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denimbex1986 · 5 months

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'Despite not being present physically, the Master played quite the role in the third Doctor Who special “The Giggle.” Don’t worry, the Doctor’s oldest and most snappily dressed adversary hasn’t been replaced with the all-singing all-dancing Toymaker; the Master is still very much in play.

What happened to the Master?

Last time we saw the Master, back in the episode “The Power of the Doctor,” he was played by Sacha Dhawan. (Like the Doctor, the Master changes faces, genders, and pronouns frequently.) He attempted to switch places with the Doctor, then played by Jodie Whittaker, but was thwarted. And while his actions caused the Doctor to regenerate, the Master still lost. He was left behind on a disintegrating planet … but then the Toymaker came along.

What did the Toymaker do to the Master?

The Toymaker (Neil Patrick Harris) explained with relish what he did to the Master. “The Master was dying and begged for his life with one final game,” he tells David Tennant’s Fourteenth Doctor. “And when he lost, I sealed him for all eternity inside my gold tooth.” Cue the Toymaker showing off the sparkly gold inside his mouth.

How did this happen?! Maybe the tooth is a TARDIS? Or more likely, the Toymaker simply warped reality the way he did during his fabulous Spice Girls dance sequence.

Sadly, we don’t get to see exactly what went down between the Master and the Toymaker, but what a great back-and-forth that must have been. (Hopefully it contained at least one musical number.) Maybe we’ll see it in a flashback one day?

What happened to that gold tooth?

At the end of the episode the Toymaker is defeated by—wait for it—not one, but two Doctors. David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa share the screen as the Toymaker is removed from existence. But after that, the gold tooth plinks to the floor. And then, just when you thought the scene was over, a hand with red painted fingernails picks the tooth up.

Now, this has happened to The Master before! It’s a nice little callback. In the 2007 episode “Last of the Time Lords” a very similar hand with red nail varnish picks the Master’s ring up from his funeral pyre. Of course, he wasn’t totally gone, and in “The End of Time” two years later that hand was revealed to have belonged to a person named Miss Trefusis (Sylvia Seymour), a member of a cult who wanted to bring the Master back. The cult members succeeded at the cost of their own lives and the Master was free to terrorize Earth and the Doctor once more.

So who’s the person who picked up the Master this time? We don’t know yet, but some Who fans on social media have noticed something interesting about Kate Stewart (Jenna Redgrave).

However, Kate is an ally of the Doctor, so if it is her, what’s her motivation for saving the gold tooth? To ensure the Master really is locked away so he can’t threaten the planet, maybe?

Is the Master coming back?

But we’re getting ahead of ourselves here. Showrunner Russell T. Davies hasn’t given any indication that he’s planning to use the Master in the upcoming season with Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor. However, if he did want to, Sacha Dhawan would happy to return to the role. He told the Radio Times this October:

“I’ve been seeing all the speculation in the press [about Doctor Who] and I have such major FOMO. I know it’s going to be so good, as well. I think it’s good to maybe have a break from it, and if I was asked to maybe come back, I think I’d inject a new lease of life into it now having had a break from it.”

But there’s also speculation that a brand new actor or actress could step into the Master’s shoes. Some have even wondered if maybe that’s the unknown role Bridgerton actress Nicola Coughlan has been cast in.

One thing’s for sure, the Master’s definitely not gone from the Doctor’s life. And that’s the tooth.'

#The Master #The Toymaker #Neil Patrick Harris #John Simm #The End of Time #Ncuti Gatwa #Nicola Coughlan #The Giggle #Kate Stewart #Jemma Redgrave #Doctor Who #60th Anniversary #David Tennant #Sacha Dhawan #Jodie Whittaker #Last of the Time Lords #Russell T. Davies

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scotianostra · 3 months

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Happy birthday Annette Crosbie, born 12th February 1934.

Annette was born in Gorebridge, Midlothian, to strict Presbyterian parents who disapproved of her becoming an actress.

Nvertheless, she joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School while still in her teens. Her big break came in 1970 when she was cast as Catherine of Aragon in the BBC television series The Six Wives of Henry VIII, for which she won the 1971 BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress. In 1973, she starred alongside Vanessa Redgrave in the BBC serial, A Picture of Katherine Mansfield.

Crosbie was born in Gorebridge, Midlothian, to strict Presbyterian parents who disapproved of her becoming an actress. Nevertheless, she joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School while still in her teens. Her big break came in 1970 when she was cast as Catherine of Aragon in the BBC television series The Six Wives of Henry VIII, for which she won the 1971 BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress. In 1973, she starred alongside Vanessa Redgrave in the BBC serial, A Picture of Katherine Mansfield.

In 1975, Crosbie made a similar impact as Queen Victoria, in the ITV period drama Edward the Seventh, for which she won the 1976 BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress. She played Cinderella’s fairy godmother in The Slipper and the Rose, which was chosen as the Royal Film Première for 1976. In that film, Crosbie sang the Sherman Brothers’ song, “Suddenly It Happens”. In Ralph Bakshi’s animated movie, The Lord of the Rings, filmed in 1978, Crosbie voiced the character of Galadriel, Lady of the Elves. In 1980, she played the abbess in Hawk the Slayer. In 1986, she appeared as the vicar’s wife in Paradise Postponed.

After appearing in the BBC1 drama Take Me Home, Crosbie’s next major role was as Margaret Meldrew, the long-suffering wife of Victor Meldrewplayed by fellow Scot, Richard Wilson) in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave for which she is best known. She also played Janet, the housekeeper to Dr. Finlay, in the 1993 revival of A.J. Cronin’s popular stories.

Crosbie’s other roles include playing the monkey-lover Ingrid Strange in an episode of Jonathan Creek, Edith Sparshott in An Unsuitable Job for a Woma, and Jessie in the film Calendar Girls. In 2004, Crosbie appeared alongside Sam Kelly in an episode of the third series of Black Books, as the mother of the character Manny Bianco. In the series six and seven of the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Old Harry’s Game, she played a recently deceased historian named Edith.

In 2008 she appeared in the BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens’s Little Dorrit, in 2009, she portrayed Sadie Cairncross in the BBC television series Hope Springs. In 2010 Crosbie appeared in the Doctor Who episode “The Eleventh Hour”. In 2014 Crosbie appeared in the movies What We Did on Our Holiday and Into the Woods. In 2015 she appeared in a BBC adaptation of the novel Cider with Rosie. In 2016 she appeared in the new film version of Dad’s Army .

In recent years, she appeared in season two of Ricky Gervais' black comedy-drama After Life on Netflix. She now resides in Wimbledon and is a campaigner against cruelty for animals.

#scotland #scottish #history #actress #happy birthday

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undeadunalive · 5 months

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A VERY DESCRIPTIVE PROFILE OF YOUR MUSE. Repost with the information of your muse, including headcanons, etc. if you fail to achieve some of the facts, add some others of your own!

NAME: Jonathan Emmet Reid

NICKNAME: Johnny / Jonny

TITLE(S): Dr.

AGE: 137

SPECIES: Ekon ( formerly human )

SEX: male

NATIONALITY: English, British

INTERESTS: science, helping people, piano, poetry

PROFESSION: surgeon, blood specialist ( formerly field surgeon and medical officer in France during WWI )

BODY TYPE: Malnourished ( extremely skinny )

EYES: very pale blue

HAIR: dark brown

SKIN: extremely pale

POSTURE: straight

HEIGHT: 6'5

VOICE: smooth, calming yet authoritative

SIGNATURE OUTFIT: grey tweed three-piece suit, light blue shirt, red tie, long navy coat, gold pocket watch and black oxford shoes.

SIGNIFICANT OTHER: thread determined

COMPANIONS: none

ANTAGONISTS: Mary Reid, the Red Goddess, Lord Redgrave, Harriet Jones, Father Tobias Whitaker, Jimmy Barlow, Leon Augustin, Fergal Bansha, feral Skals, rogue Vulkods, rogue Ekons, Ichors, feral beasts, Guard of Priwen, Geoffrey McCullum, the Ascalon Club

STRENGTHS: determined, loyal, brave, wise, intelligent, compassionate, adaptable.

WEAKNESSES: stubborn, guilt-ridden, solitary.

FRUITS: he can't eat any fruit but he likes the smell of pears because they remind him of his childhood holidays in France with his family.

DRINKS: can't drink anything except blood, not even if he tries to mix blood into something. Although he does enjoy the smell of tea and will sometimes make a cup of tea just to take in its aroma.

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: can't drink any but likes the smell of a good scotch whisky.

SMOKES: no.

DRUGS: no.

DRIVERS LICENSE: yes.

tagged by: @arcanescholxr, thank you! <333333 tagging: feel free to steal this.

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prototypelq · 10 months

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DMC Questions Anon here!

"That day, if our positions were switched... Would our fates be different? Would I have your life, and you mine?"

While standing on top of the Qlipoth in DMC 5 Vergil posed a very interesting question that got many people wondering: How would the story of DMC go if Dante and Vergil's positions were switched?

That is what I am asking you now to answer. How does this story go in a world where their positions are switched?

Hi, dear DMC anon, always happy to get your messages!

I`d like to start this reply with recommending some very good videos/fics that explore this topic, as my opinion on the matter is affected by them, but also in case anyone reading HASN`T seen these, and more people really should!

Champion Analysis has done amazing videos on this exact alternate universe scenario (the term ‘alternate universe’ feels very justified here) videos – two speculative character analysis videos and one voice-acted retelling of the story of the switched twins in DMC 3.

Blood Red Brother by TheWritingSquid – a oneshot about ‘switched’ Dante running into a ‘reunited with Dante at the end of 3 and raising-Nero’ Vergil and their first and last interaction.

Bonus:

Devil May Cry D by Strawberry_Hope is an amazing fic in russian, this is a ‘switched’ twins retelling of the story of 5, and I LOVE it. This thing is huge, it has everything you wish to have in a long fic – good plot with some mystery, characters interact with each other a lot (as Vergil does NOT let Dante out of his sight, unlike the game which has Dante basically flying off the rails after his twin), and some good angst and drama (as is customary for DMC). maybe I should do a masterpost of my fav ru dmc fics, because they have some amazing stuff I have not seen in english-speaking community, or have seen very very little of it.

Hopefully, everyone is familiar with these (baring Devil May Cry D, as it is very optional because of language requirement), otherwise I highly recommend you check them out if this AU ever remotely interests you.

With that out of the way, I believe the Switch AU is quite unique, because global games-wise I don`t think it would change much. Vergil would work great as a (classic anime) protagonist – an elder twin, who tragically lost his entire family, and is the (only surviving) heir. Vergil is honorable, badass and actually a cheeky bastard, just as his brother, so he would make a great protagonist for the games. Story-wise in games, I think the only one we can expect to have huge changes is 4, as it revolves around Nero. There is pretty much nothing on The Fortuna Woman to base speculations around, sooo it could be a teen dad Vergil after 3, or he could encounter Nero only in the boy`s teens as original Dante did. Same as canon, I don`t really care for The Woman much, and I don`t see her having any effect on the story. (also everyone wants Nero and Vergil to have good father-son relationship, so it`s obvious which scenario out of the two the fandom and I lean towards)

This is...not much changing really, we just move the Nero&Vergil relationship earlier on the timeline, but so far that`s pretty much it

except it`s not

because I fully believe ‘switched’ Dante cannot be redeemed.

Original`s Vergil story is tragic, and it forced him to make horrible decisions, however his intentions have always been in the right place. Vergil, fundamentally as a character believes in results over the methods used to get them, so no, he Doesn`t care that his summoning of demon tower killed a lot of innocent people, and might have passed down his own childhood trauma on the new generation of children of Redgrave, he wanted to use it to finish off the demon lord, and it is a noble goal so everything works out. This makes the original Vergil a tragic, but misguided and lost character. Vergil as V was the perfect replica of all of that, and he needed someone to show him a better way – and Nero did. He showed crumbling and desperate Vergil compassion and a kind-of friendship, which was exactly what Vergil was looking for all these years, but too afraid to acknowledge it. After that, original Vergil can be shown the error of his ways, and he might try to make amends (starting with his brother), which will, in time, redeem him.

Dante is, as always, a perfect opposite of his brother. He is compassionate by nature, and his heart of gold is his greatest tormentor over the years, as he cannot accept the loss of Vergil and always yearned for his brother back. To take this emotional person with a bleeding heart, and to have him raise a demon tower as Vergil did in dmc 3? That requires breaking his foundational compassionate nature, and replacing it with ‘goals over morals’ mentality, and I don`t think that kind that damage can be reversed. Blood Red Brother fic I mentioned captures this perfectly – Dante, with goals over morals, also remains a thrill seeker and a kind of adrenaline junkie, this combination of traits, paired with demonic heritage, is extremely volatile, and could lead to terrible bloodlust.

All of this would make 'switched' Dante a truly horrifying sadistic psychopath, who would only seek massive demons to battle (which would also make him an amazing villain), and there is no way he could be redeemed after that.

Thank you for the ask, as always!

(well, there is an alternative scenario where Dante fights only demons, and doesn't harm humans, meaning he cannot get the power boosts orig Vergil got, and loses to Mundus spectacularly. still, I feel like 'antagonist' Dante goes against his nature and would alter him greatly, but perhaps he could be redeemed after that)

p.s. maybe I`ll make a reblog talking about DMC D fic as it has some amazing takes on this AU, but I don`t want to mix the authors original ideas with my ramblings

#dmc questions anon #dmc #dmc au #dmc switched au #dante sparda #vergil sparda #the only one missing is nero and he really wouldn't change that much #no patty propaganda in this one sorry everyone #vergil could probably be her reluctant uncle figure but I can't see them working out without Dante

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therewasatale · 1 year

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stolen (Part 2)

Part 2 - take him back

(Part 1)

On Ao3.

There were two, polite knocks, he stopped at the third or he couldn’t have controlled himself and damaged the door.

The latch was pulled away, an Ekon on the other side of the door blinked at the couple in surprise. "Dr. Reid, I am certain the Ascalon club did not contact you."

"I need to speak to Lord Redgrave."

"I am afraid-"

His fist thumped on the door cracking it. "Now listen to me, I know that new members joined recently. I also know that there was some of them who wanted to join to the club not so long ago but were rejected, or the Ekons themselves realized they were not good fit to join the club. Either way, a few hours ago someone connected has kidnapped the leader of the Guard of Priwen and I will find the culprit". He pushed his hand and the wood creaked and bent inwards. "You either let me talk to Redgrave, or I will tear down this door and drag him out from his hiding place by myself."

The Ekon already taking a step back, nodded. "I will inform him immediately of your arrival, please just wait a moment, doctor."

The latch closed and after some creaking, the door opened in front of him.

Jonathan let the rain drip from his jacket onto the burgundy carpet.

"Wait here, please." The vampire teleported away to inform master.

While he waited, Jonathan ran the scarf clutched in his left hand through his fingers. The only thing that tied him to Geoffrey.

He was sure he will find him, no matter what. If it needed, he will scour all of London and search over every house or building. No one could stop him. Time was working against him, however, and he was increasingly afraid of the state he would find the hunter.

Lord Redgrave walked down the stairs with faster and more measured steps than usually, his eyes fixed on Jonathan.

They met in the middle of the wide hall.

"Dr. Reid, I heard you're looking for someone."

"Good evening, Lord Redgrave." He tried to keep the furious edge in his voice as low as possible. "During this evening, three Ekons attacked a Priwen patrol in northern Whitechapel, three hunters were killed and one missing."

The lord only glanced at his left hand before he straitened his posture even more. "The one missing is the leader of the Guard of Priwen, if I am not mistaken."

"I have to find him."

"I'm afraid you are already late, Dr. Reid."

Jonathan took a step closer. "I'm not here for your opinion, Lord Redgrave. Who were those three?" It wasn't just a question; it was a threat. If Jonathan realizes that Redgrave lies, or misleads him in any way which could lead to the hunter's death, then the Ascalon club and every member of it will perish from the face of Earth by his hands.

Redgrave waited, making sure his voice was steady before he spoke up. "A week ago they asked to join, two men and one woman. Naturally, based on our gender rule, we immediately rejected their application. Still, we also realized that they wanted to use the club to destroy the Guard of Priwen."

"Sounds like a great opportunity to the club. Based on the Guard and the Ascalon's pasts."

"Dr. Reid, the Guard of Priwen isn't just an organization, it's an ideology, and as such thing it's almost impossible to destroy. There will always be those who lose one or more their loved ones to a vampire attack and swear revenge." He waved off the annoying thought. "The Guard of Priwen may be an annoyance, yes, but at the moment it is useful the way it is. Besides, they only wanted their own revenge on the leader. McCullum killed one of them before they ever submitted their application."

"And you failed to inform me about this because?" Jonathan tried not to snarl.

"Dr. Reid, you are no longer a member of the Ascalon club, so informing you is no longer our duty." Lord Redgrave tried to swallow.

"Where can I find them?"

"The other side of the Temple Garden. The edge of the Willows Street."

"You should pray that I find Geoffrey alive." He teleported to the door and swung it out in front of him, not caring how much it slammed against the wall.

For the first time in decades, Lord Redgrave felt that maybe, becoming a vampire wasn't such a good idea.

Icy water woke him up. It got into his mouth and nose, for a second he thought he felt that he was drowning.

"And he's still moving! Annoyingly persistent son of a bitch."

"I almost feel impressed; I mean; I can understand how he killed Alfred."

"He was my brother, you twat."

"I'm sorry, Sasha."

Geoffrey was finally able to open his right eye. There was some kind of light in the basement. Three red eyes glared him, towering over his still bleeding body.

"What...." he didn't even have the strength left to finish the sentence. His head throbbed again and every nerve in his body followed suit. He should be dead by now.

"So? How should we kill him?" Asked Sasha from the two other Ekons.

"I reckon, we should just cut his throat and watch him bleed." Answered the one, called Adam.

"Or, we could tear his stomach, and show him his own guts before he dies." The other was probably Peter.

"We can also just put a rope around his neck, drag him out and maybe tie him to a pillar? Then his companions and everyone else could see the glorious leader of the Priwen!" Her voice became filled with excitement.

No, this was the only thing Geoffrey was able to think. Just not that. Don't let everyone see what happened to him. Not the others. Not Jonathan.

A weak gurgling gasp left his body.

"I think he likes the last one." Said one of them. "Peter, fetch us a rope, will you?"

"With pleasure."

They failed to notice someone opening the entrance of the house. The newcomer searched around the building, not touching anything. In his hand he was gripping carefully the scarf. Finally, he stumbled onto the door left ajar to the basement.

They haven't even realized that they were about to die.

Jonathan stood at the door.

Right now the only thing he could see was Geoffrey's bleeding body. His heartbeat slowed down, his breathing became heavier with each inhalation. The Priwen was lying in an ever-growing red puddle.

"Who are you?" One of them asked, but it didn't reach Jonathan.

The smell of blood oozed around him, and made his stomach twist. Hunger and hate tried taking over his body.

"Hey he asked you?! Who the fuck are you?!" Asked another one.

It didn't matter what they said or wanted to do.

Jonathan let the beast inside him scream and take over. Darkness rose under his feet and folded around his body. He disappeared from the top of the stairs in a heartbeat. The first slash ripped open the nearest Ekon's neck, then the woman's head got smashed, finally the last Ekon died by his claws; they ran through his chest and shredded his heart into pieces.

Within another second Jonathan reappeared on the top of the stairs, panting from anger. His hands still shaking.

"Geoffrey!" He teleported right next to him, kicking one of the lifeless body out of the way so he could kneel down. "Geoffrey, can you hear me?!"

His heart still beat. He counted at least eight broken bones, and seven cracked ribs. His skin was covered in bleeding gashes in several places. Fortunately, there was no sign of internal bleeding.

"Geoffrey, please, can you hear me?" He pulled the hunter into his arms as gently as he could. "Please, if you hear me, please talk to me." His voice faltered like his heart was about to.

Finally, McCullum opened one of his eyes. "Took ya long enough..."

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." With the end of the scarf, he gently wiped out the blood from the edge of his lips. "I'll take you to the hospital, all right?"

"Sure."

Trembling fingers reached up to Jonathan's face, slowly trying to wipe his bloody tears away.

"I'm not dead." Whispered the hunter.

"I know, thank God, I've found you in time. I was so scared." Jonathan gently kissed his hair. "I will keep you safe." He slipped his arms out of his coat and gently draped it over McCullum's body before lifting him into his arms.

"Just don't let the others see me." Geoffrey sent a small smile at the Ekon before he lost consciousness again.

The pattering sound of rain filled the room. Outside, the evening had long since set in, and the sun had disappeared behind the houses hours ago.

He woke up in a pleasant warmth, only the dull pulsation of pain spoiled it all. Every part of his body flooded his brain with signals for attention.

He blinked a couple of times, before realizing his left leg and arm where completely bandaged up, and so was his half of his face, and his right side too.

"Geoffrey?" Jonathan appeared next to him almost immediately. "How do you feel?"

"Every-" his throat felt like it was filled up with sand.

"Here, drink this."

The water helped, and made him feel a bit less weary and trodden-on.

"Thanks. I'm fine." He finally looked into the vampire's eyes. "I feel like shit, but shit that’s alive, so it's a win." A small smile lingered on his lips.

"When I saw you..." but Jonathan couldn't continue, he hid his face into his hands. His shoulder was hunched over.

"Hey, hey, look at me." Reaching out he took Ekon's face into his palm. "You did what had to be done." One of his fingers gently stroked under Jonathan's eyes. "It was either me or them."

"I was so worried, that I couldn't find you in time."

"Well, I thought that was the end for me too...I didn't even notice them when they appeared at the alley." He carefully stroked the vampire's lips before pulling his hand away. He let himself fall back onto the pillows. It was nice for once, laying in a comfortable bed, even if he was patched up and numb all over his body. "Thank you, but hey, maybe next-" the kiss finally silenced him. He was grateful, even after everything, he couldn't take this first step. He was never able to, just let himself be kissed and pulled into an embrace. Maybe he was a coward, but being a hunter and being in any kind of relationship with a vampire felt like he had failed everything he fought for so far.

Fingers caressed his chin and melting these heavy thoughts away.

"Where am I?"

"In the Pembroke, I had to take you here, and you will be here for a while. You slept through a whole day anyway."

"So you would trap me here?" The hunter asked with a half-smile.

"Oh, you can leave. As soon as you are able to stand on your own two legs, without help." Jonathan sighed, but his eyes smiled back at him. "Until then, you will stay here and recuperate. The others can visit you, if they behave."

"I would rather not see them right now."

"That's a shame." Came the snort from the direction of the door.

"Jim?" Geoffrey froze up. "What-?"

"The doctor, informed us that you're alive and here." The hunter took an uncertain step inside. He slowly crumpled the rim of his hat in his hands. "You look like shit, McCullum."

"I'm glad, I can see you too."

The two Priwens let out a small chuckle, before Jim cleared his throat. "But anyway, I just wanted to check on you, before I'll go out to tell the others, that your doctor takes good care of you."

Geoffrey rolled his eyes. "He's just some-" he glanced up Jonathan, but couldn't really finished the lie.

"Yeah, just some doctor, I bet." The room started to feel warmer. "I'll deal with the newbies, and the funerals. We can't delay to inter them, but we can wait you for the ceremony until you can walk. Jack and the other would have wanted the same."

He had to swallow back the bitterness. "Yeah, sure, thank you, Jim. I just need a week or two to get back on my feet."

"One, at least he needs one month, or three weeks" Jonathan slowly nodded, not paying attention as the injured hunter rolled his eyes.

"One month, all right." The older Priwen put on his slightly creased hat. "Then, get better until then, Geoffrey. Evening, Doc." He sent a small nod to Reid before walked away.

Silence fell on the room.

"He was actually, nice, maybe in the future your brothers won't immediately attack me when I’m out for a walk. I could finally have a peaceful night."

"Maybe," Geoffrey tried not to pay attention to his own blushing face. This night just started to become more and more surreal. He glanced down to Jonathan's hand, it was still gently holding his. Maybe surreal wasn't the right word.

"Maybe?"

"I don't know, I'm just tired, but don't treat me like a cat. I still have my pride, Jonathan."

The Ekon let out a small chuckled, that made McCullum's heart skip a beat. "I would never do that, oh leader of the Guard of Priwen. I'm glad you feel better."

Geoffrey let himself sank more into the soft pillows. "Yeah, me too. You bloody…doctor." He closed his eyes. At the limit of his perception, he felt the fingers that drew small circles on the back of his hand and palm. It was as if someone was calling his name, but the feeling was too pleasant for him to pay attention to anything else.

Jonathan watched in silence as the hunter slowly drifted off to sleep. He was safe and that was all that mattered. The hospital and this part of the city belonged to him and no one would have dared to attack him or those who belonged here. McCullum was the only one who tried and since then no one else again. He made sure of it.

"Dr. Reid?" Nurse Branagan appeared in the door. "Dr. Swansea would like to talk with you, if you're not too busy, doctor."

Jonathan suppressed an urge to roll his eyes. He had to make sure Edgar had his hands full and finally did something useful, after everything.

"I'm coming, nurse Branagan." He left a tiny kiss on McCullum's forehead before he left the room. "Thank you, I'll go and deal with Edgar."

Their eyes met, and Jonathan raised an eyebrow. "Yes?"

"Nothing, doctor. I'm glad your friend is safe." Answered the nurse with a small nod.

"Me too. Thank you." He glanced back at the hunter once more before he walked away.

#vampyr game #vampyr 2018 #vampyr fanfiction #jonathan reid #geoffrey mccullum #dr reid #mcreid #copper

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thatbiologist · 1 year

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Disney is rumoured to have greenlit a Doctor Who spin-off with Jemma Redgrave reprising her role as Kate Steward. This got me thinking about which other spin-off they could now produce in the Whoniverse.

● Theta Sigma. A Wednesday-inspired coming-of-age dark comedy following the Doctor during their early years at the Time Lord Academy. The series will show how the young Doctor befriended Koschei (the Master), as they have to work together and stop a heretical vampiric cult from summoning the Great Vampires into our dimension.

● House of the Aggedor. A Game of Thrones-inspired political thriller following the machiavellian plans of the Peladonian royal court. Full of sex, betrayals, and murders, as the royal family is clinging on to power on an ever changing planet.

● The Whifferdill. A Mandalorian-inspired noir following the shapeshifting private detective, Frobisher. Frobisher gets tangled up in an intergalactic mafia plot and has to become the unlikely guardian for a baby Alpha Centaurian.

● Wildthyme. A miniseries following the renegade Time Lord, Iris Wildthyme and her misadventures through time and space alongside her companion, a stuffed teddy bear and best pal, Panda.

● Now Unbound. A What if-inspired miniseries showing the potential what-if scenarios throughout the Whoniverse. What if the Daleks became pacifists? What if the Silurians awoke from their hibernation units before humanity evolved? What if the Doctor died on the game station before Super Rose appeared?

#doctor who #disney plus #spin off

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maximumwobblerbanditdonut · 10 months

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Ladies and Gentlemen!

A feast for your eyes to see.

We're delighted to welcome Lieutenant Lord Ellesmere William Ransom. A good role very well played by Charles Vandervaart it is always worth waiting for 😊

Charles learned the Alexander technique which teaches you to be more aware of your body, improves posture and helps you move more efficiently, has become very popular in the world of performing arts with devotees such as Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul McCartney, Sting, Keanu Reeves, Hugh Jackman, Victoria Beckham, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave (Olympic gold medalists), Richard Gere, Dame Judi Dench, Pierce Brosnan and Hilary Swank for example.

But it's so much more than a celebrity best kept secret, it is genuinely something for everyone, what ever your background.

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aoitakumi8148 · 1 year

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[Improving some of my gifs/gifsets these days] 𝟚 of 𝟚, 2023 / 𝟙~𝟚.

“Fake ~ I’m just a puppet in your play, you pull the strings and I obey...”

#Aoi Takumi #my gifs #special gifset #Vampyr 2018 #Vampyr #2018 #game #license version #v.2.1 #PC #Jonathan Reid #Oswald Thatcher #Newton Blight #/#Edgar Swansea #Sean Hampton #Geoffrey McCullum #Lord Redgrave #Aloysius Dawson

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starfleetwitch · 2 years

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Tag nine people to get to know them better. Tagged by the wonderful @backjustforberena and @batnbreakfast Thankies :D

Fav colour: Black (I don’t have a fav colour but this is defo the one I wear the most)

Currently reading: I’m pretty sure the last thing I read recreationally was @batnbreakfast and @ktlsyrtis ‘s newest Berena masterpiece on Ao3. Aside from that... work stuff.

Last series: Hacks, Private Eyes, Frankie (Again. Because I need facts and absolutely no other reason. Absolutely none.) and The new Digimon

Last movie: Oh god... again.... recreationally, I don’t remember the last time i watched a film. Maybe Doctor Strange and the multiverse of lesbi- I mean madness?

Currently working on: Strap in lads... theres quite a lot of things I’ve started and never finished recently. Heres a few: Art work: -Jemma Redgrave and the multiverse of not-quite-coloured Lesbians: This came to a grinding halt because of technical issues.

-Rock Star leather wearing Bernie with pink highlights - (Thank you @sapphicdbc for the prompt) This ones still in its layout planning stage

-What ever this is:

-and a bunch of artwork for fics that may never be released. Fanfiction: -A Bunny Bernie fic (also thank you @sapphicdbc for making me write it) based on a Play boy bunny Bernie prompt I was asked to draw by an anon like 5 years ago that will NEVER see the light of day but was found deep in the recesses of my old computer’s harddrive.

-A Bernie, Zoe, Kate meet fic

-The next chapter of Still beating (I know... its been 4 years but... shh.) IRL: -Job applications and Cover letters cause mama needs a new job (booooo)

Tagging (with no obligation to participate): @shippingsincebeforeyouwereborn @might-be-a-zygon @lord-of-killer-indecencies @help-im-a-medstudent @kayryn @thenthersthat @ariverandasong I’m not sure I know 9 people who haven’t already been tagged. If I haven’t tagged you but you want to participate, please feel free :)

#tag thingy #jemma redgrave #berena #bernie wolfe #serena campbell #Kate Stewart #Petronella Osgood #Osgate #Zoe evans #Jill Raymond #Lesbian #bisexual #art #my work #my art

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shit-the-vampyr-cast-never-said · 8 months

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Lord Redgrave: I am not sexist! Sexism is wrong, and being wrong is for women.

#Vampyr #Vampyr Incorrect Quote #Lord Redgrave #source: studio c

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toomuchlovereviews · 6 months

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Agatha (1979)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dustin Hoffman 🥵

Vanessa Redgrave 🥵

Oh lord 🥵🥵🥵

Spectacular performances from them both, but they could have just stood in front of the camera and I still would have been flustered.

This story was inspired by Agatha Christie’s eleven day disappearance in 1926, and after reading her Wikipedia page, she should have thought about leaving her husband eons ago. Much of the coverage about her escape during this time was about a mental health break, but given her situation, I believe she was just tired of how she was being treated.

And if her husband loved her (which he didn’t), he would have seen the signs.

Watch this if:

You are a fan of vintage authors and/or true crime

The story of a woman scorned finally getting the “good for her” moment is compelling

you frequently experience bi panic 😮‍💨

Similar titles:

Rebecca (1940) (set in a similar era with a familiar air of mystery, based on a terrific book of the same name)

#movie #movie review #review #agatha #agatha christie #agatha 1979 #dustin hoffman #vanessa redgrave #michael apted #timothy dalton

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denimbex1986 · 5 months

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'I’ll just say it – I don’t want him to go. For as much excitement as there is around a new era of Doctor Who with Ncuti Gatwa in the TARDIS, and rightly so, it has been an absolute treat to have David Tennant’s Doctor (well, one of them) back, especially with the ever-brilliant Donna at his side.

The bursts of fury, the moments of melancholia, the hugging, the brainy specs… If this really is the last time Tennant ever dons the skinny suit, these three specials might be the most triumphant final appearance of any Doctor to date. (Well, possibly tied with a certain Curator, if that even counts. Who nose, eh?)

There’s one last adventure to enjoy before the Fourteenth Doctor bows out, however, and it begins in Georgian-era London with a visit to a toy shop. It’s being run by the immediately-sinister Neil Patrick Harris who is, naturally, the Toymaker behind the many dolls and amusements for sale. This customer is only interested in a particular ventriloquist dummy, though, and after an extremely awkward conversation with the Toymaker (“I was born in Cheltenham!”) he returns to the workshop of his boss – a determined inventor working on a way to see by wireless.

What’s significant about this understated moment harks all the way back to First Doctor serial “The Celestial Toymaker“, in which British actor Michael Gough portrayed the same character, but with a stereotypically Asian aesthetic. By having Neil Patrick Harris fluctuate between overbaked accents, coupled with his snide remark towards Baird’s assistant, Russell T. Davies focuses the original’s unfortunate of-the-era attitude into a deliberate, sneering bigotry inherent to the Toymaker himself, making him even nastier in this day and age.

With Stooky Bill making his giggling TV debut, we cut back to the present day. It’s moments after we left off in “Wild Blue Yonder”, and the human race has gone, medically speaking, proper aggro. The Doctor quizzes one fuming passer-by and soon discovers that two days ago, everyone spontaneously became self-righteous and irrational to the point of violence. He also bumps into the Toymaker, but there’s no time for him to really process that encounter before UNIT arrive, ferrying Wilf to safety and bringing the Doctor, Donna and the TARDIS in for a briefing.

We get an interesting reunion here between Kate and the Doctor. The whole “I remember your father…” observation would make sense for Ten if this were their first encounter, but this isn’t that regeneration, and it’s not been that long since Jemma Redgrave and Jodie Whittaker were sharing scenes together. Maybe this is meant as a reintroduction to Kate Stewart’s character, but even people who haven’t tuned in since the 50th Anniversary should know who she is. Kate is no longer defined by the Brigadier.

Someone the Doctor does remember is Melanie Bush, who we also last glimpsed in “The Power of the Doctor”, and who’s now part of UNIT’s growing companion collection. While it was never explicitly stated, Bonnie Langford’s return to the show was strongly suggested to be happening at some point in 2024 alongside Ncuti Gatwa, so this is an unexpected – if not exactly plot-critical – appearance.

Just like in “Power”, we get the now-traditional UNIT conference scene, where the Doctor is brought up to speed on what’s happening and then figures out the cause with the help of those around him. Humanity’s rage crisis is being induced by a spike in neural activity, with armbands known as ZEETEX being the only thing stopping UNIT’s forces from going berserk. The reason seems to be that the human race now has full and total access to networked screens, and that’s what’s driving us to destroy ourselves. In other words, we’re now terminally online.

Davies’ point here gets hammered home pretty overtly, and while it’s obviously true that internet discourse and online anonymity can lead to some pretty atrocious behaviour from people who should know better, in the wake of lockdown this does feel a touch cynical. After it, it was partly online Doctor Who watch-alongs and community spirit that enticed RTD back to the fandom and back to the job. There’s positivity to be found online, not just conspiracy theorists and, er, anti-banders. (Nice to see Trinity Wells again, though.)

Working together, the group establish that the source of all this fury is the Giggle of Stooky Bill, embedded not just in one broadcast but in the fundamental concept of transmitted visuals, which is a very RTD notion indeed. It’s good to see everyone getting to play their part in unravelling the mystery – Bonnie Langford even gets to sing, very briefly.

The Doctor gives one of those big grandstanding “you can do better, humans” speeches Ten was always fond of, but mellows long enough to have a proper catch-up with Mel – anyone have a Sabalom Glitz namedrop on the cards for this week? What about Donna Noble, UNIT operative? (Big Finish have an ongoing UNIT audio series… Dare we hope?) While Kate prepares to knock a satellite out of orbit using a galvanic beam in the hopes of restoring normalcy, the Doctor and Donna hop into the TARDIS to find the origin point of the Giggle.

While they’re searching, Donna brings up one of Davies’ favourite talking-points: the Doctor is really quite bad at coping with the legacy of his companions. More than that, she describes him as “staggering along”, and the Doctor reiterates that he no longer knows who he really is. It makes me wonder if all this is leading towards a less haunted, unburdened Doctor in episodes yet to come – perhaps even a Doctor without memories. A fresh start, with the weight of the Time War, the Confession Dial, the Timeless Child and the Flux cast away so that the Doctor can find hope in the stars once more.

Before the Doctor can look forward, though, he’s forced to stare back into his earliest days, and into the mocking visage of the Toymaker, released into our universe thanks to the Doctor’s invocation of superstition last week. Drawn into the Toymaker’s domain, the Doctor and Donna find themselves in what’s basically that one corridor from Scooby-Doo; an endlessly-looping maze of doors that underscores just how far from reality they are.

While separated in this nightmare labyrinth, the Doctor meets Baird’s transformed assistant, but it’s Donna who steals the show when she’s confronted by Stooky Sue and the rest of Bill’s creepy doll-family. Faced with rhyming, wailing, clutching ventriloquist dummies, Donna Noble, temp from Chiswick… grabs Stooky Sue, rhymes right back in her face, and then smashes her to pieces against the nearest wall. “Anything to add?” she thunders. I, personally, have no notes.

Presumably to demoralise them, the Toymaker next summons Donna and the Doctor to a one-man show where he runs through the fates of the Doctor’s recent companions. (Except, well, I couldn’t help but laugh when he had to skip over Graham, Ryan, Yaz and Dan, because by contrast they’re all absolutely fine.) It’s another mention of the Flux that really triggers the Doctor, though, and he swiftly challenges the Toymaker to a game.

A game he immediately loses. Whoops. We do get a few factoids to chew on first, though. The Toymaker claims to have saved the life of the Master (Sacha Dhawan’s incarnation, one assumes) only to have sealed him away in his gold tooth, which is frankly grim. And once again, there’s talk of a Big Bad yet to come – someone from whom even the Toymaker will run away…

Speaking of, Donna’s exasperated “I’m ALREADY running!” was brilliant. Compelled by the universal rule of “best of three”, the Toymaker heads back to our reality for the final round, collapsing his toy shop into a toybox, which the Doctor snaffles before returning to the present day.

These specials have been littered with callbacks to Tennant’s era, some more subtle than others, and this next scene… Well, it’s “Last of the Time Lords”, plain and simple. The villain enters and dances around the room while a pop song plays, manhandling the Doctor’s friends in a way that makes you absolutely loathe him. Neil Patrick Harris chews every bit of scenery he can find here before seizing control of the galvanic beam. And then…

SNIP. The reviewer falls to the floor, nothing more than a puppet. Their strings cut.

You may recall that the final moments of “The Power of the Doctor” were kept secret from previews. It’s the same with “The Giggle”, except this time around the entire final act of this episode has been scissored away. That means we’ll be experiencing the Doctor’s final showdown with the Toymaker, his regeneration, and everything else along with the rest of you on Saturday night.

Now, I’m not about to deliver a verdict on an episode that’s barely half-over, but at time of writing I do have a couple of quibbles which I certainly hope will get resolved – if not, they’ll probably count as genuine criticisms. For one thing, I hope Mel gets a bit more to do, and maybe a chance to hop into the TARDIS. Bonnie Langford was billed as having a prominent returning role, but she’s had far less to contribute here than Ace and Tegan did a year ago.

Secondly, I’m not completely sold on pairing the result of the Giggle with what we know of the Toymaker. Casting humanity into fist-fights, causing plane crashes and generally invoking mayhem seems fitting for a chaotic entity like Missy, but it’s not a game, and it doesn’t strike me as something the Toymaker – a being supposedly bound by the rules of games and contests – would do to amuse himself. It’s a far cry from the concept of play.

Thirdly, nobody’s said mavity yet.

That said, there was a lot to enjoy even in this first half. Using monsters to add context to a real historical event is always a Doctor Who treat, and there’s been a sense of this script tying every era of the show together in some way. For every viewer who appreciates seeing Mel again, someone else will be punching the air when puppet-Bill appears.

So far, though, my absolute favourite part of this episode is unquestionably Donna Noble. By turns caring, fearless, caustic, thoughtless, apologetic and insightful, this is the post-Doctor life that Donna was denied by the metacrisis, and she is absolutely smashing it. Plus, I’m almost certain Russell T. Davies isn’t going to kill her off this week.

Almost...'

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