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[lucia_tanaka]

This is going to make little sense to anyone who hasn't read some of the fantabulous Eighth Doctor Adventures books. But lullabee_lj and I were reading some old reviews of them and lol'ing over how often the reviewers would insist on Eight's TOTALLY NOT GAY-ness. Having read many of the books ourselves, we find this hilarious.

This was the result.

Comments

[broms_lullaby]

If any of the Doctors are gay it is totally Eight. By the way, anyone have an idea where I could find any of these novels? I really like Eight in the movie...

[cosmic_celery]

We've been having a read-along over at act_three, maybe you'd like to join in there!

[cosmic_celery]

<3

[trillianastra]

Oh, yeah, definitely.

(Fitz/Eight is virtually canon, guys. *Virtually canon*.

...I kinda want to find a Ten/Rose OTPer and tell them that. Because Fitz totally got there first, and is more awesome to boot.)

[lucia_tanaka]

That's unfair. Fitz is a leather-wearing guitar-playing closet bisexual geek who enjoys roleplay, hypnosis, and light bondage. How can Rose compete with that?

[bakaknight]

Donna's Hynoboobies are the only thing that spring to mind which might stand a chance. Rose does not have those.

[kradie]

I'm in a little loling puddle on the floor now, even if I probably don't get all the references.

(I'm so going to have to find the one with Turing. Now. At once. I will not sleep or eat until I have found it.)

[lullabee_lj]

Yay, a loling puddle!

Turing is in the EDA titled The Turing Test. I can help you pirate find it if you want.

[kradie]

Yes please, please, please! *jumps around from happiness*

[lullabee_lj]

Pause your jumping for just a bit, and I'll send it within the next five hours or so. :D

[omfgitsjo]

Eight is so gay, and Eight/Fitz is totally canon. And I haven't even read any EDAs (but I really have to). So he told Charley he loved her, whatever. He's still gay.
Or at least bi, seeing as he also totally had Bernice Summerfield.

[lucia_tanaka]

I don't mind him being bi, as I think he probably had Benny too (though, was that EDA!Eight? the timelines are a bit confusing). Just all the reviews saying he's TOTALLY STRAIGHT are lolarious and, well, wrong.

[nentari]

Not EDA!Eight, but NA!Eight, in the final Virgin book, The Dying Days. It has some interesting bits (like when someone mistakes Benny for Emma Thompson and she's all "wut?" about it), and there's a moment at the end that I wish I could be able to see Paul McGann doing, but at times I feel he treats Benny a little bit colder and unpleasant than he would in any other media.

[lucia_tanaka]

I will avoid NA!Eight then. Even the coldness of BFA!Eight throws me off when I listen to the audios. This is why Company of Friends: Fitz's Story didn't work for me. BFA!Eight is NOT EDA!Eight. Everyone seemed out of character in that audio, despite Cole's best efforts.