Simon Bedford
@llamastrangler.bsky.social
Twitter refugee, tired of far right nonsense. Some random bloke. Into music, Doctor Who and various other geeky things, cooking the cuisines of the East, red wine, real ale, literature, history, politics, stuff.
Pronouns he/him
Pronouns he/him
#StrangerThings Just blogged the finale… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2026/01/stra...
Stranger Things: Season 5, Chapter 8- The Rightside Up
"Oh, I was planning on carelessness...!" I saw this finale last night, and I'm glad I've let it sink in a little before articulating my tho...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
#StrangerThings Just blogged the finale… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2026/01/stra...
Just blogged Mark Gatiss’ latest Ghost Story for Christmas, The Room in the Tower… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Room in the Tower
"I've given you the room in the tower..." It's that time of year, and so we have the latest of the BBC's Ghost Stories for Christmas helme...
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December 31, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Just blogged Mark Gatiss’ latest Ghost Story for Christmas, The Room in the Tower… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
Just belatedly blogged the finale to The War Between the Land and the Sea… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The War Between the Land and the Sea: The End of the War
"We will give you anything you want. Because we are terrified of you." RTD is writing again for what proves to be a dramatic finale that hi...
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December 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Just belatedly blogged the finale to The War Between the Land and the Sea… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
#StrangerThings Just blogged the penultimate ever episode… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...
Stranger Things: Season 5, Chapter 7- The Bridge
"Guess you didn't need truth serum, huh?" So Max is awake. Her muscles are weak, she's in a wheelchair for now, but these things will pass....
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December 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
#StrangerThings Just blogged the penultimate ever episode… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...
Blogged another episode of Stranger Things… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...
Stranger Things: Season 5, Chapter 6- Escape from Camazotz
"Before you say anything... I know it's five o'clock in the morning, but I need you to build me a telemetry tracker." Fortunately, in the l...
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December 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Blogged another episode of Stranger Things… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...
#StrangerThings Just blogged Chapter Five of the new season… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...
Stranger Things: Season 5, Chapter 5- Shock Jock
"There are no happy endings, Jane. Not for us." We begin (incidentally, Frank Darabont of Walking Dead fame directs), despite the awesome r...
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December 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#StrangerThings Just blogged Chapter Five of the new season… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...
Reposted by Simon Bedford
He isn't "losing" this money. This is called "paying tax like a responsible citizen and not hiding your money offshore" and we need to start recognising and applauding it.
December 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
He isn't "losing" this money. This is called "paying tax like a responsible citizen and not hiding your money offshore" and we need to start recognising and applauding it.
Just blogged the fourth episode of The War Between the Land and the Sea… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The War Between the Land and the Sea: The Witch of the Waterfall
"You'll never swim alone!" Hmm. I can see what they're trying to do, and even admire it. There's a racism and xenophobia subtext in this ep...
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December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Just blogged the fourth episode of The War Between the Land and the Sea… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
#StrangerThings Just blogged the most recent episode… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...
Stranger Things: Season 5, Chapter 4- Sorcerer
"Henry is a lot of things, but in trouble with the monsters is not one of them." Wow. That episode was a bit good, to put it mildly. But I'...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#StrangerThings Just blogged the most recent episode… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...
#StrangerThings Just blogged the third episode of the new season… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...
Stranger Things: Season 5, Chapter 3- The Turnbow Trap
"No, we're saving a child via kidnapping." I know, I'm getting rather behind: bear with me, it's my condition. All will be well after the ...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#StrangerThings Just blogged the third episode of the new season… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...
Finally blogged the third episode of The War Between the Land and the Sea… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The War Between the Land and the Sea: The Deep
"If you're trying to keep the peace, you've already failed." The third episode maintains the quality by pushing the tension even further, d...
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December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Finally blogged the third episode of The War Between the Land and the Sea… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
#StrangerThings Just blogged the second episode of the final season… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...
Stranger Things: Season 5, Chapter 2- The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler
"Heavens to Betsy!" This season continues to be brilliant, in terms of script and acting. It also looks amazing, a case in point being the ...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#StrangerThings Just blogged the second episode of the final season… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...
Just blogged the second episode of The War Between the Land and the Sea… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The War Between the Land and the Sea: Plastic Apocalypse
"This man is the most important person on the planet." This episode may be Pete McTighe rather than RTD, but the quality continues. If it c...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Just blogged the second episode of The War Between the Land and the Sea… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
Just blogged another episode of Batman: The Animated Series… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/batm...
Batman: The Animated Series- Harley and Ivy
"You're just one big, forgiving doormat, aren't you?" Another superb episode here, from the opening scenes with the very Tim Burton-esque G...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Just blogged another episode of Batman: The Animated Series… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/batm...
Just blogged the first episode of The War Between the Land and the Sea… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The War Between the Land and the Sea: Homo Aqua
"That's them- the gay waters!" Before I start praising this promising first episode, a gripe about "homo aqua": it's just scientifically il...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just blogged the first episode of The War Between the Land and the Sea… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
Just blogged another episode of Batman: The Animated Series… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/batm...
Batman: The Animated Series- The Mechanic
"I need a new car..." Yes, I know: I'm doing another episode of Batman: The Animated Series as opposed to the other series I'm blogging- S...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Just blogged another episode of Batman: The Animated Series… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/batm...
Just blogged another episode of Batman: The Animated Series… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/batm...
Batman: The Animated Series- Zatanna
"This never happens to me in Vegas!" This is a real first for the animated series- an appearance by another DC superhero, in this case Zata...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Just blogged another episode of Batman: The Animated Series… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/12/batm...
Reposted by Simon Bedford
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
#StrangerThings Jusg blogged the opener to the new season… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/stra...
Stranger Things: Season 5, Chapter 1- The Crawl
"What is it about your presence that brings out your inner Neanderthal?" I've missed Stranger Things ... but then it's been three sodding y...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#StrangerThings Jusg blogged the opener to the new season… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/stra...
Just blogged another episode of Batman: The Animated Series… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/batm...
Batman: The Animated Series- Paging The Crime Doctor
"I thought I told you to take the day off..." This is one of the finest episodes yet- perhaps the best. Yes, it's a little contrived that R...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Just blogged another episode of Batman: The Animated Series… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/batm...
Just blogged another Gen V… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/gen-...
Gen V: H Is for Human
"Well, you kind of get used to the public nudity stuff..." I only know of Olivia Rodrigo from Little Miss Llamastrangler, but damn, this mi...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Just blogged another Gen V… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/gen-...
Just blogged The Apprentice… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
The Apprentice (2024)
"Have you no decency?" "Oh, I've heard that before..." The more my thoughts dwell on this film, the more I come to appreciate it. It is, I s...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Just blogged The Apprentice… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
Just blogged another episode of Batman: The Animated Series… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/batm...
Batman: The Animated Series- Mudslide
"It seems that Clayface is losing his integrity." "I wasn't aware that he had any to begin with." So that's the end of Clayface? I may be w...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Just blogged another episode of Batman: The Animated Series… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/batm...
Just blogged the final episode of Des… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/des-...
Des: Episode 3
"I could never have stopped..." And it ends with a highly dramatic and entertaining courtroom drama, with twists and turns throughout until...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Just blogged the final episode of Des… llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/des-...
#Dexter Just blogged another episode: llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/dext...
Dexter: Dex, Lies and Videotape
"What step was that?" "The naughty one!" So... Dexter gets away with deleting the marina footage by the old fire alarm trick. Easy... and, ...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
#Dexter Just blogged another episode: llamastranglermarathon.blogspot.com/2025/11/dext...