

Mickey Smith

Missy

Nardole

River Song

Rory Williams

Rose Noble

Ruby Sunday

Ryan Sinclair

Wilfred Mott

Yasmin Khan

Audio

Alex Campbell

Anya Kingdom

Bliss

C'rizz

Cass Fermazzi

Charley Pollard

Cousin Eliza: Christine Summerfield: Horus

Dalek Test Subject 2

Erimem

Evelyn Smythe

Helen Sinclair

Hex Schofield

Iris Wildthyme

Liv Chenka

Lucie Miller

Mark Seven

Molly O'Sullivan

Narvin

Oliver Harper

Sheena (The Starship of Theseus)

Tania Bell

Novels

Anji Kapoor

Anna (Good Companions)

Badger

Barusa

Bernice Summerfield

Business woman (Time on a Vine)

Catherine “Cat” Broome

Chris Cwej

Cinder

Claudia Marwood

Compassion

Dorothy (The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)

Fitz Kreiner

Guinevere Winchester

Hector (All Flesh is Grass)

Homunculette

Ikalla

Irving Braxiatel

Jack McSpringheel

Larna

Marie (Alien Bodies)

Milena

Patience

Penelope Gate

Peter Summerfield

Rosie Taylor

Roz Forrester

Ruth Leonidas

Sam Jones

Serena

Sibling Different aka Mae

The Mortimer Family (Ida, Alan, Helen, George)

Trix MacMillan

V.M.McCrimmion

Wolsey the Cat

Zeleekhà

Comics

Abslom Daak, Dalek Killer

Alice Obifune

Angus ‘Gus’ Goodman

ARC

Chantir

Child Master (The Then and the Now)

Cindy Wu

Dave Lester

Destrii

Duh

Flanx

Fey Truscott-Sade

Frobisher

Gabby Gonzalez

Gillian & John Who

Grayla

Hattie Munroe

Izzy Sinclair

Jayne Kadett

John Jones

Josie Day

Kroton

Ly Chee the Wise

Majenta Pryce

Maxwell Edison

Olla

Rose-the-cat

Shayde

Ssard

The Squire

Weeping Angel (Origins)

Real Life

Alan Turing

Claudia Winkleman

John Lennon

Jules Verne

Mary Shelley

Peter Cushing

Other

Alison Cheney

Andy Davidson

Antimony (Death Comes to Time)

Brian the Ood

Dormouse (The Red and the Blue)

Emma (curse of fatal death)

Koschie

Romana (Battle for the Universe)

Splinx

Susan Who

Tom Campbell

#doctor who

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blueberreads · 4 days ago

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25 in 2025

Thank you @logarithmicpanda for the tag! 💜

Last year's list was a success since I started... 4 books. Out of 24. And finished 1. So um let's make a list of books I probably won't read in 2025!

From last year's list

1. Sailing By Orion’s Star by Katie Crabb

2. Perception Check by Astrid Knight

3. Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith

4. When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

5. The Bone Ships by R. J. Barker

6. Notorious Sorcerer by Davina Evans

7. The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

Sequels

8. Blood Like Fate by Liselle Sambury

9. Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao

10. The Summer Queen by Rochelle Hassan

11. The Ending Fire by Saara El-Arifi

12. Confounding Oaths by Alexis Hall

13. Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

14. The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang

15. The Ashfire King by Chelsea Abdullah

Recommended

16. Breath of the Dragon by Fonda Lee and Shannon Lee

17. The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H. G. Parry

18. Shoestring Theory by Mariana Costa

19. The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard

Recently acquired

20. Kindling by Traci Chee

21. Lucy Undying by Kiersten White

22. The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

23. The Devourer by Alison Ames

24. Til Death Do Us Bard by Rose Black

25. Saltblood by Francesca De Tores

No pressure tags: @traeumenvonbuechern @denizbevan @lumiilys @amatheho, and anyone who'd like to join!

#books #tbr #i may read some of these

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brokenfuturerpg · 1 year ago

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PBS FEMENINOS POR EDAD

Hola personitas. Venimos con un aporte que nos ha costado un tiempito reunir. Es posible que algunos PB tengan 1 añito más de lo que pone, porque igual cumplieron recién. Esperamos les guste ^^

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transmutationisms · 1 year ago

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hii, do you have any book recommendations on the history of chinese medicine?

survey text:

Routledge Handbook of Chinese Medicine (2022). Lo, Vivienne & Stanley-Baker, Michael. ISBN: 9781135008970

better texts:

Mao's Bestiary: Medicinal Animals and Modern China (2021). Chee, Liz P. Y. ISBN: 9781478011903

China and the Cholera Pandemic: Restructuring Society under Mao (2021). Fang, Xiaoping. ISBN: 9780822988076

The Invention of Madness: State, Society, and the Insane in Modern China (2018). Baum, Emily. ISBN: 9780226580616

Know Your Remedies: Pharmacy and Culture in Early Modern China (2020). Bian, He. ISBN: 9780691179049

The Politics of Chinese Medicine Under Mongol Rule (2016). Shinno, Reiko. ISBN: 9781138781191

After Eunuchs: Science, Medicine, and the Transformation of Sex in Modern China (2018). Chiang, Howard Hsueh-Hao. ISBN: 9780231185783

Mass vaccination: citizens' bodies and state power in modern China (2019). Brazelton, Mary Augusta. ISBN: 9781501739989

Forgotten Disease: Illnesses Transformed in Chinese Medicine (2017). Smith, Hilary A. ISBN: 9781503603448

Pulse Diagnosis in Early Chinese Medicine: The Telling Touch (2010). Hsu, Elisabeth. ISBN: 9780521516624

Health Care in Eleventh-Century China (2015). Sivin, Nathan. ISBN: 9783319204277

The Evolution of Chinese Medicine: Song Dynasty, 960--1200 (2009). Goldschmidt, Asaf Moshe. ISBN: 9780415426558

#book recs

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bongaboi · 3 months ago

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Brisbane Lions: 2024 AFL Premiers

THESE will forever be Brisbane's kings of the pride.

After last year's heartbreak, a 0-3 start to the season, five season-ending knee reconstructions, missing out on the top four, three finals on the road, a semi-final win for the ages and storylines everywhere you looked, Brisbane is the premier for 2024 after a Toyota AFL Grand Final dismantling of Sydney.

In the redemption cup – the Lions looking to go one better than their four-point loss to Collingwood and Sydney hoping to overturn its disastrous 2022 decider – it was Chris Fagan's men who saluted by 60 points in an MCG masterclass in front of 100,013 fans.

The 18.12 (120) to 9.6 (60) win delivered the Lions their first flag since 2003 and 12th through its Fitzroy history as Fagan lifted the cup in his eighth season at the helm.

This was a rough welcome to the jungle for the Swans – everywhere Sydney turned, Brisbane was there. Every way the Swans looked, the Lions had them covered.

It would have been a terrible case of deja vu for the Swans, with the club now losing its past four Grand Finals since 2012. Three of them have been thrashings.

Where to start with Brisbane's band of heroes? It was a Lions' share: Lachie Neale, carrying an ankle injury, was sensational as he saluted with a flag in his third Grand Final attempt with 34 disposals and nine clearances.

Kai Lohmann lit the fuse early and finished with four and Callum Ah Chee kept the flame alive throughout with four majors. Will Ashcroft, having missed last year's decider with his knee injury, was superb and showed again he is a champion in the making with 30 disposals and a goal. Joe Daniher is considering retirement but showed he is at the top of his game, with only inaccuracy potentially costing him a Norm Smith Medal.

But where the Lions were hot, Sydney brought the cold. It was difficult to find a winner for the Swans, who had their star-studded midfield nullified, their forward line shut down and their back half picked apart.

Katy Perry started the day with a roar, but the Lions added a mighty to it. Sydney struck first with the opening two goals, the first from Will Hayward and the second a superb snap from Tom Papley. But that mini lead didn't quite sum up the contest after the Lions' early inaccuracy.

Lohmann quickly changed that. The eye-catching Lion kicked their first, and then their second a minute later on his left foot to give Brisbane the energy it needed, his tongue-out celebration a spirit boost to match his side's ascendancy.

They continued to control the play with their uncontested marking game as Hugh McCluggage cruised into a third goal, with the gun midfielder tallying nine opening-quarter disposals.

James Rowbottom's long set shot was a steadier for the Swans, who were preferring their shorter forward targets than their key position options, but Charlie Cameron's snap from the boundary – and subsequent bow to the crowd – restored Brisbane's eight-point lead at the first change.

Brisbane's premiership was won in an exhilarating second quarter. The Lions kicked seven goals to one for the term and they came from everywhere as the Swans, for the second time in three years, were pounded.

Lohmann kicked his third from the pocket, Cameron spotted Daniher cleverly for another, Ah Chee's brilliant finals series continued with two for the term, Jarrod Berry capitalised on Nick Blakey's turnover to slot a long goal and Eric Hipwood kicked one of the great Grand Final goals from the boundary line after dodging Dane Rampe, slotting the goal and reprising three-time Lions premiership star Jason Akermanis' pseudo shocked celebration afterwards.

When Logan Morris booted their 11th, the Lions had leapt to a 46-point lead for half-time as their youth, speed and hardened run into the flag decider proved beneficial.

Where the Lions' big names and lesser lights all stood up – from first-year player Morris to champion two-time Brownlow medallist Neale – Sydney couldn't find a winner as its midfield was battered, its defence under siege and forward line ineffective.

Party time started early as Neale continued to dominate the midfield battle in the third quarter, with Daniher also showing up the Swans defence. If it is to be Daniher's last game of an enigmatic career – the 30-year-old is weighing his future – then he went out on a high, kicking 2.4 but proving pivotal to the Lions.

His forward presence, as well as important around-the-ground ruck efforts, helped a fleet of smaller Lions capitalise time after time.

Lions fans spent most of the second half rejoicing, as more highlights came their way: the Cam Rayner hanger, Ah Chee enjoying a day out, one last Lohmann flying grab and, of course, a Daniher left-foot snap to close things out. The pride of Brisbane town – and beyond.

SYDNEY 3.1 4.3 5.4 9.6 (60) BRISBANE 4.3 11.7 16.11 18.12 (120)

GOALS Sydney: Parker 3, Warner, Rowbottom, Papley, Heeney, Hayward, Fox Brisbane: Lohmann 4, Ah Chee 4, Morris 2, Daniher 2, Rayner, McCluggage, Hipwood, Cameron, Berry, Ashcroft

INJURIES Sydney: McDonald (ankle) Brisbane: Nil

SUBSTITUTES Sydney: Braeden Campbell (replaced Logan McDonald in the third quarter) Brisbane: Conor McKenna (replaced Logan Morris in the final quarter)

Crowd: 100,013 at the MCG

#2024 #afl #australian football league #brisbane lions #afl grand final

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thediverismylove · 2 years ago

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23 books I want to read in 2023

how to sell a haunted house by grady hendrix

i feel bad about my neck by nora ephron

jazz by toni morrison

life on mars by tracy k smith

american psycho by bret easton ellis

i am, i am, i am by maggie o’farrell

bliss montage by ling ma

getting lost by annie ernaux

what purpose did I serve in your life by marie calloway

the berlin stories by christopher isherwood

gods of want by k ming chang

indelicacy by amina cain

assembly by natasha brown

nightbitch by rachel yoder

the hop by diana clarke

strange rites by tara isabella burton

babysitter by joyce carol oates

the millstone by margaret drabble

i love you but i’ve chosen darkness by claire vaye watkins

mislaid by nell zink

dog flowers by danielle geller

edinburgh by alexander chee

virtue by hermione hoby

tagging @entertheaardvark, @redactedmatopoeia, @babettegladney, @selkielore, and @hjarta to do this too. i feel like this post was a thing last year so I thought why not do it again 🤷‍♀️ also tagging anyone who wants to do it

#these books are all currently out btw #I can post abt my anticipated reads of 2023 if anyone is interested

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vintagehockeycardsreport · 8 days ago

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Bernie Parent's tenure with the Toronto Maple Leafs was brief but memorable. He joined the team on January 31, 1971, following a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers that sent Bruce Gamble and Mike Walton the other way. Parent’s arrival in Toronto paired him with legendary goaltender Jacques Plante.

During the remainder of the 1970-71 season, Parent appeared in 18 games, posting a respectable 2.66 goals-against average. In the playoffs, he played four games against the New York Rangers, recording a 2-2 record and allowing nine goals.

The 1971-72 season was Parent's only full campaign in Toronto, and he played a pivotal role in the team’s push for the postseason. He appeared in 47 regular-season games, achieving a 2.57 goals-against average, three shutouts, and an impressive .915 save percentage. Despite playing on a team that narrowly avoided being the league's lowest-scoring squad, Parent frequently faced over 30 shots per game. Ironically, the Flyers, his former team, held the league’s lowest scoring record that season.

Thanks to Parent's stellar goaltending, the Maple Leafs ended the season with a narrow +1 goal differential, scoring 209 goals while allowing 208. Toronto clinched the final playoff spot in the East Division, finishing four points ahead of the Detroit Red Wings. However, their postseason run was cut short as they fell to the Boston Bruins in five games.

The Shutouts

Parent recorded three shutouts during the 1971-72 season. One standout performance occurred on February 23, 1972, in a 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Parent stopped all 34 shots he faced, while Jim Rutherford turned aside 38 of 40 shots for Pittsburgh. Brad Selwood scored the game-winning goal on a power play, assisted by Dave Keon and Jim Harrison.

Earlier in the season, Parent and Vancouver Canucks goalie Dunc Wilson both earned shutouts in a thrilling 0-0 draw. Wilson made 34 saves, while Parent had a quieter evening with just 20 shots against.

Parent’s third shutout came in a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings, where he stopped 23 shots. A young Billy Smith allowed four goals on 28 shots for the Kings. Ron Ellis scored the game-winner just 3:37 into the contest, assisted by Dave Keon.

Biggest Win of 1971-72

One of Parent’s most significant victories that season came on January 15, 1972, when the Maple Leafs hosted the New York Rangers at Maple Leaf Gardens. Parent made 42 saves, allowing three goals, to help Toronto secure a 4-3 win. Dave Keon scored the decisive goal with just 23 seconds left, assisted by Billy MacMillan.

Leaving Toronto and Building a Legacy

After the 1971-72 season, Parent left the NHL to join the World Hockey Association for its inaugural 1972-73 season. He returned to Philadelphia to play for the Blazers but spent only one year in the WHA before rejoining the NHL with the Flyers. His return marked the beginning of a historic run with the "Broad Street Bullies," helping Philadelphia secure back-to-back Stanley Cup championships.

Parent’s NHL career spanned from 1965-66 to 1978-79, during which he played 608 regular-season games and 71 playoff contests with the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Philadelphia Flyers. A two-time Conn Smythe Trophy and Vezina Trophy winner, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984.

#bernie parent #toronto maple leafs

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NIGHTWING (1979) – Episode 222 – Decades of Horror 1970s

“I’ve decided to end the world. They all have to go.” Well, you can forget about cleaning the house, then. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out some Indigenous American culture infused with apocalyptic horror in Nightwing (1979).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 222 – Nightwing (1979)

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Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in New Mexico.

Directed by: Arthur Hiller

Writing Credits: Steve Shagan & Bud Shrake & Martin Cruz Smith; (1977 novel by) Martin Cruz Smith

Music by: Henry Mancini

Cinematography by: Charles Rosher Jr. (director of photography) (as Charles Rosher)

Visual Effects by: Carlo Rambaldi (special visual effects)

Selected Cast:

Nick Mancuso as Youngman Duran

David Warner as Phillip Payne

Kathryn Harrold as Anne Dillon

Stephen Macht as Walker Chee

Strother Martin as Selwyn

George Clutesi as Abner Tasupi

Ben Piazza as Roger Piggott

Donald Hotton as John Franklin

Charles Hallahan as Henry

Judith Novgrod as Judy

Alice Hirson as Claire Franklin

Pat Corley as Vet

Charlie L. Bird as Beejay (as Charlie bird)

Danny Zapien as Joe Mamoa

Peter Prouse as Doctor

José Toledo as Harold Masito (as Jose Toledo)

Richard Romancito as Ben Mamoa

Flavio Martinez as Isla Laloma (as Flavio Martinez III)

Lena Carr as Pregnant Woman

Virginia P. Maney as Old Squaw

Wade Stevens as Ambulance Attendant

Robert Dunbar as Helicopter Pilot

John R. Leonard Sr. as Helicopter Pilot

When a shaman decides the world must end and all must die, he performs a ritual that releases a very large and murderous Desmodus rotundus colony, commonly known as a guano-load of vampire bats! Nightwing (1979) is the only venture into horror for director Arthur Hiller and writer Martin Cruz Smith. Even so, the 70s Grue-Crew are bat-guano-crazy over their movie. Between the story, the bats, and the cast (Strother Martin’s in the house!), there is plenty of fuel for their talkabout!

At the time of this writing, Nightwing (1979) is available to stream from YouTube and PPV from Prime and AppleTV. The film is available on Blu-ray formatted physical media as part of a double-feature with Shadow of the Hawk (1976) from Mill Creek Entertainment.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Jeff, will be Craze (1974), directed by Freddie Francis and sporting a bunch of Oscar winners. It’s got to be great, right? Right? Why are you laughing?

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at [email protected].

Check out this episode!

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Granny Smith Applesauce

Pineapple & Banana Applesauce

Vanilla Pudding

Nature's Bakery Brownies

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Tobey Maguire was spotted in the Hamptons with actress Lily Chee. He's 49, she's 20, and he has a 17 year old daughter./

WTF what is this a competition on who can get the younger girl. Disgusting. What the hell is wrong with that industry and why are they so ok with it. Why are so many people continue to look the other way. I hate this.

Because they’ve gotten away with it for so long. There’s even wider age gaps. Look at Anna Nicole Smith and J. Howard Marshall.

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the next tournament is impossible Doctor-Companion pairings

hello hello, mini tournament time. first things first, nominations

you can nominate any doctor alongside any companion within the following rules

they MUST be an actual companion, not just any old character (I usually compare to this list, but I know its incomplete in some areas and includes characters i wouldn't consider companions in others so its not automatically qualifying or disqualifying)

the doctor and the companion cannot have met on screen, exceptions can be made if you have a compelling enough argument

they can have met in the eu provided it was only brief, so at most one story (i'm sure everyone has met everyone somewhere so it would be unreasonable to say otherwise)

in the hopes of this tournament not ballooning to ridiculous size, a maximum of one pairing per companion will be included in the tournament proper

Current Nominations:

1 and

Compassion

Tegan Jovanka (met in The Five Doctors)

Andy Davidson

Ace McShane

Jack Harkness

Rose Tyler

2 and

Amy Pond

Ponds

Vislor Turlough

Donna Noble

Jack Harkness

Yasmin Khan

Charley Pollard

Frobisher

Mel Bush

Clara Oswald

Bill Potts

3 and

Donna Noble

Martha Jones

Zoe Heriot

Ace McShane

Liv Chenka

Ponds

Missy

Donna Noble

4 and

Amy Pond

Bill Potts

Jack Harkness

Clara Oswald

Liz Shaw

River Song

5 and

Compassion

Bill Potts

The Fam

Jamie McCrimmon

Liz Shaw

6 and

Vislor Turlough

Anji Kapoor

Liz Shaw

Donna Noble

Romana II

Amy Pond

Clara Oswald

7 and

Bill Potts

Donna Noble

Clara Oswald

Compassion

Missy

Adric

River Song

8 and

Bill Potts

Clara Oswald

Ly-Chee the Wise

Adric

Chris Cwej

Sibling Different

Jack Harkness

Victoria Waterfield

Jamie McCrimmon

Kamelion

9 and

Donna Noble

Fitz Kreiner

Compassion

C'rizz

Martha Jones

Alison Cheney and Shalka!Master

Missy

Bernice Summerfield

Tegan Jovanka

Kroton

Chris Cwej

Nyssa

Jamie McCrimmon

Leela

River Song

Frobisher

Rory Williams

Chang Lee

Bill Potts

Sarah-Jane Smith

Clara Oswald

10 and

Fitz Kreiner

Missy

Nardole

Jamie McCrimmon

Nyssa

11 and

Bernice Summerfield

Ryan Sinclair

Dodo Chaplet

Missy

Frobisher

Dan Lewis

Jo Grant

Evelyn Smythe

12 and

Susan Foreman

Charley Pollard

Wolsey

Jamie McCrimmon

Evelyn Smythe

Compassion

Stacy Townsend

Ssard

Koschie

Kroton

Harry Sullivan

Yasmin Khan

Zoe Heriot

Leela

Romana I

Romana II

Barbara Wright

Liv Chenka

Ace McShane

Rose Tyler

Donna Noble

Peri Brown

Fitz Kreiner

Jack Harkness

Frobisher

Rory Williams

Kamelion

Ian Chesterton

Chang Lee

Sarah-Jane Smith

Dan Lewis

C'rizz

Jo Grant

Amy Pond

13 and

Wolsey

Hex Schofield

Compassion

John & Gillian

Fitz Kreiner

Bill Potts

River Song

Ace McShane

Charley Pollard

Liv Chenka

Susan Foreman

Clara Oswald

Jamie McCrimmon

Zoe Heriot

Rose Tyler

14 and

Fitz Kreiner

Rory Williams

John & Gillian

Jack Harkness

Yasmin Khan

Jamie McCrimmon

15 and

John & Gillian

Jack Harkness

Martha Jones

Jo Grant

Zoe Heriot

Jamie McCrimmon

Liz Shaw

War

River Song

Sarah-Jane Smith

Jamie McCrimmon

Bill Potts

Jo Grant

Fugitive

River Song

Compassion

Rose Tyler

Clara Oswald

Susan Foreman

Robert Banks Stewart Doctor

Compassion

Liz Shaw

Ly-Chee the Wise

The Infinity Doctor

Compassion

Fitz Kreiner

Merlin

Fitz Kreiner

Theta Sigma

Missy

Susan Foreman

Ace McShane

Donna Noble

Douglas Camfield Doctor and

Chris Cwej

Compassion

Shalka!Doctor and

Rose Tyler

Bill Potts

COFD 9 and

Rose Tyler

Missy

COFD 13 and

Yasmin Khan

Missy

nominations will be open for at least 24 hours (13:30 GMT (UTC+0) 23/12) but possibly more because busy time of year

#impossible pairings: nominations

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CRITIQUE 2

Things Fall Apart

Author: Chinua Achebe

Character and Characterization:

Okonkwo (Oh-kawn-kwoh) The central character of Things Fall Apart. A young leader of the African Igbo community of Umuofia (Oo-moo-oh-fee-ah), he is known as a fierce warrior as well as a successful farmer. He is determined to overcome the stigma left by his father's laziness and wastefulness.Unoka (Ooh-no-kah) Okonkwo's father, known for his weakness and lack of responsibility.Nwoye (Nuh-woh-yeh) Okonkwo's oldest son, age twelve at the book's beginning. He is innately a sensitive young man.Ikemefuna (Ee-keh-meh-foo-nah) A boy of fourteen who is given to Umuofia by a neighboring village to avoid war. He is a clever, resourceful young man.Ekwefi (Eh-kweh-fee) Okonkwo's second wife; the mother of Ezinma, her only living child.Ezinma (Eh-zeen-mah) Daughter of Ekwefi and Okonkwo; Ekwefi's only surviving child.Ojiubo (Oh-jee-ooh-boh) Okonkwo's third wife; the mother of several of Okonkwo's children.Obierika (Oh-bee-air-ee-kah) Okonkwo's best friend, who often represents the voice of reason. He is the father of Maduka (son) and Ekueke (daughter).Chielo (Chee-eh-loh) A village widow who is also the priestess of Agbala.Agbala (Ahg-bah-lah) The Oracle of the Hills and the Caves, who influences all aspects of Umuofian life. She is based on the real Oracle at Awka, who controlled Igbo life for centuries.Mr. Brown The first white Christian missionary in Umuofia and Mbanta. An understanding and accommodating man, he is inclined to listen to the Igbos.Mr. Kiaga (Kee-ah-gah) The native interpreter for the missionaries. He is a teacher and a leader of the new church in Mbanta.The Reverend James Smith A strict, stereotypical white Christian missionary, he takes over the church after Mr. Brown's departure.The District Commissioner A stern, stereotypical white colonial administrator of Umuofia. He follows regulations to the letter and possesses little knowledge or understanding of the people for whom he tries to administer a new government.

Summary:

Things Fall Apart is about the tragic fall of the protagonist, Okonkwo, and the Igbo culture. Okonkwo is a respected and influential leader within the Igbo community of Umuofia in eastern Nigeria. He first earns personal fame and distinction, and brings honor to his village, when he defeats Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling contest. Okonkwo determines to gain titles for himself and become a powerful and wealthy man in spite of his father's weaknesses.Okonkwo's father, Unoka, was a lazy and wasteful man. He often borrowed money and then squandered it on palm-wine and merrymaking with friends. Consequently, his wife and children often went hungry. Within the community, Unoka was considered a failure and a laughingstock. He was referred to as agbala, one who resembles the weakness of a woman and has no property. Unoka died a shameful death and left numerous debts.Okonkwo despises and resents his father's gentle and idle ways. He resolves to overcome the shame that he feels as a result of his father's weaknesses by being what he considers to be "manly"; therefore, he dominates his wives and children by being insensitive and controlling.Because Okonkwo is a leader of his community, he is asked to care for a young boy named Ikemefuna, who is given to the village as a peace offering by neighboring Mbaino to avoid war with Umuofia. Ikemefuna befriends Okonkwo's son, Nwoye, and Okonkwo becomes inwardly fond of the boy.

Over the years, Okonkwo becomes an extremely volatile man; he is apt to explode at the slightest provocation. He violates the Week of Peace when he beats his youngest wife, Ojiugo, because she went to braid her hair at a friend's house and forgot to prepare the afternoon meal and feed her children. Later, he severely beats and shoots a gun at his second wife, Ekwefi, because she took leaves from his banana plant to wrap food for the Feast of the New Yam.

After the coming of the locusts, Ogbuefi Ezeuder, the oldest man in the village, relays to Okonkwo a message from the Oracle. The Oracle says that Ikemefuna must be killed as part of the retribution for the Umuofian woman killed three years earlier in Mbaino. He tells Okonkwo not to partake in the murder, but Okonkwo doesn't listen. He feels that not participating would be a sign of weakness. Consequently, Okonkwo kills Ikemefuna with his machete. Nwoye realizes that his father has murdered Ikemefuna and begins to distance himself from his father and the clansmen.

Okonkwo becomes depressed after killing Ikemefuna, so he visits his best friend, Obierika, who disapproves of his role in Ikemefuna's killing. Obierika says that Okonkwo's act will upset the Earth and the earth goddess will seek revenge. After discussing Ikemefuna's death with Obierika, Okonkwo is finally able to sleep restfully, but he is awakened by his wife Ekwefi. Their daughter Ezinma, whom Okonkwo is fond of, is dying. Okonkwo gathers grasses, barks, and leaves to prepare medicine for Ezinma.

A public trial is held on the village commons. Nine clan leaders, including Okonkwo, represent the spirits of their ancestors. The nine clan leaders, or egwugwu, also represent the nine villages of Umuofia. Okonkwo does not sit among the other eight leaders, or elders, while they listen to a dispute between an estranged husband and wife. The wife, Mgbafo, had been severely beaten by her husband. Her brother took her back to their family's village, but her husband wanted her back home. The egwugwu tell the husband to take wine to his in-laws and beg his wife to come home. One elder wonders why such a trivial dispute would come before the egwugwu.

In her role as priestess, Chielo tells Ekwefi (Okonkwo's second wife) that Agbala (the Oracle of the Hills and Caves) needs to see Ezinma. Although Okonkwo and Ekwefi protest, Chielo takes a terrified Ezinma on her back and forbids anyone to follow. Chielo carries Ezinma to all nine villages and then enters the Oracle's cave. Ekwefi follows secretly, in spite of Chielo's admonitions, and waits at the entrance of the Oracle. Okonkwo surprises Ekwefi by arriving at the cave, and he also waits with her. The next morning, Chielo takes Ezinma to Ekwefi's hut and puts her to bed.

When Ogbuefi Ezeudu dies, Okonkwo worries because the last time that Ezeudu visited him was when he warned Okonkwo against participating in the killing of Ikemefuna. Ezeudu was an important leader in the village and achieved three titles of the clan's four, a rare accomplishment. During the large funeral, Okonkwo's gun goes off, and Ezeudu's sixteen-year-old son is killed accidentally.

Because the accidental killing of a clansman is a crime against the earth goddess, Okonkwo and his family must be exiled from Umuofia for seven years. The family moves to Okonkwo's mother's native village, Mbanta. After they depart Umuofia, a group of village men destroy Okonkwo's compound and kill his animals to cleanse the village of Okonkwo's sin. Obierika stores Okonkwo's yams in his barn and wonders about the old traditions of the Igbo culture.

Okonkwo is welcomed to Mbanta by his maternal uncle, Uchendu, a village elder. He gives Okonkwo a plot of land on which to farm and build a compound for his family. But Okonkwo is depressed, and he blames his chi (or personal spirit) for his failure to achieve lasting greatness.

During Okonkwo's second year in exile, he receives a visit from his best friend, Obierika, who recounts sad news about the village of Abame: After a white man rode into the village on a bicycle, the elders of Abame consulted their Oracle, which told them that the white man would destroy their clan and other clans. Consequently, the villagers killed the white man. But weeks later, a large group of men slaughtered the villagers in retribution. The village of Abame is now deserted.

Okonkwo and Uchendu agree that the villagers were foolish to kill a man whom they knew nothing about. Later, Obierika gives Okonkwo money that he received from selling Okonkwo's yams and seed-yams, and he promises to do so until Okonkwo returns to Umuofia.

Six missionaries, including one white man, arrive in Mbanta. The white man speaks to the people about Christianity. Okonkwo believes that the man speaks nonsense, but his son, Nwoye, is captivated and becomes a convert of Christianity.

The Christian missionaries build a church on land given to them by the village leaders. However, the land is a part of the Evil Forest, and according to tradition, the villagers believe that the missionaries will die because they built their church on cursed land. But when nothing happens to the missionaries, the people of Mbanta conclude that the missionaries possess extraordinary power and magic. The first recruits of the missionaries are efulefu, the weak and worthless men of the village. Other villagers, including a woman, soon convert to Christianity. The missionaries then go to Umuofia and start a school. Nwoye leaves his father's hut and moves to Umuofia so he can attend the school.

Okonkwo's exile is over, so his family arranges to return to Umuofia. Before leaving Mbanta, they prepare a huge feast for Okonkwo's mother's kinsmen in appreciation of their gratitude during Okonkwo's seven years of exile.

When Okonkwo returns to Umuofia, he discovers that the village has changed during his absence. Many men have renounced their titles and have converted to Christianity. The white men have built a prison; they have established a government court of law, where people are tried for breaking the white man's laws; and they also employ natives of Umuofia. Okonkwo wonders why the Umuofians have not incited violence to rid the village of the white man's church and oppressive government.

Some members of the Igbo clan like the changes in Umuofia. Mr. Brown, the white missionary, respects the Igbo traditions. He makes an effort to learn about the Igbo culture and becomes friendly with some of the clan leaders. He also encourages Igbo people of all ages to get an education. Mr. Brown tells Okonkwo that Nwoye, who has taken the name Isaac, is attending a teaching college. Nevertheless, Okonkwo is unhappy about the changes in Umuofia.After Mr. Brown becomes ill and is forced to return to his homeland, Reverend James Smith becomes the new head of the Christian church. But Reverend Smith is nothing like Mr. Brown; he is intolerant of clan customs and is very strict.Violence arises after Enoch, an overzealous convert to Christianity, unmasks an egwugwu. In retaliation, the egwugwu burn Enoch's compound and then destroy the Christian church because the missionaries have caused the Igbo people many problems.When the District Commissioner returns to Umuofia, he learns about the destruction of the church and asks six leaders of the village, including Okonkwo, to meet with him. The men are jailed until they pay a fine of two hundred and fifty bags of cowries. The people of Umuofia collect the money and pay the fine, and the men are set free.The next day at a meeting for clansmen, five court messengers who intend to stop the gathering approach the group. Suddenly, Okonkwo jumps forward and beheads the man in charge of the messengers with his machete. When none of the other clansmen attempt to stop the messengers who escape, Okonkwo realizes that they will never go to war and that Umuofia will surrender. Everything has fallen apart for Okonkwo; he commits suicide by hanging himself.

Moral Lesson:

Things Fall Apart demonstrates the importance that the community places on masculinity, status, the place of women in society, and symbols. Okonkwo, a young man of eighteen, wins a wrestling battle against Amalinze the Cat to uphold the honor of his village, Iguedo, at the start of the book. It shows to that we must know our value as a person. We must respect and love each other like a good and better people in our world. We must don’t hate and judge to the people because of their culture and their appearance. Be the best part and unique of ourselves as always.

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