Dexter 6.1

Since I had decidedly mixed feelings about season 5, I was in doubt whether or not to continue watching, but damm it, I want to see the Deb-finds-out story and they HAVE to do that one now. Right? Right?

*Sighs*

So I watched. The season opener was solid and hasn't made me regret it.

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The Sarah Jane Adventures 5.1 + 2 Sky

Watching the last of The Sarah Jane Adventures filmed before Elisabeth Sladen died was always going to be bittersweet, and never more so than when as with this opener it reminds me of how much I love and enjoy this show. The contrast to the parent show currently is especially glaring in terms of (my) emotional engagement, but this week it's also interesting in terms of similar subjects approached in a very different way, and with different answers, not just because SJA is targetted at children. (Since it was written and filmed between the two halves of DW's sixth season, i.e. after RTD & Co. had watched the first half of the Moff's season 6, I do wonder whether some of it was intentional.) And oh, I'm so going to miss the show; not simply because of its leading lady but because of Clyde, Rani, Luke, Mr. Smith, K-9, Gita and Haresh, and the exubarant optimism it exudes.

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