1st June, 2019.
Yes: I’ve officially got a great big throbbing thing.
And before you ask … ?
I’ve actually a little rearranging in my flat.
And managed to move my first Mac — a Performa 6400/200, so you know — from the corner of the room, to the hallway.
OK, not very far, I grant.
But enough to get me having my second shower of the day.
And thinking … well, all sorts of things.
The main thing?
Is that my flat’s slowly getting warmer, as we head towards June.
The second?
On my money, I’m going to possibly have to wait, before I get to see Good Omens.
Which is fortunate.
There are some things one can’t leave unfinished: and one of those … ?
Is a good TV show.
Yes: I’ve been humping furniture around. Yes: I’ve just finished two weeks worth of Teaser videos.
In between housework and jobhunting.
And switching the Performa on and off, to see if it still works.
I knew there was a reason I liked this show …
~≈§≈~
Episode 5 — Tiempo de esplendor/Time of splendor — opens with a 17th century kitchen.
One of the temporary servants?
Is JUST about to talk a try of delicacies to the main feast: when the chef tells him off for forgetting the garnish.
The feast? Is for visiting English dignitaries, come to sign a peace treaty: at the end of a very long war: including Admiral Howard (Scott Cleverdon): one of the commanders of the English Fleet that fought the Armada.
The servant? Is the mysterious construction worker who’d infiltrated the Ministry in an earlier episode.
That worker? Is an Exterminating Angel.
His plan?
To kill Admiral Howard before Howard signs a key treaty.
Alonso and Pacino (Nacho Fresneda, Hugo Silva) — have to protect the Admiral, and stop his killer: preferably without insulting the English contingent, or getting hungover.
Whilst Amelia has to gently nudge Queen Margaret into making sure King Phillip signs the treaty.
Whilst making sure Miguel Cervantes* and Lope de Vega … don’t have a punch-up about who get’s to meet William Shakespeare first …
Tricky … ?
Oh, yes …
~≈§≈~
Time’s a crawling on …
And on … and on … and on …
And urging me to my bed.
I will say this, though.
Tiempo de esplendor is yet another fantastic episode in this third series: with humour, intrigue and sheer feistiness I’ve come to expect.
Especially from Aura Garrido: her scene ticking off Spain’s finest was a highlight.
What do I tell you?
Except I’ll be watching more El Ministerio del Tiempo.
Now …
Does anyone want a Performa 6400/200?
* Both Shakespeare and Cervantes died open Saint Georges Day, 1616. Leaving behind one hell of a pari off legacies.
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