[ID: Three screencaps from Taskmaster. A confused-looking Mae Martin says, “My parents genuinely got me a pogo stick for Christmas. I’m 35 years old. I was like, ‘Oh, what should I do with it?’ And they were like, ‘Bounce around with your friends.’” End ID.]
I am begging on my hands and knees for Doctor Who fans to recognize that the reason David Tennant was cast to play the doctor again in the 60th specials is because Ncuti Gatwa's schedule wouldn't allow for him to film anything in time for the anniversary. So the options were to do nothing for the anniversary, hire someone else to play the doctor besides Gatwa, or have Tennant do it for a little while until he's free.
The way some people are talking make it out like Tennant existing is a nefarious plot by RTD to undermine Gatwa (the actor he cast to play the doctor??!) Not to mention that in their rush to "defend" Gatwa they will say some wildly demeaning things about him that are patently untrue.
It's March 15, 44 BC. As many as 60 conspirators, led by Brutus and Cassius, await the arrival of the great Julius Caesar in the Theatre of Pompey for a meeting of the Senate. A mystical seer is among those gathered, and Caesar passes this mysterious figure on his way to the Theatre. Before the point of their meeting, the seer warned Caesar that harm would come to him on the Ides of March. On his way to Pompey, where he would be assassinated, Caesar passed the seer and joked: "Well, the Ides of March are come", with which he implied that the prophecy had not been fulfilled. "Aye, they are come, but they are not gone," the seer replied, and Caesar continued into the chamber. And the rest, as they say, is history. Well, would you look at that. Today's date is March 15, and you know what that means, Tumblrinas: it must be the #ides of march! Yay!
Naturally, as today is the big day, the #ides of march fandom has gone totally wild for March 15. And can you blame them? It's been a long year, after all. And it is right here you will find a mass of shitposts, memes, polls, and fanart all in tribute to the community's all-time favorite assassination.
And remember, folks, trust no one. Not even Marcus Brutus x