No need to apologize for flailing! We love flailing! Yours especially...

referenced Orwell's A Nice Cup of Tea, which is to me the ultimate example of everything British

Yep! And that's why! *g* It's so awesome when you notice stuff like that.
And all our jokes! It's so funny because on the one hand, this installment: agonizing. On the other hand, traveling with the Doctor = fun & delightful!

It's an interesting dichotomy.