Having watched more of it I need to revise my feedback. Seasons 1 and 2 were great, season 3 was disappointing and season 4 is just bad. It’s fallen into the Doctor Who trap – stupid storylines, fairytale technologies, over-acting, laughable monsters, always the same villain (a la The Master) and too much incidental music trying to tell me how to think and feel. Unsurprisingly, none of the episodes were written by Terry Nation. Very disappointing. The one small speck of redemption comes from the character of Soolin who’s awesome and provides an island of sanity in a sea of 80s kitsch.
I’m rewatching the whole thing at the moment and it’s not just good for the time and budget, it’s GOOD. The story-lines, the characters, the acting, the lack of over-the-top incidental music (I’m looking at you, Doctor Who) are all top shelf. Where are the Terry Nations of today??
A scientific paper has said it was more likely to have come via turtles as they’re sold openly in Wuhan markets and they act as a “virus reservoir, carrying more than dozens of viruses” whereas pangolins are only sold on the black market.
I once played slow-pitch softball and we had a female catcher who had an arm like a piston. I was at first base and it stung like hell even through the mitt when she ran people out.
Nice use of “whom”