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David Tennant I The Assembly UK (2025)

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Not alone

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Just look at the happy fella! 🥰

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I am so worried everyone is about to rain their shitty opinions down on the fandom, so I just wanted to flag this up before tonight:

I’d like to remind everybody before the episode of The Assembly comes out today that David and the other cast members of Good Omens have all been locked into iron-clad NDAs with Amazon, meaning that they cannot speak freely about Neil Gaiman or the allegations made against him.

In a recent interview, Doon Mackichan alluded to the allegations extremely briefly and got in trouble for that, so no, David’s response isn’t going to be what you’d hope to hear, but only because it can’t be.

Let’s face it, David is known for standing up for what’s right, AND for speaking without thinking things through first, so if he isn’t saying anything then it is only because he can’t.

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Re: Talking about JKR on David's episode of "The Assembly"

I love how he immediately got emotional when talking about why standing up for trans rights was important to him. I often forget how emotionally tied he is to the cause, not only because of his own child being affected, but also because of his long-held core belief that members of the lgbtq are as valid and normal as any other (see: working with RTD, Phil Collinson, early interviews with Alan Carr and Graham Norton where there's playfulness around him being attractive to gay men etc.). And when people like JKR are somehow countering that as if it's normal to deny people's human rights to be who they are or love who they love and endangering all these people in his own life that he loves, of course he's tied to it, not only in terms of logic and reason and the injustice, but by emotion and worry and care for those other people.

But also, I love that when he starts talking about JKR (he also did this at a recent comic con), he starts by saying and acknowledging that she is a brilliant author who has created amazing stories and I find that so interesting because often, when people disagree with each other on huge core beliefs (esp on social media), they have to tear them down and jump to insults (fat-shaming t**mp, etc) which is not helpful to any kind of discourse. It will only add fuel to the fire for the other side to disagree with that kind of sentiment, having now fat-shamed other fat people - maybe who were on your side - and essentially saying that the reason you dislike him is because of his looks, and not his actions, which should be the focus. And I love that David takes the time to acknowledge that JKR did create great stories and that's not something he's taking away just because he can't understand her political/human rights worldview. He's not coming at it from a place of anger, emotion, telling her to fuck off and saying well her stories weren't even that good anyway - because that's not helpful, and it's not the POINT. The point is where the money is going - fueling anti-trans legislation. There isn't any of that pettiness or emotional language that a lot of people jump to in big heated emotional arguments, and for him to not give them the fodder for attacking him on an emotional argument because he does admit to the quality of her work WHILE ALSO absolutely countering her on human rights. I worry a bit that some fans WANT him to jump in and tear her down and go off on her as the father of a trans kid, but the truth of that is that it's not helpful. It's social media, it's tabloid BS that takes away from the POINT which is human lives are being aversely affected by right-wing politicians. He's not giving them that fodder because he's coming at it from a place of logic and reason, and not from a place of emotion, which is ironically what JKR is doing on twitter.

I love that, I love that it's a power move and a strength that he has as someone who is not on social media and who has the time and space (no pun intended) to breathe and think and react and answer truthfully and thoughtfully. I admire that in him because I think I also struggle to put the emotion away and not jump on someone and insult them, but to step back and take a deep breath and pinpoint what you actually disagree with someone on, and the rest of it isn't relevant because you CAN be the most amazing artist in the world, but that still doesn't mean you get to forge a movement against a marginalized community and say such backwards things about other people.

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Shall I tell you a secret?

THE ASSEMBLY 1.02 "David Tennant"

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David Tennant in The Assembly UK (2025)

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More Alec!

Oh forgot to say there will be a speedpaint video of this on my Patreon next month!

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Happy birthday to my favorite Doctor.

My favorite demon.

My favorite vampire hunter.

My favorite DJ.

My favorite heartthrob.

My favorite villain.

My favorite human.

Happy birthday, David Tennant!

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shawn spencer is the character of all time to me bc hes literally always existing in a mild state of criminal immorality but its so low stakes that one has to wonder why he insists on Being Like That. most characters who fall into the "criminal with heart of gold" trope are committing crimes big enough to either be justified (robin hood style), are committed to a genuine career as a criminal and are lovable by comparison to true evil (pirates of the caribbean) or are caught up in crime in a way thats like Serious enough to juxtapose against their anticipated character growth (han solo). there is genuinely no reason for shawn to be constantly committing petty crime and sin other than it being Really Funny. he'll lie about the meaning of a fake word he just made up while stealing muffins from a rich person mixer he wasnt invited to and commenting on how hot everyone is despite already having a girlfriend. his number one character motivation is that he deeply desperately painfully wants to help other people & believes wholeheartedly in the sincerity of everyone he meets. his tragic backstory is that his parents got divorced. no other weirdo can compare

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Gus and Shawn are ofc Sherlock and Watson but they are also Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck (The looney tunes show 2011)

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Here are the things I love most about Psych:

There is a general lack of sexism and misogyny amongst the characters. The women are portrayed as competent as the men and as accomplished as the men. They show platonic male/female friendships and relationships without trying to force something romantic between characters.

There is a general lack of homophobia. Shawn doesn't get offended when people think he and Gus are together. Shawn and Gus are portrayed perfectly in the sense that there is no toxic masculinity. They are open with their love and friendship and don't "no homo" it.

They don't push the marriage or baby rhetoric. Shawn and Juliet having an open conversation about deciding not to want children and just have dogs, and not feeling pressure to be married until the 1st movie is so refreshing, and even then, they didn't make it a big deal. The women in Psych are written for more than being love interests.

They don't downplay Shawn's trauma around his childhood, especially as it contrasts with Gus's more stable home life. Shawn and Henry's relationship feels (to me) like the epitome of "I can understand how and why you did what you did, but that doesn't mean I have to forgive you for it." Likewise, they don't minimize the trauma Juliet had over Ying. They never tell her to "get over it" or try and tell her it wasn't that bad.

They show that what makes a villain isn't black and white. The villains are complicated, like Yang and Desperaux. They're not all bad, but they're also not all good.

All of the storylines with animals are just *chefs kiss.*

The writing is so good. It's comedic but has feelings. It is a safe space. All of the characters grow throughout the course of the show. They don't just stay stagnant.

Anyway. I love it.

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Fresh furniture abuse committed at Planet Comic Con Kansas City 2025

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David tennant in chair saga my beloved.

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Just Aziraphale + the crook of Crowley's arm...

In addition to the inside of the elbow being one of the most sensitive erogenous zones of the body, the word crook meant a trick or seduction in Middle English, especially one made by "demonic wiles." 😇

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I play trivia with friends, and each week my goal is to see how many answers I can figure out based on my knowledge of David Tennant's filmography. This week was two. My favorite one was "What William Golding novel got it's name from the literal translation of Beelzebub?" (The answer was Lord of The Flies - thanks Good Omens lol).

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Just waiting for your angel to come back from heaven