Author Archives: Hazel

James Callaghan and being left-handed

Posted on Sunday 31 March 2013 by Hazel

It is said that while many US presidents have been left-handed, only Winston Churchill, James Callaghan and David Cameron have been left-handed prime ministers. While it is is unimportant in the great scheme of things, in one case, this claim … Continue reading →

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A short walk around Leith

Posted on Wednesday 16 January 2013 by Hazel

I take a lot of photos and I upload a fair few of those to Flickr and there they sit. I'm a pretty good tagger but other than a lot of decent tags the photos generally lack context and a … Continue reading →

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Doppelgangland

Posted on Sunday 16 December 2012 by Hazel

Simply a great episode with so much to like about it. Alyson Hannigan's performance as various Willows; "Old Reliable" and the banana announcement; Anya's peevishness at being human; Willow's friends mourning her ("She was truly the finest of all of … Continue reading →

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Consequences

Posted on Thursday 29 November 2012 by Hazel

This was a great episode. A perfect mix of everything that BtVS does so brilliantly. I could try to write more but here's some screencaps instead. Rewind [This was a very lazy review.]

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Bad Girls

Posted on Saturday 20 October 2012 by Hazel

S3 is maintaining its disappointing run. I genuinely thought it was one of my favourite seasons but very little has been thrilling me. It simply hasn't been appointment TV which goes a long way to explaining the long gap between … Continue reading →

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The Zeppo

Posted on Tuesday 2 October 2012 by Hazel

I tend not to read my old reviews before writing a new one but I did in this case and, boy, did I not like "The Zeppo". However, while Xander's character demolition and Cordelia's ugly behaviour are still bothersome, the … Continue reading →

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Helpless

Posted on Thursday 24 May 2012 by Hazel

The Watchers' Council is really rather poor. Their idea of a rite of passage doesn't bear too much scrutiny. So hand wave, hand wave, because the mythology of Buffy is not the reason I watch it. So if we hand … Continue reading →

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Gingerbread

Posted on Sunday 22 April 2012 by Hazel

This is a mid-table mediocrity of an episode in which the mothers of Sunnydale behave badly; Amy becomes a rat ("She couldn't do us first?" is Buffy's rightful complaint); and Willow's mum is very funny: we should have definitely seen … Continue reading →

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Couch to 5k week 9 run 3

Posted on Monday 19 March 2012 by Hazel

That's it. Well done. I have completed the NHS Couch to 5k challenge in 11 weeks. I can run for 30 minutes non-stop which I estimate to be just about 3 miles so I think that I only have a … Continue reading →

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Amends

Posted on Saturday 17 March 2012 by Hazel

Despite Robia LaMorte's name in the credits and despite the fact I have actually seen this before, I still managed a gasp when Jenny appeared from behind Giles and that's probably the highlight for me. I have major problems with … Continue reading →

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