#rip bill potts she did not deserve any of that

[alarming-prism]

on one hand the new doctor who specials are so obviously fan service but on the other hand little kid me who spent hours and hours rewatching the first four seasons of new who for a lil bit of solace in an otherwise terrible time of my life and never watched the end of time because it hurt so bad is suddenly and miraculously healing. like. what do you mean there's not just endless pain and regret. what do you mean there's an ending fifteen years later that is not purely tragedy?? god

[thebadtimewolf]

ehehe

just so you all know, i love rose tyler every day. my love stops literally at the christmas invasion because then after cassandra the flanderization begins. if tenth doctor and tentoo has to perish so be it.

jack. girl find rex matheson already i dunno what you waiting on. *plays the star spangled banner jill scott edition* mekhi phifer come back and get ur fellow immortal man. he's starting to look like a wet cat again.

i love donna noble every full week, my love dont stop and now it wont. if tentoo has to die via aneurysm (because his mind refuse to let him speed up the tardis growth because once he does he'll do what the dr did and leave his kid and wife behind until the one time he does return, they too are left for dead buried in a rubble of his own negligence) for her to live, sorrows prayers. sorrows. prayers.

i love dr. martha jones every second of every minute of every hour of every day of every week of every month of every year. if tenth doctor has to be beaten so bad by 8 9 12 13 14 15 and master!doctor? let it be so.

i love amy but girl get a therapist. rory get a therapist.

i love river song aka melody williams as much as donna. like girl you got an adoptive granddaughter that looks like jodie foster cosplaying you, if thats not memorable and romantic idk why the dr be fumbling that bag so badly. u can do better.

i love clara oswald but girl c'mon. you got too comfy as the goddess kali - even though you were nowhere near being her in any form to begin with - one time and suddenly you're the ghost you predicted. if the time council has to be humbled again? court is adjourned babes.

the moment aka the interface. baby girl thats actually a planetary bomb turned literal god, im sorry you keep being mistaken for rose tyler by everybody else but the doctor. you deserve better, something 13 and i agrees on according to the novelisation of your appearence. you are better. without you, 9 wouldnt have fell for rose in the first place.

bill potts i love until the stars stay in the universe. if she has to make fun of the dr even as part space sentient oil known as the pilot, fly on space cowboy.

nardole. you do good. odd you wearing gallifreyan citizen wear from the great time war in twice upon a time and no one said anything about it but... you do good.

yasmin khan i love just as much as martha and donna combined. bbc studios might not but i do.

empress rose. i love you more than rose tyler and rose tyler knows it thats why she was a cameo. i hope you get a spin off with 8 9 12 13 master doctor 14 15 and the moment because you deserve it more. i love you. i hope you never stop roasting and almost killing ten everytime he keeps trying to compare the ordinary shop girl fashioned into a soldier turned into a married housewife slash companion to the incomparable and incompatible freedom fighter turned general then empress that is you. im so sorry they trying to downgrade you because you're better than the alternate self he gave away twice. it heavily implied empress rose is more jenny's mum than rose tentoo tyler is and i feel like that should be addressed.... by beating tens arse..... and jenny hugs.

i love rose temple noble so much and i just got her. if bbc studio has to crumble under the strike i really want them to experience so it shall be.

ruby sunday. you are the first companion to have actually have their actress grow up, watch, and know of doctor who with a doctor whose actor also watches doctor who. you are a rare gem inbetween the sands of obliviousness and the sea of hyperawareness. if 14 has to die via tripping and bumping his head on a brick, rip to that tight fit he got on. what a truly mournful loss

i hate the writers that write you for it is their faults of inconsistency that makes me want better for you than the so call fans of your existence. you were set up with a belief system of your own making and then is written to betray that for a eldrich being that contradicts its own existence that could never say i love you and mean those words unless your blades are six inch deep into their hearts for a bullet is too kind and also too slow.

thry all reside and co exist.

anyway. i hope yasmin finney is traveling with them because they never said she was just an anniversary companion and we get to see ruby sunday and rose temple noble date each other.

yes its to make up tens mistake in separating the poc companions: cult survivor cleopatra hunsicker, clone descendant and bi cindy wu, and mexican-american time sensitive transhuman gabby gonzalez aka the best team tardis is when none of them are attracted to the doctor and vice versa. at least gabby met the moment.

and yes its to share this monstrosity i made due to lack of sleep from being awake 27 hours and 30 minutes:

i passed out right after this. and now im sharing this monstrosity to yall.

[straightfowardreviews-blog]

Oliver! - Oh Yeah!

Oliver! Presented by The Queanbeyan Players and directed by Jude Colquhoun in short is a delightful production with strong characters and a stellar ensemble which for two and half hours will have you entertained without realizing time is flying by!

Oliver, originally a novel by Charles Dickens and adapted to stage by Lionel Bart; is set in Victorian age England and revolves around a young orphan boy Oliver who runs away from his dire circumstances in a workhouse and abandons his apprenticeship to an undertaker only to escape to London and ends up joining a gang of thieves.

Well then, how to begin... What a way to start a show! We are first introduced to the junior ensemble in their performance of a well-loved favourite “Food Glorious Food”. The junior ensemble are truly stars in this show with great expressions and strong movement. Having stared down at the simple set I was a bit worried I would not be lost in the world and was asking myself ‘where are we?’ but the second their tiny feet started marching I had forgotten about the set and could imagine the scene vividly. It was splendid; especially one very small blonde girl who was bouncing and smiling throughout the whole tune! You could tell the cast had a fun time being on stage and loved every minute of it. I just had to put a big kudos to the juniors I cannot express enough how much you made this show! Keep it up!

Within these workhouse children is young Willum Hollier-Smith as Oliver who brought the entire audience to tears when he began to sing “Where is Love”. He was one of the strongest lead roles (regardless of having the musical named after his character) and will prove to be someone to watch out for in future shows as he has a real show stopping potential not just vocally, but his acting is superb and his took this character really making Oliver his own.

When we meet Nancy (Emily Pogson) and Bett (Alyssa Anderson) I was initially a bit thrown off with some accent mix ups here and there and a missed line to the start of a song; but both girls perform beautifully and had very vibrant costumes. Pogsons rendition of “As long as he needs me” was not my favourite song performed by her throughout the night. There were light issues where her face was completely dark while her shoulders down were in spotlight, and vocally I found myself being drawn into the emotion of the song then suddenly ripped back to reality when she would yell certain lines trying to be emotional and because of this I couldn’t lose myself to what is supposed to be a very powerful solo for the character Nancy; however in saying this her acting was strong and in speaking scenes Pogson had you fully convinced, it is worth note that Pogsons portrayal of Nancy in Act Two was splendid both in song and character. Anderson was very strong vocally and within “Oom Pah-Pah” I felt Anderson had me cheering along with the ensemble more so than Pogson. These two were well cast along side each other and were a convincing best friend duo.

Opposite Pogson as Nancy was her bully of a boyfriend Bill Sykes played by Michael Jordan. It is hard to play a villain because most audiences won’t cheer for you however you have the most complex and fun character out of the show. Jordan while not on stage as often as other lead roles was convincing and powerful (I would not want to run into him in character anytime soon). He had a great voice for the role and not only did he convince you on stage with his accent and singing but the way he chose to move on stage you could tell he wanted to portray an entire believable character from the ground up and not just go “Hi I’m Bill” sing a song then go off stage. Jordan made use of every second on stage, and whenever he was on were on the edge of your seat.

Fagin was played by Anthony Swadling who really brought a light-hearted side to this tale with brilliant characterisation, a convincing accent that was just the right amount of Jewish for the role, as well as a fun choice of movement during scenes. All his songs were brilliant I cannot choose just one to comment on, he was likely my favourite character throughout the show. I was completely speechless with a giant grin on my face after each of his songs. 

Tina Robinson and Chris Bennie were also a highlight of the show getting appropriate giggles from the very lively audience and the cheers were well deserved. Both Robinson and Bennie had very strong voices and characterised their roles well as Widow Corney and Mr Bumble. I was expecting great things having seen Robinsons performance earlier this year as Mrs Potts in Beauty and the Beast and was not disappointed. These two actors were well paired to play these roles off one another and I was always excited when they popped on stage.

I want to also provide kudos to John Potter and Sarah Powell as Mr and Mrs Sowerberry who performed brilliantly, Joss Kent as Dodger who was a total scallywag but was delightful to watch and provided a ton of humor with his movements and portrayal of the character, all cast involved in the song “Who Will Buy” which was one of my favourite scenes overall (some harmony hiccups in the start with the duets but as a group, OH MY GOD!) and the Orchestra who played wonderfully throughout the night even with a few song hiccups from singers they kept on the ball and supported the cast beautifully.

Overall, should you see this show? Yes. Definitely. Opening night can be a very daunting session and this is when every show from now on will only get better and better. The show downplays a few of the darker scenes making it quite welcoming to a wider audience, and the Q theater in Queanbeyan is a comfortable venue with no notorious ‘bad seats’ in the house, any seat is a good seat. The cast of Oliver would definitely consider you one of the family and spoil you with a fantastic rendition of a ageless classic.

 Well done!