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Ric Crossman
Mar 22, 20227 min read
2.1 "You Know, For Kids"
The Animated Series Season 1 Retrospective Let’s look at this one through a new lens. If You Don’t Love Something, Set It Free Biased...
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Ric Crossman
Mar 13, 20228 min read
2.1.16 The Dirty Half-Dozen
The Jihad “The Jihad” is an absolute mess. I could probably take up 1500 words just listing all the ways in which it makes no sense, or...
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Ric Crossman
Feb 24, 20228 min read
2.1.15 Kidnapped By Jerks 2: Sluggo's Revenge
The Eye Of The Beholder "I don't know about you, but my compassion for someone isn't limited to my estimate of their intelligence" - Dr...
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Ric Crossman
Feb 10, 20229 min read
2.1.14 The Cat That Walked By Himself
The Slaver Weapon The Animated Series brings out the big guns. Copycat You can see how "The Slaver Weapon" worked on paper. This is true...
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Ric Crossman
Jan 27, 20227 min read
2.1.13 What Waits Below
The Ambergris Element I mean, it’s better than “The Lorelei Signal”. You know. Mostly. Diminishing Returns Looks like we’re going to have...
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Ric Crossman
Jan 13, 202215 min read
2.1.12 "Why Can't We All Just Get Along?"
The Time Trap What does it mean to be removed from reality? Strange Geometries Let’s start by discussing this literally. The Delta...
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Ric Crossman
Dec 30, 202112 min read
2.1.11 The Vowels Are Not What They Seem (Bonus Post)
Detecting non-random signals in "The Terratin Incident" Today’s question, utterly nonsensical even by IDFC standards, is nevertheless one...
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Ric Crossman
Dec 28, 20217 min read
2.1.11 Small Potatoes
The Terratin Incident OK, fine. I admit it. Not one of my better titles. I’m not sure I could get around the pun even if I tried, though....
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Ric Crossman
Dec 14, 20218 min read
2.1.10 Ill-Met By Starlight
Mudd's Passion Holy Prophets, this is worse than “Code of Honor”. [Content warning: references to sexual assault.] "The Rankest...
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Ric Crossman
Nov 30, 20218 min read
2.1.9 "By Definition Alone, Sequels Are Inferior..!"
Once Upon A Planet Poor Lewis Carroll. First he dies, and then this happens. Support Your Local Artist “Once Upon A Planet” isn’t all...
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Ric Crossman
Nov 16, 202110 min read
2.1.8 Original Sin
The Magicks Of Megas-Tu “The Magicks Of Megas-Tu” an onion story. Every time you peel a layer off, you find another one beneath it. Let’s...
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Ric Crossman
Nov 2, 20219 min read
2.1.7 World Leader Extend
The Infinite Vulcan Well, that was… quite something. Yessir, this is definitely a thing that exists. I watched it twice, just to be sure....
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Ric Crossman
Oct 17, 20217 min read
2.1.6 Get Carter
The Survivor This is not an episode that starts well. I’m never going to come down in favour of stories that involve our heroes gushing...
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Ric Crossman
Oct 3, 20216 min read
2.1.5 You Cannot Be Serious
More Tribbles, More Troubles David Gerrold’s sequel to his own classic is an interesting beast. It has a reputation as an uncomplicated...
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Ric Crossman
Sep 19, 20217 min read
2.1.4 "And After The Spanking..."
The Lorelei Signal Best worst-episode-ever ever? “The Lorelei Signal” has the occasional beautiful island, but getting to them means...
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Ric Crossman
Sep 5, 20217 min read
2.1.3 "You Fool, It's Antimatter"
One Of Our Planets Is Missing "Ooopim”, as the kids are already calling it, is a slightly frustrating episode. It isn’t actually bad in...
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Ric Crossman
Aug 22, 20218 min read
2.1.2 The Sehlat Effect
Yesteryear Sticking with the theme of kid’s behaviour, then… Trying Not To Think About Time Well, kind of. Eventually. First I want to...
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Ric Crossman
Aug 8, 20216 min read
2.1.1 That 70s Show
Beyond The Farthest Star "Beyond The Farthest Star" was not an episode written to be a pilot. Like the show which burned so this one...
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