sometimes we even watch things that don't have david tennant in them

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LOL in our continuing quest to watch ALL THE THINGS with Doctor Who alum, firstofoct and I just watched The Ruby in the Smoke with Billie Piper and Matt Smith.

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[firstofoct]

Why did you not make a post when we watched Magic Beyond Words??

HMMMMM??

[firstofoct]

Also we should make a list of Shitty Things That Are Better Than This Is Jinsy.

[_thirty2flavors]

that is easy though

-Magic Beyond Words
-the Sally Lockhart movies
-I'm pre-emptively putting Love Life here
-everything

[professor_spork]

The Shadow of the North movie will probably make you cry, but only because it's SO INCREDIBLY BAD.

[_thirty2flavors]

LOL SO I AM TOLD

The part that made me cry in the book is probably not the part that makes normal people cry, tbf. I don't find Pullman a very emotional writer. But he does use a trope that ALWAYS gets me, even in the most poorly-written context.

[bazcat89]

what part made you cry?

[redknightalex]

LOL. NO, YOU WON'T. AND THEN ONE DAY YOU WILL HAVE SEX WITH HER. Why does this keep happening to you, Matt Smith. I am never letting you near my imaginary children.

LOL LOL

...And that's my cereal all over my computer monitor. ARGH!

So I read in the comments that these are Pullman books? The only thing I've read of him was "His Dark Materials" Trilogy, and, yeah, there's some sort of bizarre agenda my teenage brain could not get, so maybe the books will be first to go. Although Netflix...has it. Huh. *adds*

I'm too distracted with other things to sit down for five minutes to read. It does happen. My phone keeps ringing at me so I MUST SEE EMAILS.

...Stupid cereal. Must learn.

[_thirty2flavors]

I'M NOT EVEN KIDDING. THAT LITERALLY HAPPENS IN THE SALLY LOCKHART BOOKS, TOO. Matt Smith is a repeat offender. (In the books, though, Matt Smith's character is like 10 in this first book and therefore only a couple years older than the kid he loses, so it does not have the same creepy undertones in terms of age gap.)

I read HDM a year or two ago as an adult (or... mostly adult) and liked it, but that was mostly because as an adult I enjoyed working out what he was Doing Thar. I think as a kid I wouldn't have been that into it. I don't like his writing style overly much for the most part.

[elirrina]

I remember seeing those a long time ago, and reading the books even longer ago... Your commentary is much more fun.

Matt Smith/Eleven and small children, hahahaha! He ought to have a baby-sitter warning label: Your child will probably disappear, and then possibly fall in love with this man, do not leave them with him.

[_thirty2flavors]

DEFINITELY. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. Do not trust him with children, no matter how adorable it is! Craig will be lucky if Alfie doesn't develop a crippling obsession.

[mylittlepwny]

That book made me cry, so bring it, Billie Piper.

JUST REMEMBER THAT YOU ASKED FOR IT

This is totally when they met, so the dating most likely started after a lot of LONG, SLOW KISSES in her trailer, which probably still serve as v. fond memories for the Mattster if you know what I mean. THEIR LOVE WAS REAL AND TRUE. and actually adorable okay kali you can laugh all you like.

ETA: you know I have gifs

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We laughed pretty hard when Sally used her tears as a distraction in the first one. YEAH SALLY, HARNESS THAT INCREDIBLE POWER.

Matt and Billie dating is so hilarious to me IDK why. For a sort of... unusual...looking dude, he clearly has game. Daisy Lowe is quite pretty too.

LOL I won't lie that interview skeeved me out a bit. MATT SMITH STOP BEING SUCH A BRO. You are spending too much time with Moffat.

[mylittlepwny]

If Billie was a superhero, tears would be her superpower. Peeps would be all up in her grill trying to kill her or take over the UK (lol) and she'd just crumple her pretty little face up at them and they'd be goners. Total break down, right in the middle of their carefully laid plans of world domination. So embarrassing.

It's got to be his personality, because while I admit that ever since having dreamed that he was a sub for my Spanish class who I was romantically interested in I've been solid on my belief that if given the opportunity, I'd go there, he's still a totally unusual looking dude, lol. And she dated him before hipsters came out of their ironic blanket forts! So it's extra confusing.

lol sorry matt today is not your day in kali's comments

And yeah, I usually take great joy and comfort when people talk about Bills for no reason but even I was like, really guys? Though let's be honest I'd be high fiving whoever I could if I'd hit that too.

[doctahr]

Your post had me doing the little quiet/hysterical chuckle I do when I read funny things on the computer. X)