Doctor Who and The Avengers

I was watching Doctor Who today. It was Ten and my mom commented that his most distinctive feature is his eyes. "They're big and bright like he's ready for anything...like he's paying to attention to everything."

It made me think of all those times we've compared him with puppies and kittens which are also known for large eyes.

I also watched The Road to Christmas. It's absolutely adorable. I tend to be a sucker for sappy Christmas movies anyway but this one stars a real-life married couple and not just any couple...Jennifer Grey and Clark Gregg. He even has scruff and you know how I love when a guy in a suit or uniform suddenly lets his hair down and grows some facial hair...

Here's a trailer to show you what I mean:

Also, if you haven't seen the new leaked Russian trailer for The Avengers, you should. It seems the same at first but it has some new stuff in the middle...like Loki in a suit.

Sherlock Holmes

So, I guess I never got around to that Sherlock Holmes post. I enjoyed the sequel a lot more than the first; partly because of having read all the books this time, partly because of my dream casting of Stephen Fry for Mycroft and partly because of the awesome females involved.

It's the single biggest disappointment about Doyle's writings that females are always used as plot devices rather than actual characters and that makes adaptations tricky but they made it work here. Irene had her moment, Simza was awesome and Mary...Mary proved herself to be every bit as smart as the guys.

Honestly, between that and lines about Holmes wanting Watson to join him in bed...it was a bit like fanfiction in movie form...not that I'm opposed to that, I find it quite enjoyable. I also had Captain Jack Harkness in my head, "This is quite homoerotic."

Also, just now, I heard a voice and got excited, "Shipper Dragon! Shipper Dragon!"

Then, I remembered that I was watching V for Vendetta and it was just John Hurt.