The rest of the cast can act;

But not necessarily do accents (yes, still stuck on that).

I'm personally still holding out for Ace to return.

I'd love to see what Ace is doing twenty years on! And since we never saw her leave the show, we have no idea where she might be.

ETA: I always liked her--she was so impulsive. Like Leela, only with explosives!

David Tennant's farewell speech on set.

Sighhh.....

Reason 4,691 I should be Trudy Tennant.

I thought that Mickey/Martha showed just how much character growth Mickey had gone through.

I mean we are a long way from "I'm the tin dog!" realization. He has built up to the potential he showed in the alternate reality (boyfriend notwithstanding).

Also, we don't know where in their time lines that scene was IRT Martha and Mickey, could be a couple years hence...

Good point, that could have been a dead husband down the road or whatever.

Good point, that could have been a dead husband down the road or whatever.

Heh. Ever so cheerful.

Also, we don't know where in their time lines that scene was IRT Martha and Mickey, could be a couple years hence...

I assumed that it was several years in the future, as evidenced by the full beard on Mickey and the different hair on Martha :)

Boston area-istas - The Brattle theater is showing Turn Left, Stolen Earth & Journey's End on Saturday. It starts at 9:30 pm, though, so it will go fairly late (they say 135 minutes, but it's GOT to be longer than that).

In re: Being Human, ita said:

FTR, I think the male werewolf in that story is just as much a victim--in fact, incredibly victimy, more than Oz or Veruca ever was. At least to start out.

I agree that he's very victim. But, at the same time, the constant conversation about "It's not me, it's a thing that happened to me, it's outside of me. Really, not me." Especially when contrasted, as Mitchel pointed out, by him using the first person to refer to the wolf in the finale, makes it a more nuanced metaphor. Especially with the impact it had on his relationship with Nina, and the bleedover into his "real life" around the moon, it isn't nearly as separate as Joss's werewolves.

I agree that Veruca, in particular, was not at all victimy, but (and it's been a few years) my recollection is that she was all about the sexy sexy Id/wolf and not the rip-things-to-shreds Id/wolf, which, to me, makes there be little metaphorical difference between vampire and werewolf. So, I really hope that Nina stays around, because I'd like to see someone actually do that story. She's always been pretty assertive, and for her to deal with what happens when your aggression has actual teeth (as opposed to the vampires, which are a sort of hybrid sexual/addiction metaphor) would be worth exploring.