What If. . .the Doctor remained Time Lord Victorious? (Part 5)

Last time, several of the Doctors had been cornered on a Gallifrey in a universe where not only was the Doctor an evil chessmaster psychopath, not only were the Daleks facing off against a far more benevolent Rassilon, but the Chronarch had arrived to bring an end to the War once and for all. . .by destroying the Time Lords. Gallifrey was being swarmed and all was definitely not well. More to the point, there seemed to be some trouble onboard the Chronarch's ship as Jack is captured, the Wolf is killed, and Dalek Caan has ended up in the custody of the Chronarch.

Bad news bears, right? Let's see what happens next!

From MadCap's Couch - "Supernatural: Croatoan"

That is the name of the episode.

Did you say "Resident Evil by way of Supernatural"?

What's that?

You didn't?

Oops...

MadCap's Reel Thoughts - "The NeverEnding Story" (1984)

Yes, children. Believe it or not, this did actually exist as something before being a reference in Stranger Things.

What If...the Doctor remained Time Lord Victorious? (Part 4)

Last time, the Wolf and Jenny's Doctor and Jenny had found themselves orbiting Gallifrey on what appeared to be the final day of the Time War. Elsewhere, there was a conga line of who was following who and for what reason. As you can tell from the picture above, we're looking at one first rather than the other.

From MadCap's Couch - "Supernatural: Crossroad Blues"

If it wasn't for bad luck...I wouldn't have...
No kind of luck at all!

Now we get some time in the Deep South, specifically Mississippi. Before that, though, we have the great enemy that all fans of Supernatural must one day face: the opening recap!

MadCap's Reel Thoughts - "Dune" (2021)

Okay, so this is a thing that happened.

I'm actually a fan of the Dune books, at the very least the ones that were written by Frank Herbert. Being that this one is an adaptation of the first book, I had to admit I was intrigued. I was more so intrigued when I heard it was being made in two parts, which could be used to cover quite a bit of territory given that Dune is by no means a short story.

I was less enthused when I heard the director talking smack about certain film franchises when he himself has given us a grand total of a sequel that nobody wanted and a remake that we don't know yet if it's any good as all the mainstream things he's known for. Now, though, we've come to the remake. Is it good? Will I have to eat my words about Denis Villeneuve? Will we, for the first time in 21 years, be able to bring in Feyd and Rabban?

Let's have a look at Dune. Here, before the cut, is your final spoiler warning.

MadCap's Fiction Corner - "The Champions of Zobek, Chapter 5"

After that particularly sickening display, Calen and Briemi were escorted back to the suite that Zobek had set aside for them. Finding it cleaned, Briemi and Calen once more checking for any bugs before opening their mouths to speak.

"That was-" Calen started.

"Terrible, yes." Briemi nodded in agreement, likewise rather disgusted by what she had seen. "We're going to have to bring down the facility. We'll have to send out some of our men to scout it."

What If...the Doctor remained Time Lord Victorious? (Part 3)

Last time, we had a bit of a cluster as a few different Doctors and even a Master teamed up against an evil that was extending its power throughout the multiverse, hunting down different incarnations of the Doctor and stealing their regenerations for himself. However, his plans were further reaching than even that, extending out into the multiverse with the intent to conquer every universe and become the King of Time itself.

Will the Chronarch succeed? Or will the Doctors (and Master) be able to save the day and all of reality itself? Let's find out!

From MadCap's Couch - "Supernatural: The Usual Suspects"

So, for once, I actually have a neat story to relate about this episode. Linda Blair is well-known as Reagan McNeill from the original Exorcist and, well, that comes with a certain typecasting to it. She was apparently someone Eric Kripke, the series creator, had wanted for a while and an episode had been written specifically for her. When Linda Blair requested that no demons be involved in the script, the writing team fulfilled her request before officially pitching it to her, much to her surprise.

MadCap's Reel Thoughts - "Wonder Woman 1984" (2020)

So it seems that the end of this year is filled with two things - me catching up on superhero films I haven't yet watched due to that whole COVID-19 thing that I'm personally hoping is (realistically) endemic or (unrealistically) is over by the time this review goes live and that anyone who uses the phrase "this is the new normal" automatically forfeits the right to not be punched in the mouth.

The other thing is apparently women main characters kicking large amounts of ass.

. . .okay, to be fair, Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity does actually have that, but it isn't exactly the first example I'd use of the genre.

Or any genre.

What If...The Doctor had remained Time Lord Victorious? (Part 2)

Last time, we were introduced to not one but two version of the Doctor - each one very different from one another and one of them met an unfortunate end after discovering a terrible, terrible secret. Now, the Chronarch is poised to head to another universe to, presumably, consume the Doctor of that universe as well.

Meanwhile...

From MadCap's Couch - "Supernatural: No Exit"

Jeepers, creepers, where'd you get those peepers?

After a Jo-centric recap, we begin on a blonde woman in an apartment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Calling her landlord over some electrical issues, see finds a black goo on her table that seems to have dripped down from the ceiling...and soon finds it gushing out of an exposed lighting fixture. When she looks into the fixture, an eye meets hers and she screams bloody murder.

MadCap's Reel Thoughts - "Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity" (1987)

Okay, look...I like boobs as much as the next heterosexual red blooded male. Boobs are great. There, I said it. Y'know when that axiom really doesn't apply? When you're trying to make an entertaining movie.

I think we've had this discussion before, although I'm pretty sure it bears repeating. Cheesecake is a delicious and wondrous thing, but if you inhale too much of it, you get a stomach ache. Is Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity a stomach ache? Let's have a look!

MadCap's Fiction Corner - "The Champions of Zobek, Chapter 4"

"<Please. Drink.>"

They were seated at a lengthy table, something that clearly was not pulled out very often from the state of cleanliness it had over virtually everything else in the room. It seemed that Zobek did not entertain guests nearly so often. The serving staff poured them drinks.

"His Excellence Zobek invites you to imbibe." Pirc said, standing to the left of his master rather than being seated as they were. Briemi raised her glass.

"To our gracious host. May this be the beginning of a wonderful relationship between he and the Empire." She toasted.

What If...Sam Winchester killed John Winchester? (Part 1)

On another world, in another time...three men were trapped in a cabin at the mercy of a demon. One of those three, possessed by the demon, was shot in the leg by a gun that could kill anything. The two other men, brothers, attempted to recover from the ordeal only to find the third man - their father - alive and struggling against the monster within.

"Sammy! It’s still alive. It’s inside me, I can feel it. You shoot me. You shoot me! You shoot me in the heart, son! Do it!"

"Sam, don't you do it. Don't you do it!"

"You’ve gotta hurry! I can’t hold onto it much longer! You shoot me, son! Shoot me! Son, I’m begging you! We can end this here and now! Sammy!"

"Sam, no..."

"You can do this! Sammy! Sam..."

In that world, in that time, Sam Winchester did not pull the trigger and shoot John Winchester in the heart. The demon, Azazel, would go on to open the gates of Hell itself. While he would eventually die at the hand of Dean Winchester, the damage was done. The opening of those gates was one of the first steps on the road to the Apocalypse.

But this is not that world, this is not that time...

In this world, we get the answer to the question: What If...Sam Winchester had killed John Winchester?

Let's peer into the looking glass...

From MadCap's Couch - "Supernatural: Simon Said"

What? I told you. The episode for this week is Simon Said.

Not all the lead ins to the next episode can be gold.

. . .so, anyway, here's Aurum...I mean, Simon Said.