Spot Reviews 06/06/25
Jun 06 2025
Doctor Who s2 (2025) [+] Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) joins The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa). But when she wants to return home the TARDIS can’t get back to Earth in May 24 2025. Subsequent episodes hint and then reveal that the Earth was destroyed on that day but not how or why. The mysterious Mrs Flood (Anita Dobson) makes a cameo in every episode since the last season no matter where The Doctor happens to be and late in the season it’s revealed who she really is as the final boss is unveiled… A nice two-season arc for this current Doctor and at the end he is regenerated into a new surprise Doctor for s3. The episodes are mostly good with my favorites being the Christmas special “Joy to the World”, episode 2 “Lux” with a cartoon cat villain, and episode 3 “The Well” with it’s sci-fi horror motif.
Miraculous Webisodes (2017) [-] Two seasons of webisodes each about three minutes. 36 episodes in all. Each covers a topic, is composed of clips, and is usually narrated by Marinette. I guess it's a way for new viewers to get information without watching older seasons though they do contain a lot of spoilers. Overall not worth watching as they don't add anything.
Kingdom Rush Vengeance TD+ (2022) [/] Tower defense game and this is the Apple Arcade version. Apparently this time you're the bad guy trying to reclaim his kingdom. You have orcs and goblins and evil heroes to lead them. Although you're nominally on the offensive this is a tower defense game so in each level you're trying to stop the good guys counterattack from reaching your rear areas. Level three on normal beat me so not an easy game to play.
My Talking Tom+ (2022) [-] Apple Arcade kids game, like for really young kids (it says 4+ but that may be too old already). Take care of a cat by periodically petting, feeding, letting it potty, or letting it sleep. Buy stuff to customize your cat or accessories. There is nothing to do other than letting the cat ask you if needs something (via Notifications). Oh, you can also speak to it with the microphone and he talks back, though I didn't try it.
A Dozen Cousins - Rice Cooked in Bone Broth with Sea Salt [-] “This flavorful rice is cooked using real chicken bone broth instead of water so that each serving contains 7g of collagen-rich protein.” Microwave for a minute then eat. The rice came out a bit stiffer than I like so it wasn’t that satisfying to eat. Would not buy or would eat mixed with traditionally made rice.
Miraculous Webisodes (2017) [-] Two seasons of webisodes each about three minutes. 36 episodes in all. Each covers a topic, is composed of clips, and is usually narrated by Marinette. I guess it's a way for new viewers to get information without watching older seasons though they do contain a lot of spoilers. Overall not worth watching as they don't add anything.
Kingdom Rush Vengeance TD+ (2022) [/] Tower defense game and this is the Apple Arcade version. Apparently this time you're the bad guy trying to reclaim his kingdom. You have orcs and goblins and evil heroes to lead them. Although you're nominally on the offensive this is a tower defense game so in each level you're trying to stop the good guys counterattack from reaching your rear areas. Level three on normal beat me so not an easy game to play.
My Talking Tom+ (2022) [-] Apple Arcade kids game, like for really young kids (it says 4+ but that may be too old already). Take care of a cat by periodically petting, feeding, letting it potty, or letting it sleep. Buy stuff to customize your cat or accessories. There is nothing to do other than letting the cat ask you if needs something (via Notifications). Oh, you can also speak to it with the microphone and he talks back, though I didn't try it.
A Dozen Cousins - Rice Cooked in Bone Broth with Sea Salt [-] “This flavorful rice is cooked using real chicken bone broth instead of water so that each serving contains 7g of collagen-rich protein.” Microwave for a minute then eat. The rice came out a bit stiffer than I like so it wasn’t that satisfying to eat. Would not buy or would eat mixed with traditionally made rice.