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I've found the best way to handle federating spoilers is to keep the title spoiler-free, and put them in the body of a text post - that at least requires a clickthrough from Mastodon.

I've never experimented with the NSFW tag due to complaints from lemmy users who want to filter out porn and gore, but don't care if they see spoilers.

I don't think a perfect solution exists.

More than an omen, an identical lineage might be engineered to similar effects — in which case we are uncomfortably close to the magical thinking of eugenics.

I would guess that it wouldn't work, though - the laws of magic would probably insist on it being genuine happenstance.

I unfortunately don't think we'll see the Rani applying the actual scientific method to what she's doing - her experimentation seems to be done, and she's moved on to application.

I think she's retained her sense of purpose, though, which sets her apart from the more chaotic Master.

That was very good, yes.

If "they" is Disney, the worst they can do is decline to renew their distribution deal (which, granted, is worth a lot of money).

A full cancellation would be a BBC decision, and I just don't think they're prepared to do that.

though I guess not overtly racist

I was shocked, too.

Not sure why he wished for giant skeleton monsters

I was wondering about that - since they're only sort-of "there," I wonder if they're a creation of the Rani's. In "Unleashed" they talked about how the bones of the bone palace are largely based on birds...they played it off as simply being designed that way because they look cool, but...is there some significance?

Another thing about Conrad: they did an interesting job portraying him as a victim in his own right, with Mrs. Flood still serving as his jailor, and, sort of creepily, as a mother figure.

I think the word "shuttle" could plausibly be applied to long-range, low-capacity transports - maybe even something as large as the USS Raven.

Is the Federation even adhering to the warp five speed limit anymore?

I just assume they've fixed that issue.

That's what I thought - just wanted to be clear!

According to most calculators I can see online, we're looking at about a month at warp 5, or around 15 days at warp 6. I think a traditional "shuttle" wouldn't be up to the task - you'd want a vessel with bunks and space to walk around, at the very least.

Let's see, "Arc of Infinity" and "Remembrance of the Daleks" are both four-parters - I should be able to manage that.

I don't think this is exactly what you meant, but it's worth pointing out that this is the first unionized contract in the VFX industry, specifically - hopefully more will follow.

At this point, I think if anything brings down Gatwa's Doctor, it'll be scheduling - it looks like an extended break between seasons is all-but-inevitable at this point, and he may simply move on.

This was a pretty informative episode of Unleashed. I'm especially impressed by how involved Ncuti Gatwa was in the creative process - apparently, including the Rani was something he was pushing for. Given that he's also lobbied for the inclusion of Anansi, he seems to be pretty invested in the show.

The amount of thought that was put into the encampment set - almost all of which goes completely unacknowledged in the show - is also very impressive.

And hey, new logo!