6th March, 2019.
It has to be said, modern technology can be good.
On the other hand?
Modern technology can be bad.
Especially when you drop your phone, and smash the screen.
Thankfully?
I had family come to the rescue, and pay for a repair.
For which I’m eternally grateful.
It’s also helpful the the shop I used — Onsite, in Brentwood High Street — did the repair very quickly.
I’m impressed* …
~≈§≈~
Impressed …
But also having a quiet patch.
As you may possibly already know?
I’m jobhunting, at the moment.
As you can imagine, looking for work is a chore: even though I can get it done a lot more quickly than I used to.
Either way?
I’ve spare time … mostly to devote to a hobby … and to watching a TV show or two.
You can tell what I’m going to mention next, can’t you?
Yes …
~≈§≈~
Episode 9 — Óleo sobre tiempo/Oil painting over time — opens with the Ministry’s facial composite specialist, Diego Velázquez (Julián Villagrán) getting a message, whilst with Angustias at the Ministry’s canteen.
A painting of his — The Lady With the Fan† — has been sold in a recent auction.
Which is something Spain’s greatest time travelling painter likes the sound of.
What DOES get him rushing off to had a long chat with Salvador (Jaime Blanch)?
Is the simple fact he knows the painting was one that got destroyed …
When the Alcázar Palace burnt down in 1734 …
~≈§≈~
Back in 1734? King Phillip 5th (Fernando Conde) is gently being put to sleep by his queen, Elisabeth (Maria Álvarez).
The king’s mental health?
Much like George the 3rd of the UK, Philip 5th’s mental health isn’t exactly at its best‡.
He’s convinced his getting attacked, by ghosts and vapours.
What his queen, the court, and the court musicians don’t know?
Is that that suspicious LARGE painting on the wall … ?
Is a door.
That seems to be know to the unfriendly group of gas-masked Americans, with stun grenades …
As Amelia, Alonso and Julián (Aura Garrido, Nacho Fresneda and Rodolfo Sancho) are on leave?
Velázquez is the only choice of agent to send back through time: along side veteran agent, Irene (Cayetana Guillén Cuervo).
You can tell there’s going to be trouble, can’t you … ?
~≈§≈~
Now …
Has El Mininsterio del Tiempo done it again?
Has it knocked out another good episode?
Hasn’t it just?
Remember, back in the day, that some episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation would have an A storyline, along side a b line.
Darmok’s a good example. The A line tells us about Picard and Dathon learning how to work together, whilst stranded on a planet: whilst the b line shows us the Enterprise crew working out how to translate the language Dathon speaks.
Óleo sobre tiempo seems to work in a similar — ish — way.
The main A line shows us what the team are having to do to defeat the Darrow corporation’s latest scheme …
Whilst several b lines show us what the team’s doing back home.
Including one showing us Lola offering a deal to Salvador.
She makes sure the Ministry get’s the paintings …
She’ll even help them deal with Darrow Corp’s boss …
As long as they take her — and all that juicy information about Darrow Corp — back onboard.
What she, and we, know — but Salvador doesn’t — is that the Ministry’s way of travelling … ?
Isn’t giving its users, cancer … … … …
Frankly?
El Ministerio del Tiempo?
I’m hooked …
* Just not with the website: they’ve even more hopeless with apostrophes than I am. Hmmm …
† It seems no one is sure who the lady is.
‡ It’s suspected King Philip suffered from some form of deep depression. To the point where hiring noted Italian castrato, Farinelli, seemed to be one of the few things that helped. One wonders if that would’ve helped George 3rd. Singing, that is … ! (Philip … ? Had delusions of being a frog. George? Well … I seem to recall reading, somewhere, he talked to trees: and obsessively wound up clocks … )
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