Doctor who challenge day 2 and 3

Day 2 Favorite Companion

Martha Jones

Yeah not a huge Surprise considering my recent-ish series 3 review but In my opinion the companion who brings the most is martha.Maybe It's the acting from freema,maybe it's the fact that her entire family gets involved in some form while still seeming like a very real family.maybe it's the fact that she answers alot of questions about race brought into time travel in shakespeare era times and before.I just think really it's all of the above combined with her just being a very strong character.I applaud you Miss Martha Jones

Day 3 Least favorite companion

Adam Mitchell

I passed over him in my series one review for a reason.He appears in the episode dalek as a pretty decent guy if I recall correctly but in his second and last episode The long game he turns into a greedy jackass and tries taking future information to use to get rich.And Ended up back in his time period....with a hole in his head as seen above.I just don't like this guy.He seems really pointless except for showing that some comapnions could be jerks and really that just doesn't jive with me.I mean it makes sense don't misunderstand me but it just feels weird.That being said some may wonder why I picked him over a more mainstream companion like rose or donna.Well He traveled in the tardis to me that's a companion plus I like all of the more often thought of companions so there you go.

Doctor who challenge Day 1

Day 1 Favorite Doctor

The 11th Doctor

Yeah not alot of surprises here.He's like a cartoon character but he's very realistic.He's the youngest looking but at the same time the oldest acting (at times) He looks like a substitute teacher and acts like 50 year old trying to seem cool to his kids and somehow succeeds in being cool (again at times) He's to me the embodiment of the doctor.Mysterious,Hilarious,dark,and the purest light....uh plus he kinda reminds me of myself sometimes.

In Sane We Trust Review: Sonic unleashed

I won't waste your time telling you about one of the greatest gaming icons of all time in sonic the hedgehog,but I will tell you about one of the greatest falls and comebacks I've ever seen.the genesis era sonic games were massively popular and successful for sega but the dreamcast era was a bit more sketchy in terms fo reactions.Aloto of people loved it and alot of people could not get past how different and how the transition was alot less smooth then the rival mario's transition.And while Sonic Adventure 2 was a huge success alot of people just did not go for the new style.Then Sonic Heroes hit and more mixed signals,and then shadow and sonic 06 and the general hate of those two games mostly the latter and most people consider the series dead on it's feet.And that's where Sonic Unleashed comes in.

 Anyone else thinking two face looking at this pic or am I just nuts?

This coming after sonic 06 raised alot of flags.Some people wondering if sega had gone nuts making sonic a werewolf and some people seeing the speed of the day stages and the very uniqueness of the night stages and were happy to see this.But is it good?

Well just from the opening cinematic you can tell 2 things that are very consistant throughout the game.The graphics and music are outstanding.The very orchestral and often very fitting music for the different cultures seen throughout the game is just beautiful and while maybe not as good as generations' soundtrack it is something to hear giving it a very grand feeling to it.The graphics I could really say the exact same thing word for word as I did for music.Gorgeous settings,and a very nice framerate in the "In game" cinematics (I'm a bit of a framerate whore).And then you realize what's going on and it is one of the most bizzarre stories.Eggman uses the power of the chaos emeralds to literally crack the earth into seven pieces......What? That's impossible? All life would go extinct on earth?.....Is that logic you're using cause if it is take it elsewhere.

Sonic falls from the in orbit egg fleet and lands on a small woodland creature named chip who develops amnesia from having a now pretty big werehog land on him from orbit.......see above for any questions you may have regarding logic.Basically the main plot is going to different temples around the world to recharge the chaos emeralds which were drained from eggman's planet cracker cannon restoring the parts as he does.The plot is okay for what it is and it's done in a very simplistic way with not as many cinematics or major plot points sans near the end revealing that chip is light gaia the polar opposite of a creature named dark gaia who lives inside of the planet and is wreaking havok as well as eggman trying to drain dark gaia's strength for his own use.Again it's a weird plot but it's not meant to be shakespeare.

And after doing some of the stages you may start seeing why people are conflicted.The day stages are fast and insanely fun though Again I do think that generations has a slightly better handle of it.Your reaction time has to be at least pretty good to avoid some of the stuff coming at you or of course have it memorized.All in all though it's a hell of alot of fun.And then there's the night stages.....I don't mind them.Yeah I know it's such a weird idea having sonic turn into a werehog for these but in all honesty it does play pretty well as a kind of cross between devil may cry and prince of persia (Sands of time trilogy) and I actually had alot of fun with it as well.Alot of the bosses as well are great.Maybe not amazing but fine battles nonetheless with dark guardian and the Egg dragoon being two of the better ones.

But there are two things that drive me mad about unleashed.One of which is the fact that in my version at least(I have the ps3 version I've heard the wii one is different but I don't know for certain.) the sun and moon medal collection to unlock stages is obnoxious. I mean at first it's not too bad but in the later parts it's unreal.When I was going to adabat the second last stage in the game,I was contemplating giving up when I saw 32 sun medals needed to unlock.But all in all just the idea of restricting progress by forcing you to collect mcguffins that in some cases are pretty hard to find is just a bad idea.it's artificial length at it's worst.

Speaking of worst and length in the same statement Eggman land......

This is me after 40 minutes of that goddamned stage.....and it wasn't close to over yet.

Oh my god.....The stage looks glorious.I mean it looks like how eggman would build a fortress and it's looks really damn cool buy HOLY HELL My first successful run of it lasted over an hour! That's insane for a sonic stage and I know what they wanted to do using both day and night elements combining the two styles into one epic stage but my god....they got carried the hell away.And I'm no professional at day or night stages so I died quite a few times in fact that run was the third session I had trying to beat it so really it's like 3 hours and after how long it took me to get enough medals for adabat the stage right before eggmanland I was on edge so suffice it to say I was not a happy camper.

But did those two things ruin my experience? Well not really.The game is a hell of alot of fun and really I think that eggmanland was fun........for the first while of it.The medal collection was a bit of a pain though so while generations does blow it away with it's non-restrictive progress system I think unleashed was a fine comeback for the hedgehog after 06.....then again anything would after that train wreck

Minor update

Well as you can see I've put up ads because I really can't make money off of me being a massive doctor who fan.I really do apoligize if it causes any slow down for you guys but I gotta make a buck.Apoligies but also an announcement.Like my 30 days of gaming I'll be doing a 30 day doctor who challenge....why?......I dunno I'm still thinking of something else to review.That won't be for a week or two though so I may have something in the meantime.

Did the lead designer of pokemon just lose his mind or is he just being insanely blunt now? You decide!!

So first we had nobunaga's ambition Which I'm really confused and kinda conflicted on I like the gameplay side but the idea of putting pokemon in the ancient japanese period is just weird to me.Like no purpose weird since they have they're own universe and could do a serious story there but this strikes me as really off.

Okay I love the pokemon franchise but I wanna say this now.They do repeat the same game essentially every generation with minor differences with the team that's trying to take over the world but this?.....this feels wrong to me.Like again I'll probably get white 2 but sequalizing both versions feels so wrong to me.pretty much saying fuck it now we're just remaking the game literally right after we made it.Again It'll be good but just a weird decision to me



Doctor Who series 3 review

This had to be one of the bigger surprises I've had doing this review series.I knew I liked this series.I knew I liked a good chunk of the series but I had alot of pleasant surprises rewatching this and even a couple of bad ones but I'll get to that.But I think aside from the basic plot of the series which I'll explain in the episode by episode review there's something I have to bring up in this series in particular.The soundtrack.This is easily the best soundtrack for any television series of all time and in honesty it's a huge part of why it's so good.While it really is russel t davies who brought the series back to life murray gold changed it from a half dead corpse to a thriving flower of a series.

Well okay I indulge in a little hyperbole there but the music does make a huge difference in particular in this back half of this series but I do highly reccomend checking out really any given bit of the soundtrack of any given series of doctor who really it's worth a listen.

But I'm drifting a little this series was a big step not only a change of companion from rose to donna(Christmas special) to martha the series companion for series 3,but just the size of everything and While I'm not certain of this the budget became alot bigger and you can really tell.But really one of the bigger changes was in the doctor himself

10th doctor (David Tennant)

I always wonder why alot of people say the second series was their favorite in terms of the 10th doctor's run since really I definatly think that this is where the 10th began flight.I hate saying it's because rose is out of the picture though that is why.I have nothing against rose last season or in the first but because of the very independant companion this season it allows us to really see how the doctor is.After the time war the 9th was aggressive and alot more volatile then most doctor's being involved in a war of his own but now we really get to see how the 10th is affected by the after effect of the war.

The scenes of him reminiscing gallifrey are some of the more beautiful scenes in the series just because you can really tell with this doctor how much he misses his home and he really starts to deserve the name the lonely angel.Again alot of it is the music helping but it's really sad when you start thinking about how far he's gone since the old days.He also goes through a moment that really would've broken another man at the end of the series but I'll get to that in the episode section for it.

Long story short though In my opinion this is one of the best series for the 10th doctor so far anyway I do recall series 4.5 (The specials) to have a bigger impact but this is fantastic for the 10th

Martha Jones (Freema agyeman)

Ah Miss Martha jones.I love the hell out of her.When I was asked a while back who my favorite companion I believe my response was something like "Well probably donna but then shortly after amy and rory tied then martha and rose are somewhere down there" I'm retracting that statement right now.After rewatching this series I can say easily That Miss martha jones is easily my favorite companion.

She's easily the least connected to the doctor out of any companion.No two sided romance,No childhood relationship and no prior adventures in an earlier series but to me that just makes her so much more independant and to be honest more interesting.I love seeing her interact with her family who are a whole 'nother case of awesome.Everything around her is just so interesting or fun to watch or something.the acting on freema's part is amazing as well I really do think she's massivly underappreciated as an actor with the exception of a few scenes but even then I've seen few actors have perfect performances in a role.

But wait there's more.Her infatuation with the doctor is so very fun to watch as well.She feels like someone who is in a one way relationship.And in all honesty part of it feels like that's why she's sticking around hence why when she left she pretty much said she was done with him in every way shape and form(Though she came back next season for a few episodes but that's next season) and really it's a perfect one season arc.I just adore everything about her.....and yes she's pretty damn cute too

That's another thing I love about this series.There is really only a major focus on two characters.that means both get huge development this season.I mean captain jack shows back up but really I could just save time and put it in the episodes he's in.but speaking of the episodes he's in there is only and I mean only one villain I can put a focus on.

The Master/Harold Saxon (John simm)

While I have talked alot about this guy once in my top ten villains countdown.There is something I want to clear up.While he was just bearly beaten out by the number one villains the daleks.The master is more of a threat and far more intelligent then any other villain on doctor who or really any other villain in general.A genius,A psychopath driven mad by the sound of drums.The Master is one of the most dangerous but also one of the most entertaining.

I can say this without a doubt,The master has the single greatest victory lap I've ever seen.The I can't decide scene.My god it's amazing.It's hilarious,It's dominant,The song is insanly catchy,And the fact he's doing this a year afterwards just gives me an image of him waking up every day.brushing his teeth,getting dressed for the day,and doing that routine every single day for a year.What else do I say but the master is just the most fun and one of the more intimidating villains I've ever seen

When I first started rewatching this series I was convinced that it was the first two series again.Slow start the threequel.But while it is kinda slow it feels alot better and more natural being a new companion while the first had an excuse of being the first series of the show coming back and the second wasn't quite as bad as the second but this series feels alot better.The slowness works and it doesn't feel slow.Slow but it works if that makes any sense.

Episode 1 The Runaway Bride

First of all....Donna is one of my favorite companions.She's just such a hoot to watch.But all in all It's okay.Eerily similar enemies to last years in the form of the santa robots and the rachnos are okay but it just comes off a touch off kilter to me.I can't put my finger on it.A few funny lines and some decent moments but all in all better then last year but that's not saying much

Episode 2 Smith and jones

This is an interesting one.While I love how the introduction of martha is similar to how rose came in.focusing on her then having the doctor show up randomly keeping the focus on the companion instead of the doctor which I love and while some villains coming off goofy ruin a mood I love how goofy the judoon are.I mean space rhino police my god.But while they fit there is one that I don't like nearly as much but is far more goofy.The shapeshifter.While the judoon are silly they can work as a good villain.I think the shapeshifter may have ruined straws for me.no realy she sucks blood with straws......That's remarkably silly but not in a good way.It just comes off a bit overboard to me even for doctor who.Good ep,great start to martha but good lord the plasmavore(Shapeshifter) sucks....actually the judoon language was pretty goofy too what is it with first eps they just can't quite do right....maybe next companion?

Episode 3 The shakespeare code

This is the point where they kinda decided to answer a few questions namely the butterfly effect which the doctor kind of shrugs off(the butterfly effect for those that don't know is a small mistake having huge consequences.So killing a butterfly in shakespeares time could have htiler win WW2 somehow that kind of thing) and that martha is black in olden times some of which were not exactly kind to people of her skin color.I actually think that went pretty well in the explanation of it but all that really happens is a small explanation on pretending to be from another country.or later on just acting as a servant.though with the villains and whatnot are okay and I actually like this one.old england looks great and while shakespeare looks a bit off works enough and it's a fine episode

Episode 4 gridlock

This a a mixed bag but all in all not  a bad mixed bag.While the return of the cat nun from last season.(Forgive me I can't recall her name) and the face of boe is a welcome addition as well the twist of why the higher ups aren't doing anything is great but the car sections can drag alot though they do their best in all honesty it comes off pretty good.I actually dig the episode since it does come off as a tragedy for the people stuck in cars and it's pretty good all things considered.A big surprise since my recallection of it wasn't that good so a very pleasant surprise

So the start all things considered was really good but would it continue.Well considering the next two parted featured daleks it was have to be pretty good right?.....right?

Episode 5-6 Daleks in manhattan-Evolution of the daleks

Oh boy.....this is by far the worst dalek story in the revived series but is it that bad? Well Not really but compared to alot of other episodes with daleks it's underwhelming.I do love the setting but then again I'm a big sucker for noire-esque setting but that is kinda negated by the goddamn pigmen.

WHY DO DALEKS NEED PIG SLAVES?!?!

No really why? For stealth? Well they`re using diagoras for that.What about muscle? Well I do doubt that since THEY`RE DALEKS!! A dalek needs a bodyguard like tommy lee jones needs to be in Batman Forever 2. I can understand them doing it.The Cult of skaro does seem to be scientific in nature and performing experiments and whatnot but it just feels wrong.I will say this though while some things about it are weak or just weird the evolved version of dalek sec is actually pretty neat to think about.A dalek mind combined with human all of the bad and good sides of that and the good is winning.I just found that whole part fascinating and for that it`s okay

After the okay two parter the series would slow down for a bit with the next few episodes while some were pretty good other more fan favorite episodes would only serve to confuse me as to why they were as popular as they are.

Episode 7 The lazourous experiment

This episode serves more for foreshadowing and martha`s development and that of her family then the real story though all in all it`s okay as a story.I will say the plot is pretty cool and leads to some cool moments near the end and I also have to say the monster design is absolutly gruesome but,And I can`t explain why but I just don`t go back to this one often.It`s kind of strange but there`s just something off abotu everything to me.it`s not bad for any real reason just not amazing I guess.It`s weird

Episode 8 42

Does anyone else think of the satan pit two parter when they see this episode? Maybe that one`s just me but between the same space suit used in both episodes and the heavy almost slasher movie theme to both episodes just exudes a very similar tone to it though all things considered I really do suggest this episode over that one even with the amazing scene with david`s almost shakespeare like performance.Because of one thing;The feeling of dread you feel when martha is in the escape pod after getting ejected.You feel like she really could die from this and it would just turn into a plot point it`s realy well done and if for that alone as well as some good development for martha I highly reccomend checking this one out

Episode 9-10 Human nature-the family of blood

Oh boy.I`m gonna get some hate for this but I really don`t see why this episode is so damn popular.I mean I do but I don`t think it`s worth the insanely boring first episode and the goofy as hell villains.I mean there are some decent in-jokes and references and hey The consistancy of people making fun of martha because of her skin color as unfortunate as that is does show good common sense since it would be that way back then but I just don`t care since that first episode kills momentum.yes David`s performance at the end was amazing and yes the idea of that is also incredible but I just don`t think it`s worth it for a boring first part and for an okay first half of the second part.And did I mention the goofy as hell villains? I`m sorry I`m sure the actor is fine but the lead guy (Son of mine) when he`s taken by the alien just overacts a bit while as a human he was pretty good so it`s not the actor there.I don`t know the episode just can`t hold me fully.And I never watch just one part it`s one story so I won`t just skip Human nature and watch Family of blood.as a whole it`s just not great to me if you like it all the power to you and I do reccomend it since so many people do so it`s worth a watch but while I don`t hate it I just have no motivation to watch it

Episode 11 Blink

This episode however is a fan loved episode I CAN understand people loving it.The premise is simple but very unique and well done.The tone and feel of the episode forboding and dark but still having a good sense of humor about it.The characters introduced are great and all of that while the doctor is in so very little of the episode same with martha.This is just a damn cool episode and the debut of a damn cool if simplistic villain in the weeping angels.I cannot suggest watching this enough.

This however is one of the best hyped end stories of all time.if you looked carefully you would find 9 times they brought up harold saxon or Yana or you are not alone and the sheer preparation and how it involves so many elements from the series it`s just amazing.

Episode 12-13-14 Utopia-The sound of drums-The last of the time lords

You know Because of how much went into these episodes I actaually think I have a new champion for favorite episode.the first episode is the weaker of the the three being really only a set up but it holds interest with what`s going on and something is always happening to keep that interest until the end which is a gorgeous twist even if you could see it coming were you an old school fan.Also the return of captain jack harkness helps keeping so much interest as well just trying to see how he acts to both martha and the 10th doctor.The second episode is where things go into full blast and it`s just an amazing to watch episode.I can say with no exaggeration that every scene with The master is it is amazing.He is so goddamn fun to watch and I think he may be the most fun villain ever and he has so much fun.

The plot from that point on I won`t spoil but let`s just say a pretty bittersweet ending and proof that in my opinion there is no question that as one being the master is the greatest villain ever......though the daleks as a group are better but that`s for another day.Also the resolution of martha`s character arc is pretty amazing as well it feels just complete to me.All in all probably my favorite end to a season ever and toppling doomsday as my favorite story in doctor who history.

Like I said there were some unexpected downsides with family of blood`s two parter but in my opinion this series is fantastic and if you do like those eps then again all the power to you and in my opinion that makes this series one of the better ones in the revived.Second best actually.Next to what....you`ll see later but nonetheless the doctor moves from facing one of his greatest enemies to another old threat and this one has much bigger plans then domination.His return harolds the end of reality.

Doctor who Theories: And after the drums....comes silence

Something occurs to me after writing a bit of the series 3 review.What happened to the drums after the master went back to gallifrey in the end of time? I mean think about it.The drums were a signal created to bring the time lords out of the time war to save them from the daleks.But what happened after the purpose was complete? What I think was that the drums ended.That all that was left in his mind was silence for the first time in most of his life.I think he either killed or absorbed the life force out of rassilon somehow and became alot more powerful in that using the power to do both take over gallifrey and fight off the daleks somehow breaking the time lock or at least weakening it to send things out of gallifrey into the rest of time unhindered by the time lock.What did he send?

Mutated creatures bent on spreading his new message for the drums were gone and all that was left is silence.plus really All I can think of with the whole "Doctor Who?!" thing at the end of series 6 was that a time lord has to be behind it.I mean who else would care? plus again all I can think of is the suit kinda looks like harold saxon's.....ish