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It's hard to believe it's the same company booking Ospreay/Danielson and that Jericho stuff. I just don't get it.

Baby Reindeer spoiler.

That was definitely one of my worries. I thought fucking hell if that's episode 4 I dread to think what the rest of it is like. It goes quite against conventional storytelling in some ways. But makes complete sense as it's very much about what comes after too. It's all intertwined. It's definitely worth finishing. I still feel quite bleak after it to be honest but it's a story that deserves finishing.

Yeah my wife asked if it's something she'd enjoy. I said no. I'm not sure if I could sit through it again.

Yeah just finished Baby Reindeer. Hadn't read anything before so didn't really know what I was getting myself into. But damn. Absolutely one of the most intense and harrowing things I've sat through. The performances are layered and there's so much confusion and emotion and definitely worth watching.

I remember it well. It got cancelled, came back and then got cancelled again. I did see some talk now and again of a potential continuation on Netflix or something - and we've seen with shows like Manifest and Lucifer that it can happen - but I guess the further you get away from it time wise the less likely it'll happen, same with stuff like Hannibal. Definitely pros and cons to all sides really. I'll stick to watching Bargain Hunt.

She's a hard one to judge. I definitely agree the experience will help her as I think it helps anyone. But I know she's been doing a lot of training, so I would hope she's more capable than we've seen so far and it's just the way she's been booked that means we haven't seen much. I can see why some people think perhaps she hasn't improved but we just don't know at the moment.

I don't find it quite so bad now, but back when I was having to torrent a ton of US dramas that never seemed to make it over here - probably 2004 onwards - you often ended up with stuff that was cancelled after like 6 episodes with no resolution whatsoever. For a few years there it was really frustrating because you didn't know if you'd even get a whole season, let alone a whole story. Some of them made full seasons but got pulled off the air. Not to say that networks/streamers aren't bad now but they were pretty damn ruthless back then. I guess at least it's one benefit of streamers dumping full seasons onto their platforms at one time. At least you get to see what they've made.

I watch a lot of TV and my wife gets so annoyed if we watch something that doesn't have a proper ending. It's almost as if I have to watch it first to veto the bloody thing or not.

I remember being so indifferent to Sheamus when he first turned up and for quite a while really. I can't quite remember when he started being someone I enjoyed watching - maybe the Cesaro stuff? That was quite a few years into his WWE career but something just clicked for me.

Ha. Nah, I never gave that one a go. This one is the Rick/Michonne one - The Ones Who Live. I think it was originally going to be movies but they made a show instead. It's them running around killing zombies and then being all over each other in between. It's like death is their aphrodisiac. So odd.

Nearly finished the new Walking Dead spin off. Yes, I hate myself. I'm sorry. Curiosity got the better of me. It has its moments. It's also really horny. Not something I thought I'd ever say about a zombie show but there you go.

Amazing that they did that for them.

Who knew Corbin was a nice guy.

Sorry to be one of those self-quoting wankers but it's easier to reference back. So we've been through the Great Ormond Street part of the treatment and now getting the weekly treatment at home for him which he's far happier with. We've recently been to a intro meeting at a local children's hospice, and while their main focus is always end of life type stuff, they offer a lot of support beyond that too so it was really nice just to see what's potentially available to us - sibling days and things like that. To be honest it's just a relief to have someone to talk to. And I asked to be referred for some counselling type sessions which I'll be starting next week. I just want to be in a good position to help as much as I can and support my family and it's tough finding the time to put yourself first in these situations and look at your own shit, but I know if I don't then I won't be of any use to anyone eventually. Anyway not sure why I'm rambling but sometimes it's just good to get stuff out.

Might be of interest to some here:

Sami is basically Fandango.

Honestly I think a good 75% of my time on there is spent reading/watching your stuff. Always great. Plus I always seem to see it, while plenty of other accounts I seem to miss shitloads of stuff on. Twitter behaves in really odd ways these days.

And hopefully they'll do that great transition from mid card feud to top card if Gunther wins one of the titles and then Sami goes after him. Always been a big fan of when they carry feuds through various levels and elevate everyone involved.

The start of the shot with Jey was great too. That fan in the way. Got yeeted.

I definitely fall more in line with Duke's thoughts.

TNA/Impact has been one of the best places for people to reach higher levels. Although when Lashley came back I'd heard a lot of good things about him and it took WWE a fair while to really figure something out with him, so it's not always plain sailing. But yeah I think a lot of the time it is the ones that get lost in the shuffle and either get more focus or freedom and something suddenly clicks. Tale as old as time really - Taker, Austin, Rock, Cena etc.. all it takes is one moment or a gimmick shift and the whole game changes.

I definitely think a lot of it will come down to where people are in their careers and in their personal lives too. If they're young and not too tied down then they may well be more open to WWE's style of the grind. But if AEW offers more opportunity to see family etc then it's all about different priorities really isn't it. The WWE machine isn't for everyone and it's great that there are other viable alternatives whether that's AEW or TNA or indies in general. I've said it before but I love the excitement of people jumping from one company to the other. That was always one of the best things about WCW being around back in the day. And as much as WWE wouldn't want to admit it, having AEW around has definitely forced them to become better. I don't have too many specifics as I think anyone getting a new opportunity somewhere else can be exciting. Who would've thought Toni Storm would be doing what she's doing now? I wasn't that bothered about Christian or Adam Copeland. And in the other direction Brian Pillman Jr is setting the world on fire! A dumpster fire but still. Genuinely sometimes all it takes is a new place and a different perspective and everything clicks in a way it never did before. I'm definitely a lot more open minded to all of it now after seeing the work guys like Rhodes and Cardona have put in and how the ones like Storm commit to something completely different.