S2 EP05: Rise of the Cybermen

John Lumic, creator of the Cybermen, hoped to improve humanity by transferring the human mind – that which makes us human, according to him – into a cybernetic body. Lumic’s desire emanated from a primeval fear of death. What I found more disturbing than Lumic’s understandable will to survive was his assistant’s seeming apathy towards the screams and pleas of the recruits being upgraded. His immediate reaction is to drown out the sound with a track from the Lion King: in the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.

Rise of the Cybermen was set in a parallel world when the Tardis falls out of a gap in time and space, passing through the void, and landing in wholly another Earth, where Peter Tyler is alive and kicking. This particular episode engages the popular notion of parallel worlds in parallel universes. The episode had a strong emotional center, once again, upon the emerging dynamic between Rose, the Doctor, and Mickey, who has decided to come along as a second companion.

The Doctor: [Mickey has his finger on a button] Um, what are you doing that for?
Mickey Smith: Cause you told me to
The Doctor: When was that?
Mickey Smith: About half an hour ago
The Doctor: Um, you can let go now
Mickey Smith: Well how longs it been since I could have stopped?
The Doctor: Ten minutes?… twenty… twenty-nine?
Mickey Smith: You just forgot me?
The Doctor: No, no no! I was just, I was calibrating… I was, no, I know exactly what I’m doing.

I found that this particular series continues exploring the human relationship with technology. This particularly outlandish episode sought to convey the extreme wherein the human completely disappears behind the machine, consumed by technology and made to depend on technology fully. Even the most basic aspects of a recognizable human are done away with in the Cybermen. Although it utilizes a fairly traditional argument that pits human emotions – the human capacity to feel and become affected by feeling – against the cold calculations of a rational and a being bound completely by logic with no reliance on sentiment. As per usual, the Cybermen were treated as killing machines, bent on a totalitarian regime that allowed no arguments and no exceptions.

It seemed ironic, to me, that the Cybermen failed to acknowledge different methods of persuasion more complex and less primitive than simply deleting those who aired differences in opinion. Looking back on it now, in retrospect, I find that to lend credibility to the Cybermen, their nature should be rethought and reconsidered given the premise that they strictly adhere to reason and logic.

Rose Tyler: They’re people?
The Doctor: They were. Now they’ve had all their humanity taken away. That’s a living brain jammed inside a cybernetic body, with a heart of steel. All emotions removed.
Rose Tyler: Why no emotion?
The Doctor: Because it hurts.

I found that the Cybermen were purportedly controlled by a singular will – that of John Lumic’s. In which case, I must question the necessity of providing human brains for androids that do not seem to make use of the human intellect. A true Cyberman should be a human being upgraded, meaning a better understanding and grasp of the theoretical, being able to argue, being able to identify flaws in different arguments.

I found that the Cybermen much resembled the Daleks, both bent on imposing tyrannical rule, both bent on annihilating opposition. The Daleks, however, admit that they retain a singular emotion: that of anger or hate.

I find it tantalizing to imagine that, in some other universe where the Doctor did not succeed in going back, where the Tardis died completely, him and Rose could have had a chance at a domestic life – as domestic as it gets with a wandering, aimless Timelord.

For the 2011 Season, Matt Smith currently portraying the 11th incarnation purportedly said he hopes that he somehow meets classic Cybermen, or the Cybermen that he grew up with, the ones Patrick Troughton , the 2nd Doctor, likewise encountered in Tomb of the Cybermen.

S02E0X – The Christmas Invasion

“The Christmas Invasion” episode set up the pace for the second season given that it is the first episode to be shown after the departure of the Ninth Doctor as portrayed by Christopher Eccleston. The new Doctor (the tenth incarnation already) was played by a relatively younger lad in David Tennant. What quite annoyed me in this episode was the fact that it was supposedly a pilot episode for the second season and it seemed weak for me, just like how I felt for the pilot episode of the first season. In the majority of the episode, there was hardly any attempt to introduce the “new” Doctor given that even though he was the same in essence, looked quite different from the previous Doctor in all physical aspects.

During the early parts of the episode, I found it funny while at the same time creepy that the main characters Mickey and Rose were both attacked by Christmas paraphernalia, since the irony to it was that instead of bringing unity and hope, the Christmas paraphernalia in fact brought hostility and chaos. I don’t know though whether the episode was trying to imply something bad about Christmas, however it was evident that the consumerist items that normally hound Christmas Day were the ones that wrecked havoc – possibly alluding to how the true spirit of Christmas nowadays are overshadowed by the seemingly good looking Christmas paraphernalia.

Moreover, it seemed that man’s persistence in getting alien contact and exploration proved to be very disastrous as it was due to the to probe (that contained human blood) getting captured which prompted the situation whereas one third of the human race was going to die. It just goes to show that simply knowing for knowledge’s sake without being careful could end up chaotic though no harm was intended for any of the party involved.

By the time the new Doctor had re-awakened, which was simply caused by the fumes that he had smelt that was the product of an accidental spilling of tea (how lucky can they get?), just like the old Doctor, he whooshed into the incident with no hesitation and simply found a solution to the situation. Despite the difference in physical characteristics, his approach towards a complex problem with the simplest of solutions proved to be all too familiar of the old Doctor, allowing an immediate parallelism between them in order to invoke familiarity and provide a certain appeal that would definitely captivate the viewers. I, for one, was convinced that he was indeed the Doctor I knew.

In the last portion of the episode, I found it quite striking that Harriet Jones still ordered Torchwood to fire at the retreating Sycorax ship, seemingly not following the common engagements of war whereas a retreating army should be treated with respect and be allowed to retreat without harm. Despite Harriet Jones seemingly sound argument that it was just a way of earth trying to protect itself, I found the Doctor’s argument more appealing (and well in fact, more human which was ironic of him as he’s the alien while we’re the humans).

I find the Doctor’s threat to overthrow Harriet Jones’s government a very contrasting idea in this episode as it seemed that the Doctor has now manipulated history as he had said that Harriet Jones was supposed to bring Britain to its Golden Age (though at the said time period, it was not yet the Golden Age).

2-3 SCHOOL REUNION:Knowing Deeper

in my opinion, this episode was one of the better episodes of series 2 because it has a special mix of elements that made the story interesting. First, i like the way the plot was told in the story. there was the common “aliens tryng to take over the universe” but what was new about it was the prospect that what they were actually trying to control was space and time and this becomes very inetersting once the Doctor gets involved. As we all know, the Doctor is the last of the Time Lords because all but him perished in the Time War. With this in mind, the Krillitanes gave him a tempting offer – help them conquer time and space in exchange for the return of the legendary race. It was interesting to see the Doctor actually think about taking the offer but in one of the greatest moments of the Doctor, he refuses to give in to temptation.

This episode was also very interesting because of the number of reunions we saw in the school (Alas the title School REUNION!) Mickey stepping into the scene once more was a funny experience for me. In this episode, he became the hero even just for a moment in spite of being called stupid and made fun by the Doctor. Sadly but also funny at the same time, he is likened to a tin dog of the group – the sacrificial lamb and always getting left behind outside all the action. And to my surprise and delight, he decides to join the crew. I wonder what is in store for him aboard the Tardis and what the big role he will be playing in the plot of series two. I just wish they would kinder and nicer to Mickey – or at least remember his name correctly!

The other super cute reunion was that of Sarah Jane, K9 and the Doctor. I love K9 because even though he’s made out of tin, he’s super adorable! and there is more to him than meets the eye! without him, the whole lot wouldn’t be saved in the end because of his valiance and his super cool laser! I also love Sarah Jane because she is som much like the Doctor in a lot of ways. She’s nosy, adventurous and always gets in the way of danger. She is also like Rose in a lot of ways as seen in the scene where the two were arguing about who was the better companion. They both loved (the company of) the Doctor and they weren’t backing down on someone who was trying to steal the other’s place.

Lastly, i love the scene where the tardis was about to depart and Sarah Jane exchange goodbyes with the Doctor, as they did not have the chance to do so the last time the Doctor left. I felt so dramatic when the tardis was disappearing behind SJ as she walked away. Luckily, the new and improved K9 (revived from the school explosion) was there to save SJ’s day!

Everything ended up okay after all!

Season 2 Episode 6: The Age of Steel

Finally, they’ve gotten rid of Mickey the idiot.

Not that I hated him, though. Mickey’s character is pretty lame, but we also know that he’s always had good intentions. I’ve always thought he deserves to be rewarded for putting up so well with Rose’s absence. He may be an idiot, but I think he’s an idiot who deserves something good to happen to him. Plus it’s about time he moved on. His relationship with Rose no longer made sense, and I’m glad that finally he’s also figured out that one of them has to end it. I’m also glad that he was the one who ended things – it makes him less pathetic. Moreover, Mickey really showed in this episode that he’s capable of doing great things, and I feel proud that he’s grown so much throughout this ordeal. He’s finally found a purpose for his life.

As for Rose, I think Mickey’s decision to stay in the parallel world would really do her some good. Rose is obviously clinging on to Mickey simply because she’s known him all her life and she’s never really imagined what life would be like without him. He’s like a pointless habit. At least this way, she wouldn’t be able to further hurt Mickey by taking him for granted, as she herself put it.

Okay, now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, I’m finally going to talk about the Cybermen. The Cybermen, for me, do not illicit fear as much as they illicit pity. They were once human beings, after all. And none of them chose the fate that they got. All Cybermen, it seems, have been forced into their situation. Moreover, the Cybermen actually believe that they are helping others by ‘upgrading’ them. The very premise of their actions is actually quite saddening. They want to upgrade people in order to free them of the pain that comes with the ability to feel. They want to put a stop to human suffering. Problem is, once you take away the capacity for feeling pain, you are also taking away the capacity to feel joy. Putting a person’s mind inside a metal suit and inhibiting his emotions would not result to a happy human being. Instead, it will drive him to insanity. The Cybermen may mean well, but it doesn’t make the actions any less twisted. This goes to show that however good your intentions might be, there is still the possibility that you make actually be causing more harm than good to others.

 

 

 

S01E13 – The Parting of the Ways

In “The Parting of the Ways,” it seemed that there might be a few farewells to some characters that will happen given that the title signifies a goodbye. However, it was not until the end of the episode before it becomes clear on who had to say goodbye given that it was Rose who was the one at the largest risk while the others were in fact safer as compared to her situation. Again, the episode started from an epic cliffhanger, and for me, this time the transition was close to perfect as compared to the previous transitions that occurred in past episodes.

As usual, the Doctor was able to come up with a no-brainer solution in order to get Rose out of the Dalek mothership. However, in the process, the Doctor was able to meet the Dalek emperor (who considers himself to be a god), whereas the Dalek emperor explained how the Dalek race was able to survive by means of extrapolating human DNA. Again, I found this problematic as it seemed illogical that the Daleks, who are now in essence contaminated with non-Dalek DNA, continued to exist without considering the fact the self-extermination should be done since they are no longer pure Daleks (yes, another issue of racial purity). Furthermore, considering that the Daleks were now partly human due to them mutating their own DNA with human DNA, it seemed rather inhuman of them to simply invade and enslave the human race. This simply showed the irony of becoming “more human” (by virtue of being contaminated with human DNA) and at the same time becoming “more inhuman” (by virtue of being more deadly and mindless in killing).

Again, the Doctor’s compassion can be seen (though only towards Rose, maybe due to his love for her) when he opted for Rose to be safe in the present time by letting her return to her own timeline. But the dichotomy of the Doctor’s character can be seen as he prepared the delta wave that will supposedly eliminate all of the Daleks in the vicinity, as it also entailed killing the whole planet earth. The issue at hand however was whether or not it is better to live as a slave or simply die as a free man.

It was in the latter portion of the episode when the real reason behind the phenomenon of the “Bad Wolf” was revealed. It was in fact Rose who was the one who was behind the “Bad Wolf” phenomenon, which was quite a surprise given that Rose majority of the times seemed to be the damsel-in-distress-type rather than the one who takes matter into her own hand. In the process of her absorbing the Time Vortex’s energies, there’s a literal and figurative transformation of the character from merely being the normal Rose to an all-mighty being, from being the immature girl to someone who now matured into taking matters into her own hands.

There were also some theological implications that came up during the transformation process. Given that Rose has absorbed the Time Vortex’s energies, she was in essence became god-like from being a mortal. In her assumption of godhood, it was evident that she would be “swallowed” up the immensity of her powers and thereby die, as no mortal can assume the role of god. That’s why the doctor had to “sacrifice” himself in order to save “mankind” (as signified by Rose) and would eventually rise again after his “death.” Kind of sounds a little Judeo-Christianic doesn’t it?

Anglican Demons – 02×08

It’s nice when TV shows give homage to famous movies that may have influenced them one way or another. For this episode, entitled “The Impossible Planet”, films that come into mind upon seeing its setting, characters and plot would notably be “Event Horizon”, “The Matrix”, “2001: A Space Odyssey” and the first two “Alien” movies. Though with borrowed ideas, the episode is quite entertaining as it has its own take on the “Event Horizon” story and combines the series’ charms and light-heartedness to tackle the episode’s much darker issues.

There’s certainly no doubt that Stephen Moffat would have been the best writer for the job as he seems to have mastered combining light and dark themes while still being to maintain the intensity of the film’s conflict. With writer Matt Jones and director James Strong, “The Impossible Planet” loses much of its spookiness as the setting turns cartoonish. The lighting is too bright to capture the claustrophobic horror of “Alien” which ends up turning the place into a cheerful one. All the characters are types coming from the different movies I mentioned above with some characters adding a bit more humanity into their usual roles.

The idea of hell being close to the black hole is very reminiscent of “Event Horizon” and Toby’s character is very similar to that of Sam Neil’s in the movie. Even Scooti’s death felt like a combinations of 2 different deaths in its film counterpart. The execution of these scenes in the episode wasn’t done so well, they were in fact quite messy, which makes it even worse when I compare it to the movie’s scenes. Nevertheless, it was fun seeing my childhood sci-fi horror films getting mashed-up into one sci-fi comedy episode.

I would love to have an Ood in our household and I believe everyone would want to have one as well. The feeling is so mutual because they NEED to be ordered around and to follow directions to live. It kind of makes me wonder how they survive as a race in one planet when no one is around to give them instructions or tasks to do. Having an Ood as a helper is mutually beneficial; he needs order to live and I would love to order him around to eliminate my chores. I don’t even have to pay them since the order alone is payment enough. It’s not really taking advantage of them because what the humans on board were doing was actually saving them.

To be honest, I was uncomfortable with Doctor Who tackling the demonic visions of Catholicism because I find it quite inappropriate for its PG market. The mention of 666, Satan and other references to the most evil would seem quite dark to a younger audience, especially with the continuous highlight of the Bible. Maybe to Anglicans like them, it wouldn’t be so much of an issue but to a Catholic or Christian market, it just doesn’t feel right. That opinion for mine is just for the kids because as for me, I enjoyed every bit of it. I like the idea of mixing science fiction with religious themes, as if trying to justify Biblical occurrences with the scientific method. The closing scene was frightening and it’s probably the most effective cliffhanger from the series to date.

 

The Idiot’s Episode – 02×07

For a show about travelling the world through space and time, The Doctor and Rose always seem to land on London in different times or if not, a part of Europe. I know I’m not suppose to look at this as some kind of flaw but when I think of shows such as “The Adventures of Johnny Quest”, “Star Trek”, “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles” and more recently, “Fringe”; the show feels lacking when it comes to new locales, worlds or settings. Metropolitan London, suburban London or rural London, it’s all the same and it gets pretty old. In fact, there are only a number of episodes where the setting is out of this world and I feel there should be more since this is a show with a travelling telephone box/time machine that bends time and space. Yes, it’s a British show but it also features The Doctor who travels around the UNIVERSE in various eras. It seems to be limiting itself into domestic terms and letting all the mysteries of the cosmos cause trouble on the homeland; most of the time it’s not even in another continent. It would seem like only American sci-fi shows are visiting new worlds with the British ones too lazy to get off the household couch. Why am I rambling? It’s because I didn’t like this episode.

In fact, while writing the daily journals of the season, I completely forgot about “The Idiot’s Lantern”. It was quite forgettable that I think it would do the series no harm had this episode existed or not. I don’t know why, but the episode feels terribly recycled from previous ones. I guess I’m just tired of seeing faceless creatures, similar looking sets and badly edited action scenes. The ending where The Doctor chases Magpie atop the Alexandra Palace antenna was such a disappointment, especially after the wonderful “The Age of Steel”. There were so many delays, so many inconsistencies with the final scene as The Doctor stops The Wire from draining the viewers’ energy. The Wire had all the reason to succeed: Tommy and The Doctor took too long to carry out their plan. But somehow, they seem to get to the antenna really quick and miraculously save the day despite The Wire having more than enough time to drain everyone out. It’s scenes like this that go back to the technical problems of the first season which I didn’t like at all.

The episode, though disappointing, still had its moments of pleasure. Jamie Foreman who plays Eddie Connolly is effectively annoying yet he still carries some humanity as a father would. The faceless deformities after The Wire’s drainage of energy can prove to be frightening at some point and some of the show’s social commentary and humour is still able to strike a chord. “The Idiot’s Lantern” just seems kind of familiar – no wait, it is too familiar that I actually have a problem with it. The Queen of England is just used too often, Magpie and The Wire are another version of “Chip and Cassandra” and the whole idea and social commentary behind using a technological device to control, enslave or destroy mankind has been used up so many times; it’s as if they haven’t gotten the message across yet. I just really feel that there’s a lack of originality in this episode.

 

A Solid Climax – 02×06

A shocking revelation upon reading the course notes was the fact that Ricky and Jake were lovers. It’s both an interesting contrast with Mickey’s character and a surprising look at the norms and culture of the UK. First of all, despite the unrivalled machismo of Ricky, we find out that Mickey is actually the man, in the sexual sense, as he biologically still prefers the opposite sex. This fact rings true about some people I know personally; strong, buff and rebellious “men” who in the end, turn out to be homosexual. Although this was hinted by Jake’s reaction upon hearing the news of Ricky’s death, I just thought it was a normal response. As a best friend to a dying person, I’d mourn the same way too. Also, I find it quite amusing that the UK can just showcase a gay couple in a sort of family show. Yes, the scene was deleted but maybe it was removed to make it more subtle and not obvious to the kids. Regardless of the that, it got me thinking about Captain Jack’s character as well and the show’s plight in the 1960’s had these story elements been broadcasted at that time.

Back to the episode, I found the “The Age of Steel” a fitting climactic action-packed conclusion to the “Rise of the Cybermen”. It was a very bond-esque entry featuring a lot of espionage moments, a fully transformed supervillain, high-tech gadgets, The Doctor in a tux and most importantly, EXPLOSIONS! There were several thrilling action scenes in this movie and it’s good they made this into a two-part episode so they can focus on character and story development in the first and then full-blown action in the second. There was an effectively suspenseful scene that stood out; the one where the inactive Cybermen were getting powered up one by one as they reach out to grab The Doctor and Angela Price. It had a claustrophobic feel to it and really provided some danger to the characters.

I must admit though, the show can be quite dark at times. Although the mood, or tone doesn’t change and still remains light-hearted fun, the implications of some characters death would show that there is real morbidity to the show. I like to imagine a lot and one thing that disturbed me about this episode was putting myself in the cyber suit. I probably would react the same way as them upon losing my physical and emotional identity for a metallic appearance. I would understand Lumic though and why he was so willing to be transformed but his choice to do it to other people against their will was unforgivable. Also, the writers killed the parallel Jackie which for me fun to watch as I hated her in this world but I still can’t believe they killed her off.

This is by far the most action packed episode of the series and I wish the concluding episodes of continuous plots would end like this. It was never boring and the only complaint I would have is how slow the Cybermen’s movements are in one scene and the next one would show them travelling a much greater distance than what their speed would allow them to do so. But it’s a minor flaw to the episode and I think the two-part story introduced the Cybermen as formidable villains quite well.

 

Parallel Fun – 02×05

So this now brings us to 5 episodes, including “The Christmas Invasion”, with 4 good episodes and one dud. My concern here is that maybe there are more duds in the succeeding episodes but “Rise of the Cybermen” establishes to us that we won’t be seeing a lacklustre episode soon. Written by Tom MacRae and directed by Graeme Harper, this TV show exploration of the parallel universe idea is exciting as it is charming and unpredictable.

Most of the charm lies in Noel Clarke’s performance as both Ricky and Mickey which is as natural as it gets. His acting doesn’t seem exaggerated or underwhelming as he brings so much humanity to supposed typecast characters. Ricky might be the tough bad-ass kind of guy but he also shows a level of weakness and amusement. Mickey, on the other hand, shows a developing soon-to-be tough guy, almost following Ricky’s footsteps as he brings an AK-47 to the rescue and gives the damsel in distress, Rose, a gentleman’s smooch on the lips.

One of the funniest moments in this episode was when Rose meets her parallel family. In this universe, she’s a dog! Her dad is still very much alive and now quite successful but now Jackie was much bitchier than her motherly counterpart. Even in this universe, Jackie and Pete are still not fond of each other and it just shows that maybe they were never meant to be; even in another space and time continuum.

It was a touching scene when Mickey meets his grandmother who was dead in the other world because of a careless mistake. Being a grandma’s boy, I completely understand why he would want to stay in that universe. It was a second chance for him and even if she wasn’t the original grandmother of Mickey, he loved her all the same. I also understand The Doctor for warning and forbidding them from engaging with the other worldly counterparts. It’s a nice blend of conflicting emotions and further emphasizes the emotional complexity rarely seen in the science fiction genre.

I just have one complaint with the episode and it’s a flaw that burdens the logic and realism of the plot and story. The president was in Pete Tyler’s house during the attack of the Cybermen but I didn’t see any guards on patrol the whole time. I don’t know if the parallel Earth was a much more peaceful place than ours but it’s just unbelievable that there were practically no agents or bodyguards present in the party. Although they wouldn’t have helped at all since the Cybermen were impenetrable by bullets, their absence is a careless mistake that kind of disrupted my enjoyment of the episode.

All in all, “Rise of the Cybermen” was a fun episode featuring a dastardly villain, a cool new enemy, and comedic bits mixed with emotional drama. There’s a lot to look forward to in the continuing episode, as this being part 1, because of the careful set-up of the plot to build an exciting climax.

 

Too Brilliant to be Sad – 02×04

Thankfully, the day ended with a Steven Moffat episode because it would have been a let-down had the class parted with “School Reunion”. Moffat doesn’t disappoint, at least not yet, as with my higher expectations, he is still able to deliver a beautifully heartbreaking story coupled with outstanding direction and cinematography from his team. It’s an emotionally draining but brief and poignant love story at its core but it also features some funny sequences and good old’ sci-fi magic. Everything that Steven Moffat writes turns to gold no matter who the director is; James Hawes has lowered in his quality under a different writer and Euros Lyn, who directed this episode, proves he’s a much better director than expected. The latter directed “The End of the World”, “The Unquiet Dead” and “Tooth and Claw” which were, at most, decent episodes.

Quite a number of on-screen couples have ever tugged my emotions in films, television shows and books but it would take the whole running time, the complete season and all pages, respectively, to tug my heartstrings. This episode took half of its running time and a few conversations to deliver some genuine romance and ends up more heartbreaking than it should be when the tragedy looms in. Although Reinette and the Doctor meet in different times and in short durations, it’s feels as if they’ve known each other for quite some time now. Maybe it’s the dialogue, how the scene was framed or the classically sappy music, but it made their intimacy work.

Their friendship reminded me of a lot of people whom I met only a few times, even once in my life but made an instant connection as if we’ve been friends for a long time. And I believe everyone has this kind of friend which is why this episode works. It’s not impossible for them to love each other in such a short span of time, in fact it feels very real and close to home. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but with David Tennant, who looks goofy but manages serious roles well, it becomes easier for me to let go of Christopher Eccleston. He looks funny most of the time but is still able to inject some gravitas when the scene calls for him to do so.

Much of the humour here revolves around the randomness of a horse and silly Mickey and as simple as it may sound like, it actually brings out a lot of chuckles. Rose is practically useless in this episode and she’s easily overshadowed by Sophia Myles performance as Madame de Pompadour. I really liked the scenes where the setting shifts from the spaceship to 18^th century Versailles. It just exemplifies the beauty and uniqueness of the time travelling genre of science fiction The shots are well-framed despite the obviously limited scope and probably budget of the 18th century Versailles sets but the director of photography, Rory Taylor, uses this as an advantage to set the mood for romantic intimacy or claustrophobia, especially in its scary scenes. Speaking of scares, the Clockwork Droids are creepy and I love how it was first introduced in the frame.

The closing shot was just a satisfying bonus to this brilliantly intricate and heart rendering episode; sort of a last minute twist to add the cherry on top. The episode may end on a sad note but it’s hard to feel that bad when it was made this good.