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[tree_and_leaf]

Sigh. I rashly went into Virgin looking for the newly-restored Invasion (a Second Doctor story, featuring Cybermen, recently restored - and I hope it's more sensible than Cyberwoman, but I think the odds on this are good), and walked out not only with it but with the Fourth Doctor City of Death, which I haven't seen either.

There are probably worse balms to apply to a broken heart, but I think this proves conclusively, if there were any doubt, that I am not a Girly Girl.

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[dolorous-ett.livejournal.com]

I agree with you completely. There are very few things that a good dose of Big Space rockets can't cure, in my humble opinion. And most of them can be sorted by time travel!

Be of good cheer - hearts are remarkably robust things, even if they smart a bit at awkward moments.

[tree_and_leaf]

Big Space Rockets are always good, aren't they, and curiously consoling. As are evil megalomaniac robots, who were surely inspired by some scriptwriter/ set designer's fear of old broadcasting eqipment (the Cybermen's big helmets bear a suspicious resemblance to big old-fashioned earphones...)

I am also looking forward to the Conspiracy across Space and Time in City of Death, which apparently involves the Mona Lisa. A bit like The Da Vinci code, only written by Douglas Adams and with a more realistic approach to history... /snark.

[dolorous-ett.livejournal.com]

Space and time - that's the ticket!

I was always terrified of the Cybermen. Still am, a bit, although they've rather been replaced by the Borg.

[tree_and_leaf]

Well, the Borg have the additional horror of the fact that the person is still recognisable as human (or whatever) underneath it all - but there's still something hugely creepy about the blank, impassive yet slightly sad Cyberman face.† I always found them scarier than the Daleks, but this appears to be a minority opinion.

† The unhappy mix of the two featured on Torchwood: Cyberwoman (only with added pointless sexual fetishisation - I mean, for crying out loud, why would the Cybermen be interested in either well-defined metal cleavage or, sillier still, high heels) wasn't as scary as either, though. Sometimes I think New Who and its sibling are written by idiots who are incapable of thinking with their brains, rather than other parts of the anatomy.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Broken heart? *hugs*

[tree_and_leaf]

*hugs back* Thanks - this is what i was being cryptic and gloomy about at the start of term, so it's not New News, but still...

Sorry to hear about the heart...

[sacred-sarcasm.livejournal.com]

... do you need someone dealing with? I can be very discreet ;)

Seriously though, *hugs*

Re: Sorry to hear about the heart...

[tree_and_leaf]

Thank you... I don't think assasination or even gbh would help in the long run, but it is a kind offer :)