#this is so much better than Kill the Moon aka the ep of dw that was so bad on science it made me drop the series for years

[muninnhuginn]

The thought that goes into the fake science in dungeon meshi can be something so special actually. Using golems to explain crop rotation and how removing predators from an ecosystem can have knock-on effects. Talking about symbiotic relationships and parasites too! And characters are actually interested in the science so they keep explaining about it. Finally, some exposition I can get behind.

#I tried to google to see if the author had any bio/chem/agriculture qualifications but no luck with a brief search #but like. just from reading up to early vol 2 I'm seeing so many lines where the in-universe science draws from rl #this is so much better than Kill the Moon aka the ep of dw that was so bad on science it made me drop the series for years #(admittedly the really bad abortion metaphor also contributed towards that decision but shhh) #dungeon meshi #I should maybe make a readthrough tag but I feel like if I do that I'm going to intimidate myself out of reading

[fleurdeneuf]

tv show quiz

I was tagged by @joi-in-the-tardis, @blueboxesandtrafficcones, and @onthedriftinthetardis.  Thank you! :D

Pick 5 shows, then answer the following questions. Don’t cheat. Tag 10 peeps.

Doctor Who

Killing Eve

Life on Mars

Gentleman Jack

Father Brown

1. Who is your favorite character in 2?

It’s a tie between Villanelle and my boy Kenny. 

2. Who is your least favorite character in 1?

Umm....River Song and Madame de Pompadour....aka bad writing.

3. What is your favorite episode of 4?

Probably episode 8?  The happy ending after all of that angst!

4. What is your favorite season of 5?

Hmmm....I do like season 1 because I love Susie and she leaves after that, but they’re all good.  I do prefer the earlier seasons with Lady Felicia though (I love Bunty too, but LF is my fave).

5. Who is your favorite couple in 3?

Haha, there aren’t many to choose from!  But definitely Sam/Annie, even though I wasn’t sure for most of the time whether I actually shipped them, or just BroTP....but by the end I shipped it.  :’)

6. Who is your favorite couple in 2?

Eve/Villanelle (to the surprise of no one!)

7. What is your favorite episode of 1?

Dagnabit....ok, um, probably Rose?  Just the perfect opener!  But I also love The Unquiet Dead and Dalek and POTW and....

8. What is your favorite episode of 5?

IT’S A COZY MYSTERY SERIES WITH SEVEN SEASONS.  HOW CAN I PICK ONE FAVORITE EPISODE.  It would be much easier for me to list the handful of episodes that I DON’T like.  So, I’ll just say, generally speaking, my favorite eps are the ones where Father Brown says something beautiful and compassionate about God and love and makes me cry (this happens a lot).

9. What is your favorite season of 2?

I love both seasons so far, but I’ll say season 1 just by a hair...because of the originality and laying the groundwork.

10. How long have you watched 1?

HAHA....I started watching DW in 2007-2008?  I don’t remember exactly, but shortly after I finished grad school and moved home again, which was summer of 2007.  Let’s see...I was caught up just in time to watch season 4 when it aired in the US, which google helpfully tells me was April of 2008, so yeah, I would’ve started season 1 in late 2007 or early 2008 probably.

11. How did you become interested in 3?

I probably first heard about it when I first joined tumblr, especially from UK friends and Simm fans ( @flypup especially ;) ), and it was on my radar/in the back of my mind for a while, but I never got around to watching it.  And then I got Britbox and it was there, and then I fell into last year’s Simm Spiral (TM) and then @chiaroscuroverse suggested watching it, and then we did! 

12. Who is your favorite actor in 4?

Suranne Jones??? Sophie Rundle??? Both?????

13. Which do you prefer, 1, 2, or 5?

HOW DARE.  OK, I’m most obsessed with 2 right now, but 1 has been in my heart for more than ten years, and I’m currently rewatching 5 and it’s bringing me lots of happiness and good feelings, so I say: ALL OF THEM.

14. Which show have you seen more episodes of, 1 or 3 ?

.......1.  Because I’ve seen every episode and serial ever made, whereas 3 has only 16 episodes. :p

15. If you could be anyone from 4, who would you be?

Well, I’m partially Ann Walker already, so...

16. Would a crossover between 3 and 4 work?

No.  (Unless Sam ended up in 1830s West Yorkshire, rather than 1970s Manchester???)

17. Pair two characters in 1 who would make an unlikely but strangely okay couple.

Oh goodness....of course I’m suddenly forgetting all of the fic ships I’ve ever read....OK, I’m gonna go with amberfocus’s Pete’s World OT3 from Wolf Moon and Hunger Moon: Mickey, Suzie, and Jake.  She really sold that relationship, and I hadn’t even seen Torchwood yet at the time. :D  Runner up goes to Jack and Martha.  I have a soft spot for them as friends (I love how much Jack adores her), and I could see, given the right circumstances, that turning into something.

18. Overall, which show has the better storyline, 3 or 5?

3!  An original and amazing storyline that ends at the perfect point, and is open to interpretation.  5, as mentioned above, is a cozy mystery series, and as such, it doesn’t really have big plot arcs; the episodes are pretty self-contained.

19. Which has the better theme music, 2 or 4?

2, OBVS.  Have I flailed about the perfection of KE’s score and soundtrack lately?????  Perfection.

Tagging: @sorrynotsorrybabyx, @deartimekeeper, @ciara-jane, @naughtylupine, @wholockgal, @asthewheelwills, @pinchtheprincess, @stoprobbers, @turnswithus, @tinyconfusion  (no pressure, but @ and tag me if you do it!)

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