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Karsa Orlong

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  1. I'll wait till I've seen it before I complain about it
  2. I quite liked that Only having listened to them once each, though, I'm not entirely sure what the difference is?
  3. Nah, this is all to do with the stomach problem she had - she wasn't digesting the food properly, it was going straight through her, so she was eating more as a result. Now her stomach's been cured, but she got used to eating a lot, and her body is now digesting the food properly - hence all that extra weight she's put on.
  4. It's still going, don't worry. Season 8 started in September in the US
  5. She's 4.9kg, and they want her down to 4kg. She's a fat cat!
  6. She's not wrong, though We're due a shock exit, I think. Hasn't been one so far, and I suspect Carol and Jeremy are going to be around for a while yet
  7. Belated happy birthday, Tim The B&N Jules Verne hardback is gorgeous and it's lovely to have on the shelf, but it's a real pain in the bum to read - massive, heavy, small text - gaaaagh!
  8. Z-Nation 2x01. Never thought I'd see a pole-dancing zombie
  9. Agents of SHIELD 3x05. Blimey Best ep of the series to date, I reckon. Fantastic stuff Ash vs Evil Dead 1x01. Expected it to be rubbish, pleasantly surprised that it was BRILLIANT! Perfect evocation of Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness. Fabulous opening episode - haven't laughed so much in ages
  10. Helen and Aljaz were my favourites again, loved their dance, and thought Georgia and Giovanni were very good, too. The rest ranged between 'meh' and 'bloody awful'. Really hope Kirsty goes this week, she is painful to watch.
  11. ^^ I stopped reading at 'Flackers' and 'legs'
  12. What??? You mean I could've got it free?! Pfft!!! I want my money back
  13. That pretty much sums up all of his post-Misery output that I've read, I have to say. I enjoyed the characters' stories in Revival but the ending was atrocious.
  14. Only to Die Again by Patrick Lee The problem with Patrick Lee books is that it's very difficult to say a lot about them without giving too much away. All of them are Lee Child-style thrillers set in the present day, the big difference being that each revolves around a science fiction idea. Only to Die Again is the second book about his character Sam Dryden, an ex-military type whose past is shrouded in mystery. It begins with FBI again Marnie Calvert arriving at the scene of a terrible crime in the middle of the Mojave desert, where four girls' bodies are found. The girls had been held prisoner for three years in a cage in a mobile home which has now burned to the ground. The man who owned the place is nowhere to be found. Then the story zips back two hours in time. Sam Dryden receives a panicked call from ex-colleague Claire Dunham, who asks him to meet her . . . in the Mojave Desert . . . where they save the four girls and kill their captor. What? How? Why? Well, that would spoil everything I can say that it made my head hurt in places. The central idea is a tricky one to pull off, to make it coherent and convincing, and to do it without leaving gaping plot holes. I thought Lee just about managed the former but failed somewhat in the latter. What he does do - as usual - is have a lot of fun with his 'big idea'. It's another story that moves along at a phenomenal pace. The pages fly by, and the plot holes fade into the background as you get completely caught up in the tension and excitement. Unfortunately he stumbles badly at the end. I'm not sure whether he couldn't come up with a good and proper way to get the characters out of their predicament and end the story, or if he was up against a deadline, but the ending is horribly, unforgivably rushed. The story doesn't so much end as just stop. It's an unfulfilling conclusion to an otherwise hugely enjoyable adventure. It's nowhere near as good as the phenomenal Runner, or the brilliant Breach trilogy. Sadly, that means it's his weakest novel so far.
  15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJJSe4YnhYU Came out 37 years ago yesterday. Bloody hell.
  16. Loved the second episode! Had me laughing out loud at a few lines
  17. Yeah. My latest plan involves tripping her up and then them drafting in Flackers to dance with Jay. That way I get to watch more Flackers and - well, everything else is irrelevant, frankly Can't stand her, either, but she was better than that awful Hardy person
  18. Agents of SHIELD 3x04. Good stuff! Talking Dead. Still traumatised
  19. There are three or four sex scenes, that I can remember. Only one of them was particularly explicit. Tried to make a start on Alexander: God of War by Christian Cameron. Four days and I only got 80 pages into it. Bad sign. Put it to one side. Picked up Patrick Lee's new one, Only to Die Again, instead
  20. The Walking Dead 6x03 Can't talk about it, still traumatised Although . . .
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