The Giggle is a true work of art
It's a love letter to humanity, but everyone has to be willing to listen for it to work.
I love this gif. Think about it. The MCU has a LARGE audience base and Tony Stark is the face of the MCU and is one of the richest men alive. It is no accident that UNIT looks like a tower that was erected by a a white male American narcissist who sacrificed his life to save the entire universe. Love him or hate him, Tony Stark gets your attention. And so does Iron Man. And so do the other Avengers. You know who else has a tower? Batman. (Right?). He's DC. Some people like both. I don't know enough about the DC characters.
And think about RDJ who is trying to step away from the Tony Stark image. It's a character he loved, a character that changed his life after he got out of prison, and he will always love Tony Stark, but he and Tony Stark are not the same person.
https://www.thestreet.com/media/vintage-video-of-robert-downey-jr-visiting-wall-street-resurfaces-goes-viral
Robert Downey Jr told us what was up in the 1990s.
This is meant to connect to the people who love superheroes and superhero movies. To see that Robert Downey Jr is the way he is because he's seen the ugly side of humanity and he has always told us what he really thinks. People look up to him.
This is meant to catch their eye, to say THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DOING. Please listen to our message.
Nerd culture is beautiful art.
And if you don't spend your time asking yourself how often Neil Patrick Harris is bullshitting us because I refuse to believe that he had never heard of Doctor Who before joining the cast. I think he just threw 100% of his "please" attitude into Barney Stinson.
Remember when Neil Patrick Harris played Doogie Howser, MD? The 14 year old Doctor?
Oh, he was a Doctor too! So let's not forget this other cult classic Doctor character he played. If you haven't seen Doctor Horrible and His Sing-along Blog you are missing out.
He was once listed as one of Times' 100 Most Influential People in 2010.
He's charismatic and is openly affectionate with his husband and their children.
Love him or hate him, he has a large fanbase. And he is an AMAZING actor. And a really good magician too.
And they used his skills as a magician on Doctor Who, took us to Soho in 1925, and the Good Omens fandom arose from our slumber severe hyperfixation and meticulous meta analysis to dig into a fandom where David Tennant is the most popular incarnation of a particular character, so we are already doing nonstop detective work.
The Good Omens fandom LOVES David Tennant. He is our favorite rebellious demon.
He played the MCU's most terrifying villain (there is not one single MCU villain that has ever terrified me as much as Kilgrave because that fucker uses his powers of mind control to force Jessica Jones into being in a relationship with him...among other things). As a character though, he was fucking fascinating despite the fact we have met so many men who act just like him, and we hate all of them.
Side note: When I typed "Doogie Howzer" into the gif search, this is the most popular image that came up. I consistently get Howser and Howzer confused.
Now I've got the attention of the Star Wars fandom! Howzer rocks.
You know who else appeared on a Star Wars show (again) this year?
This entire episode was crafted in a way that it formed as many connections as it could with other fandoms.
And not just that. It made sure to include as much representation as possible. Was it perfect? No, but the point is that Doctor Who is telling the world that it is moving on. It is ready to grow and it is ready to be a mainstream voice for everyone whose existence is being threatened by unjust laws.
The new Doctor defied expectations. This Doctor is a breath of fresh air, and a reminder that we will all be okay, but change is inevitable and this sci-fi show about an alien who is either 2,000 or 4,000,000,005 years old. I can't keep up anymore. It doesn't matter because he's a Doctor free from the confines of societal expectations.
Nerd culture is vast, and I know I've left out fandoms because I don't really have all day nor do I know all the fandoms, so I'm just giving you a taste of what I do love.
This episode is meant to be for everyone who needs a place to call home.
And the old Doctor finally gets to retire to make way for the new Doctor.
And as a reward for longtime fans, the retired Doctor has found a place to call home on Earth with his best friend. David Tennant will always be Doctor Who because the old Doctor was allowed to live.
And for the Staged fandom, you know what that means, Michael?
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Twelve: Thank you for coming along today, Yasmin. Are we scoring well on the psycho-analysis?
Yasmin Khan: *putting an arm around Thirteen* Since I'm here to spend time with my awesome girlfriend, I'm taking care not to analyse her awesome friends.
Yasmin Khan : ...
Yasmin Khan: No matter how mentally unstable some of them may be.
Clara Oswald: *nodding* I hear you.
Yasmin Khan: I don't think you do.
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Convinced Barney Stinson and The Toymaker are in fact the same character. See:
1. Both tricksters.
2. Both love changing costumes, pageantry, and putting on a show.
3. They don't follow the laws of the universe (or the legal system, for Barney). They follow their OWN set of rules that no one understands but themselves. (Barney's Bro Code and the infinite amount of rules he makes up through the series.) And they hold themselves only to those rules.
4. That one episode about Lily stealing the glass ashtray where Barney apparently spoke into existence him sleeping with the captain's assistant at the party despite everyone insisting he wasn't there and himself only making up that story in the moment. Barney changed the laws of reality. Aka like a certain Toymaker who changes the laws of reality simply by interacting with it.
5. The Toymaker saying "I accept your challenge" made me instantly think of Barney.
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Christmas Episodes
Usually I'd make a page for this on my tumblr site through the browser for this but this way I can access it through mobile a little easier.
I don't feel like making a whole list now so I'm literally just listing and adding whenever I feel like it
Adventure Time
S3E19&20
S7E14
American Horror Story
S1E12
S2E8
S8E7
S10E6
Amphibia
S3E9
Big City Greens
S2E4
S3E20
Shortsmas (holiday special premiered during S3)
Codename: Kids Next Door
S5E1
Danny Phantom
S2E10
Doctor Who
S7E16
Hailey's On It!
S1E20
How I Met Your Mother
S2E11
S4E11
S6E12
S7E12
S8E10-12
Kim Possible
S2E16
Pose
S1E3
Schitt's Creek
S4E13
Summer Camp Island
S2E17
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