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This movie had such potential, but it didn't quite make it. Almost. But not quite.

They lined up such great allegories of greed vs the common good; orphan drugs; doing what is right; oligarchies; our treatment of animal life; virtue vs selfishness; class warfare; is there greater meaning to life?; is our existence a lesson before we move on to something higher? And instead it descended into wholly unnecessary gore.

The cast is fantastic. And Paul Rudd & Jenna Ortega are both executive producers of the movie. Jenna especially shows off her acting chops beyond "Wednesday" 's somewhat monotone melancholy and ennui.

There were some thrilling edge-of-your-seat moments that would have been better served without the disgusting goriness.

And there were times it went into the right direction and showed its potential. There's a great scene between the father and daughter characters played by Rudd and Ortega near the end that showed what this film could have been.

Worth a go if you can stream it for free.

I just finished this episode and I'm glad I hung in there. The writing is hit and miss throughout the first four episodes. Some of it is great, some of it is a bit cringe. But everything building up to the last scene of this episode was totally worth it. So much emotion in that final scene - such great acting from Wally Baram and Benito Skinner - that they hardly had to say a word to convey all that they were feeling. I've rewound that last scene about five times because they really nailed it here!

I have been amazed at the cameos and guest stars up until this point. And some of the writing has been unrealistic and over the top. But I kept rooting for Carmen and Benny to understand each other and hope that they would eventually become best friends. This was such a a genuine moment between the two of them! Well done!

That episode ranked up there with Blink, Vincent And The Doctor, and The Girl In The Fireplace!! A nice throwback to one of the BEST David Tennant episodes. Russel T Davies is amazeballs at sticking to the canon and this episode proves that. So out of left field, that I did not see the connection to that earlier episode until it happened. Plus, Belinda may be one of the best companions ever. She didn't have a choice to be there, she's very intelligent, she doesn't put up with any of the charm of the doctor, and she also doesn't put up with guff from anybody. Very reminiscent of Donna Noble. Russel T Davies had brought back surprise and OMG moments. This season is so far one of the BEST!!