Five Drinks Into British Television: Torchwood Series 1

Tom's Take:

So after finishing Series Two of Doctor Who, I decided to start Torchwood Series 1. Naturally, I really enjoyed it. But I suppose the question is. How does Torchwood measure up versus Doctor Who?

Five Drinks Into Reality TV: Survivor Season 25 Episode 11 "Hell Hath Frozen Over"

Tom's Take:

Good job producers. You found a way to get Abi Maria to win immunity. And we finally saw an end to Penner. He got much farther than we initially thought he would, but he never really had a strong chance at this game. He just didn't make the right moves.

Five Drinks Into Reality TV: Survivor Season 25 Episode 10 "Whiners are Weiners"

Tom's Take:

This was a fun episode, although sort of predictable with the way the alliances are set up now. If I'm right then it looks like right now everyone is against Abi Maria. Of course within the dominant alliance, we've got three pairs maneuvering around each other and coming together for a problematic final 4. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out, and whether they force the issue on the next episode or wait until they get rid of Abi merely because she's annoying.

Five Drinks Into Survivor Season 25 Episode 9 "Little Miss Perfect"

Tom's Take:

Another great episode.of Survivor. I love how dynamic this season has been, and we're in for on of the craziest final 8's of all time. Am I wrong in thinking that there are 4 pairs operating this season. How will they align down the road?

Five Drinks Into Reality TV: Survivor Season 25 Episode 8 "Dead Man Walking"

Tom's Take:

Wow, what an episode. On the one hand, I'm a little worried that Tandang will Pagong the rest of Dang Rayne, but on the other hand, I'm just thrilled by the incredible drama we got in this episode. I mean, I had no idea who was going home. When they finally got to the votes, I was convinced it would be Peter. Multiple people made moves in this episode, and unlike other critics, I don't think there was any bad gameplay per se, I just think that everyone who tried to make a move got blocked. Jeff Kent wanted Penner out, but Penner won immunity. Lisa wanted Malcolm out, but Malcolm brainwashed Peter. Malcolm tried to take out Peter, but Lisa got to Skupin. The result was an absolute mess, and in the end it was Jeff Kent that went home, due to a very odd vote from Penner. Did he think Abi Maria was the target, or did he want Jeff Kent to go?

Five Drinks Into TV: Doctor Who Series Two

Tom's Take:

Doctor Who Series Two is a pretty big departure from Series One. The Tenth Doctor seems a bit more evenly matched with Rose Tyler, although I'm not sure if I think there's necessarily very much sexual heat between the two. Their relationship isn't really like that, as it has the British tendency to be less physical and far more cerebral. At least that's how I see it. These two characters inspire each other, rather than long after each other, but either way we still want them to be together, and are heartbroken when they're split apart.

Five Drinks Into Reality TV: Survivor Season 25 Episode 7 "Not The Only Actor On This Island"

Tom's Take:

It's  time for the merge! And I guess the new tribe name is Dang Rayne, which I think is actually really cool. Also we get some clarity on the jury situation as RC is the first member of the jury, which means that either there's an 8 person jury for final 3, or a 9 person jury for final 2. I personally prefer the later, and I think the evac of Dana will force the issue, but I guess we'll see. Jeff Probst supposedly doesn't like Final 2's, so that could play a part I guess.