#yes I will be making more posts from the baftas

[mizgnomer]

David Tennant's red carpet/1st outfit as the host of the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025

[fiamat12]

Re: The Nic sm analysis

Why are some fans frustrated w/ Nic, the self- described chronically online, relatable actress for the change in her social media persona? She's entitled to brand deals, she's entitled to not always be Pen, she's entitled to strike while the iron's hot. SHE IS! But in looking at the drastic change in her posting habits for BTON/ Polin, one can't help but wonder: is this motivated by personal or professional life changes? Or both?

THE SHIFT- S1 to S4 of BTON: (Approximated based on what I consider clear BTON content)

• S1 filming - 34 grid posts, 84 stories (in highlights)

• S2 filming - 43 grid posts, 58 stories (in highlights)

• S3 filming & Tudum - 23 grid posts, 49 stories (in highlights)

• BTON wigs - 19 stories (in highlights)

• S3- Press/ World Tour (Jan-June)- 52 grid posts, 74 stories (in highlights)

• S3 post press tour (Jun-Aug) - 10 grid posts, no stories/ highlights***

• S4 (Sept-present)- no grid posts, one Polin pic on Oct. 21st in her story not put in a highlight

Historically, she has posted BTON all year long but for S4 we've had one pic. in 9 mos. that disappeared? She has a SAGs highlight w/ a pic of her & Luke, and there was one pic of her & Luke from the WT in her end of year dump in Dec. Otherwise, Sept. - present it's all award shows/ accolades, brand deals & MFAT. 🤷🏼‍♀️ It does seem curious... 🤔

***It has been suggested that Nic's posts over the summer reflected a certain mindset... wedding, wedding wedding... and more wedding (!!!) about which she was not letting anyone steal her joy; after that, the seeming failed Lukola launch in Oct. was right when S4 filming was ramping up, and she pulled back on it all, Easter eggs included... Coincidence or no?!?

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Note: Please make no mistake ⬇️⬇️⬇️

... I give Lukola every grace in the world. Those of you who have followed me from the start know I even give grace to those who very few do - i.e. Antonia, Rory and Tif; If I can give grace to them, I def. do to the couple my blog supports! W/ that said, yes I'm analyzing and criticizing Nic's sm pattern. Nothing held her back from posting every other season. She wants to be respectful to Benophie? I guess she didn't care about Kanthony or Saphne then. Lol. She wants to diversify? She's always done other projects . BTON (Derry Girls, Dodger, RuPaul, Dr. Who and Big Mood were all done simultaneously w/ filming BTON). Her SAG nom was for BT0N, her Bafta nom for Big Mood. I'd say she's diversified.

There's now a direct correlation to her sudden rise in fame to her role in BTON/ Polin which can't be ignored, yet she seemingly is for S4. Shippers are the 1st to give Lukola grace; we know they haven't been able to announce or even hint to their relationship or BN as of late, and the adjacents have taken centerstage, but it hasn't been handled well. Something's gotta give!

Lastly, Nic is entitled to curate her sm however she wants and shippers are entitled to feel frustrated/ manipulated, and rightly or wrongly perceive it as a snub. If you have a problem w/ me empathizing w/ my followers/ fellow shippers, you're free to step off my blog... 👋

[ptej1980]

Ok….Meh

So not bothered by any adjacent activity at this point. It is actually laughable. I see friends supporting friends more than ever. Her photo dump mostly modelling pics and some from here and there. Yes Luke liked it in record time, but was it him or was it his PR company. She put up and took down the post 3 times. So who knows. Remember when he was with Jade he did not even like everything she posted, so again it screams obligation.

What annoys me is the stupidity of the fan accounts trying to hype and spiral people to cause drama. The same ones who come on to our Lukola blogs to call us delusional and ask us to shut it down.

Ok. So let’s begin with one major one to stay away from Twinkle and Twerk. The IG account is posting pictures saying 🐜 is Italy 🇮🇹 with Luke and she has proof. The picture.

Is from Paphos in Cyprus and is old. Other new things that has come out and been posted is a frantic clip of Luke looking for 🐜 probably because he does not want her to go rogue. And a sad Luke picture from BAFTAs

Many things are certain about the last month that have made me have clarity. I can’t make up your mind for you but this is just my opinion.

1. 🐜 cleaned up her tags of anything to do with Luke, including the last SOHO pic, she was either instructed to or wanted to. If you were in a relationship this would not happen no partner would ask to scrip each and every connection off them on their IG.

2. Nic has cleaned up her tags, their is minimal JD tags the only ones left are ones which refer to him as a friend.

3. Luke and Nic have many posts of each other on their IG. And yes most are work related but there are definitely some personal BTS selfies and Nic has dinners out of hours and pics of her with Luke clearly on her phone in a Polaroid on her grid.

4. Luke’s team went to great lengths to remove any connection to A especially from wikerpedia. They shut that shit down. Releasing publicly single. It does not scream happy in a relationship.

5. Luke’s body language is clear. It is obvious. There is no hiding his emotions, he looks stressed, upset even angry in the 🐜 presence, when with Nicola it is the complete opposite.

The morsels are even more and very telling if need a pick me up visit @frantastical

This is what I see when I think of Lukola

This video they look like they wanted to or were about to kiss.

I don’t know when they will confirm but I feel that whatever they are doing they are happy. Luke was practically jumping out of his skin at the SAGs he could not contain it.

Sail on 🚢 We see what see, and we know what we know.

[theunsinkableship1]

CRAZY ABOUT THEIR LOVE

"There's love there" dixit Nicola.

Yesterday, Nicola received a BAFTA nomination for her work in Big Mood, which has been renewed for a second season. She is a talented actress with a good heart and an agreeable personality. I hope that she’ll win and if she doesn’t it’s ok. Whether she wins or not, there are likely more opportunities ahead for her to achieve further successes. There have also been discussions regarding her private life, which is unfortunate on a day that marks a significant milestone in her career.

Was it unfortunate? Yes! Unexpected? No!

Her talent and beauty are widely recognized, but much of the interest in her online is centered around her private life. She may not be comfortable with this aspect of her popularity, and public figures often have limited control over how they are perceived. I’ve never been a real fan of a person before and certainly not to the point of knowing as much as I know now about lukola. The fact is that I’m just a casual fan of both actors and normally I wouldn’t follow their activities that closely and wouldn’t be much interested in their private lives, this why I restate that I will not follow their other relationships as I am not fully aware of the dynamics or background information necessary to form a conclusive opinion and what has transpired to this day isn’t appealing to me and to be fair can’t really be because we don’t have years of interactions and the deep dive with world tour like background knowledge .

Luke and Nicola have already recognized that a significant part of their public appeal stems from their dynamic together. This could be one of the reasons why they’re creating distance, whether for personal reasons, professional positioning, or external pressures.

By stepping back, they control the narrative, preventing their careers from being overshadowed by speculation. It allows them to establish individual identities beyond their joint appeal, ensuring their work is taken seriously on its own merit.

It could also be a missed opportunity , their bond is a force that transcends standard co-star dynamics. Instead of resisting it, embracing their unique impact could elevate their legacy beyond just a TV show. Some connections aren’t meant to be hidden; they become cultural moments that inspire, move, and even change people’s perspectives on love and human connection.

Ultimately, while they may try to control the perception of their relationship, the way the world receives and resonates with them is beyond their control. And perhaps, that’s not something to fight, but something to embrace.

Yesterday, someone, not a close friend called me crazy because I asked them to listen to a Lukola clip I had posted on my Tumblr. Some people could hear what I was pointing out, while others couldn’t, even after I boosted the audio to make it clearer. My immediate test some of my audience couldn’t hear anything, and one person went so far as to call me crazy. I didn’t appreciate it and struggled to understand why they were unable to hear it. Was I really imagining things? Was there truly nothing there?

The answer is simple: No, I wasn’t imagining things. And yes, there is something there.

Human perception is far from uniform, especially when it comes to hearing. Just as some people have sharper eyesight or better spatial awareness, hearing ability varies greatly from person to person. Factors like age, frequency sensitivity, past exposure to loud sounds, and even genetic predisposition affect how we process audio.

In my case, I didn’t just rely on my own ears. I took the clip, and had it analyzed through audio spectrum tools that visually display sound frequencies. The analysis confirmed that the frequencies of the words were indeed present in the audio file, proving that I wasn’t "hearing voices" or imagining things. AI tools, interestingly, also struggled to transcribe certain parts, just as some humans did. This is similar to the well-known "blue and gold dress" phenomenon, where different people perceived the same visual input in vastly different ways. Just as with color perception, auditory perception can differ dramatically based on how an individual's brain processes sound.

This extends beyond just hearing. In general, people interpret reality based on personal biases, past experiences, and even subconscious conditioning. Some are more attuned to body language, micro-expressions, and emotional undercurrents, while others need more explicit confirmation to recognize what’s right in front of them.

In the case of Lukola, shippers often see and feel something an energy that transcends mere friendship. Yet skeptics, for various reasons, might dismiss these same moments, either because they aren’t looking closely enough, don’t want to see it, or simply don’t have the intuitive ability to pick up on subtle dynamics.

If Lukola were just a projection of wishful thinking, then why does the same pattern of interactions, glances, physical closeness, and emotional depth consistently appear? Why do so many unrelated observers, across different cultures, backgrounds, and levels of analytical skill, pick up on the same chemistry? And why does every attempt to disprove Lukola rely on external factors rather than what’s actually happening between Luke and Nicola?

Lukola possesses unique and exceptional qualities. Their interactions, reactions, and ability to reconnect despite adverse circumstances defy conventional understanding. It is not possible to simulate the level of ease, tension, or emotional resonance they exhibit. For those who can observe and interpret the details, the patterns become unmistakable.

So no, I’m not crazy. And neither are the countless others who perceive what’s right there in front of us. Some may not hear it. Some may not see it. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t real.

Luke and Nicola's dynamic appears to go beyond a typical co-star relationship. This level of interest is absolutely unusual for me, and others in the Lukola community have reported similar feelings of attachment to their bond. Whether this relationship is romantic, deeply intimate, or something else, it seems to resonate strongly with many observers. The reasons behind this strong resonance remain unclear.

Humans are wired to seek patterns, to make sense of connections that may not be immediately obvious. Lukola shippers aren’t just indulging in wishful thinking; many of us sense undeniable chemistry, subtle moments of tension, and contradictions in their public narrative. This sparks an instinct to analyze, to decode, to uncover something that doesn’t quite fit into the "just friends" framework.

Additionally, the longer one observes and collects evidence, whether it’s body language, micro expressions, or the apparent shifts in behavior when they are together, the deeper the emotional investment grows. The brain seeks to validate what it already suspects, reinforcing the belief that there is something real happening beneath the surface.

For many, the draw toward Lukola feels intuitive. There is a gut feeling, an unshakable certainty that their bond holds more meaning than what is publicly acknowledged. Some might describe it as an energetic connection, a frequency that people unconsciously pick up on.

Carl Jung’s concept of the collective unconscious suggests that groups of people can tap into hidden truths before they become widely accepted. Could it be that Lukola shippers are picking up on an unspoken reality that the world hasn’t fully acknowledged yet? It would explain why so many independent observers arrive at the same conclusion despite official narratives trying to steer them away.

There’s also the idea of twin flames or fated connections, relationships that seem destined, even if obstacles stand in the way. Many Lukola supporters believe that what they see in Luke and Nicola is more than just friendly affection; it’s the kind of deep bond that challenges both people involved.

Lukola stands out in today's media for its authenticity, countering the trend of PR-driven relationships and polished celebrity personas. People crave something genuine and unique. Their potential is intoxicating.

There’s also a subconscious rebellion at play. The media tells us one thing, but the evidence and our instincts tell us another. Lukola shippers challenge mainstream narratives by trusting their own observations over curated publicity.

Here lies an interesting paradox: should we accept the public version of events while continuing to ship Lukola? The answer for me is yes because the two are not incompatible. If Luke and Nicola (or their teams) are actively presenting a certain narrative, it means they want us to believe it. Respecting that choice doesn’t mean we have to stop believing in what we’ve already seen and felt.

Lukola, in a way, is a submarine ship, it moves beneath the surface, unseen but always present. To the outside world, we might nod along, acknowledging what is being presented, but deep down, we stay steady in what we know. The Three Wise Monkeys philosophy applies here: see no truth, hear no truth, speak no truth…until it is time.

Despite external narratives, Lukola remains afloat. Luke and Nicola are the ones who can steer it into harbor, let it drift, or sink it, and they have kept it sailing so far. Watching Lukola sometimes feels like you're in a theater, being trapped and forced to watch a mix of romantic comedy and a horror movie, where you want to yell—_ “Don’t go there! Stay safe!” _—but you’re just a spectator. It’s not your story to steer or your choices to make. You can only watch, hope, and brace for what comes next.

[dereks-unrelenting-heart]

SFTH Chaotic Highlights (OMG Is This A Joke)

Alright, I'm finally starting to make these for the longforms! These are gonna be quite a bit longer than the other two I've made, since these videos are (typically) longer and I have a lot of thoughts about them lol (edit while writing, less than halfway through the video - yeah, I have way more to say than I thought I would)

Before I even get into the video itself, I just love the bold move of having their first Youtube longform be one about nazis, let's people know the kind of humor they'll be getting from these guys lmao

Also shout out to the not insignificant number of people who fully didn't recognize AJ with hair

Luke's executive decision to grab a prop gun and just stand there like 🧍🏼

"If he was only a foot and a half taller, he would be a perfect nazi!" Still one of my favorite Luke short jokes, because if I was him I genuinely wouldn't know how to take that observation-

Not sure why Sam chose the puffy purple jacket for his villain character, but at least we get to call him Ze Blackberry now

I'd like to imagine as Sam was introducing himself, he looked over to Luke like 'oh shit right, he's still just fucking standing there, I should probably include him somehow' and to Sam that ofc meant flirting with him

Which btw is the strangest flirting attempt I've ever seen- "Beautiful little pocket-sized Aryan" and "Sexy little ferret" ?? Guys I've never flirted with anyone but I don't think he's doing it right

"Guten Abend" Luke/Hans isn't good at this flirting thing either, but at least they're both having fun

Two French brothers casually parachuting over Berlin during World War II, nothing weird about that

"Ja- yes- er, oui! I'm trilingual, I'm sorry" Idk if it's the language confusion or the fact he apologized to the nazi, but this was a great line

"The plan is working perfectly, we're making them uncomfortable. Keep it up!" Luke, who has done very little in that regard except respond to Sam: "Okay!!" *just keeps standing there*

"Hard day being a nazi?" Considering you're currently giving him a backrub and are probably about to fuck him, I'd say he's having a pretty good day

Before Luke's BAFTA winning portrayals of grief in The Evil Make-A-Wish Kid and The Grape Depression, we had AJ's sobbing in OMGITAJ

So glad this play was set mainly in France so AJ could show off his French knowledge in the best ways (skipping across the stage and singing)

Sam characteristically entering briefly as an unspecified beast that for simplicity I'm going to call a ram

Genuinely one of my favorite and most underappreciated moments in the video is Katherine assigning Luke's character a feminine name, which he clearly didn't expect, and he just takes a moment to reevaluate life, while staring at the comedically placed banana in his hand. 10/10 fantastic bit

"My husband has been captured" "You know this for sure?" "Well he didn't come home and he's a French spy so" Fair logic that was 100% correct

"I already have a husband" "Well Xavier will have to wait until he's officially dead then" rip Jean-Luc man, at least Sarah seems to genuinely love him and be loyal though, good for them

Tag yourself, I'm AJ fangirling heavy over Xavier as he walks onstage

"I could have mimed it but I did not" has and forever will live in my brain rent free, bro had no reason to do that but took the fucking opportunity

Also Sarah's friend (did she ever get a name?) is simping for Xavier more than Sarah herself, they could've just fucked instead

"I don't know the French word for mice" "C'est une souris, une souris, une souris" French lessons with AJ

I've already made a whole post about my love for pre-reveal Xavier, but jesus, can you blame me? This character is the actual reason I started being attracted to Tom in the first place, why is he so SMOOTH-

Also the fact Luke didn't even flinch when Tom tilted his chair back and just nonchalantly crossed his legs- This whole scene is perfect istg

"I'm just going to take a few pictures-" That's so real of you girl

"I am a man" Gonna start saying this in front of the mirror as affirmations in the morning, same tone and everything

Tom launching himself across the stage before he even has the chance to rebutton his shirt lol

"Look out! It's the nazi-looking guy!" Saying this about the actual nazi is so funny

Not me being genuinely kinda sad about François getting killed

Katherine getting into Sam's carriage with a pumpkin (For some reason??) and Sam pausing not once, but twice, and eventually deciding to proceed as normal and not question it

Jean-Luc: *crying because trauma* Katherine: "Aw.. If you're thirsty you could drink it!" Katherine might've earned her place as my favorite 5th SFTH member they've had

Big Hans showing up with an entirely different vibe from the last time we saw him- Maybe because he's not busy being gay with Ze Blackberry

But really, why is this nazi boy so excited about the french language while he's taking over their country

"Les coqs :D" Sir what is this energy you're putting out, it's confusing me

I like that instead of just saying something like "It's a French horse, why do I care if I kicked it" he's just like "German horses wouldn't give a shit, your horses are just weak"

"Very hairy chickens you have here" A joke they couldn't have made now-

I'd just like to point out that Big Hans didn't get shot from what I could tell, so he could technically still be alive. Idk what to do with that information, I just wanted it out there

Tom pulling his classic sexy-character move: Foot dramatically placed on chair

The cleaner just being like "what a fucking mess, god I hate my job" as if Xavier and Sarah aren't currently having a whole plot-altering revelation in the same room

Oh yeah, and this is also the moment I was very relieved Sarah was a better person than me (/hj) and didn't sleep with Xavier

Also, mostly unrelated, but Katherine's voice specifically as the cleaner reminds me of DHMIS every single time and idk why

"Are you quite finished??" "... Honestly, no"

"But who would do that? Who would do- It was me" He tried to be mysterious but Xavier really wanted credit for what he did

Sam the Ram returns! Very cool that their first video had classics of all kinds: Sam being a chaotic animal, AJ getting to be French, Tom being a sexy German, and Luke being an equally-attractive-but-not-quite-as-played-up woman

"I was tortured by two men gettig with each other next to me" "They're always doing that, the nazis" If SFTH can make nazis gay af, they truly can do anything

Why does Ram-Sam look so offended on behalf of the French after Luke's "It's in my nature" line lmaoo

"Where did you get my dildo!?" Amazing line from Luke, but really what was that thing??

And ofc Xavier dies as he lived.. Shirtless. Sexy evil bastard-

[ingravinoveritas]

I think David’s reaction to Michael in sleeve garters would be a stream of Crowley noises. And then probably something x rated. Joking aside, given that we know David brought a costume home and Michael used something of his for part of another costume, they’re clearly happy to blur the lines with their characters and I’m ridiculously happy at the thought he might have stolen this idea from Crowley.

Oh, Anon. I have had an unbearably exhausting couple of days this past week due to family-related issues (which is why I haven't been posting on here much), and I love everything about this.

Well, let's first get a picture of Michael in those sleeve garters up here again, because you can never really see it too many times...

"A stream of Crowley noises" probably describes the sound that most of us made seeing Michael in this new video with those sleeve garters...and yet coming from David, I think it would definitely be something special and just uniquely him. And just as we know Michael has more than appreciated David in his sparkly suits and recent flamboyant fashions (notably, the kilt at the 2024 BAFTAs), I have no doubt David would just as thoroughly appreciate Michael in those sleeve garters. Maybe a bit like this, if he'd been on that couch next to him...

As to the rest of what you said, absolutely yes to the blurring of the lines. I think that's something Michael has been doing since 2019, is constantly and consistently blurring the line between him and Aziraphale (saying he doesn't know where the character began and Michael ended, using "I" and "we" to refer to Aziraphale and Crowley in the first person instead of third person, and so many other examples). And now David is doing the same, is taking bits and pieces of Crowley for himself, but also putting much more of himself into Crowley.

Thinking of Michael stealing the idea from Crowley, so many things come to mind--that he loved seeing David in the garters and complimented him on how good they looked; that while he's bemoaned the lack of costume changes for Aziraphale in the past, we now know of at least two instances of Aziraphale being in disguise, and maybe some of the process that went into that was inspired by David/Crowley; and that seeing David/Crowley in the sleeve garters has inspired Michael to get back to making more daring fashion choices of his own.

The clothes/costumes also feel like an externalized representation of what has happened with them on the inside (especially over the last few years)--that Michael and David are willfully and happily blurring the lines between themselves and Aziraphale/Crowley, both when it comes to them as individual characters, and when it comes to the relationship they have with each other. And I just really, really love that.

So thank you for this, Anon. You've given me something delightful to think about. I also hope Michael stole this idea from Crowley, and I hope that one day we might actually get to find out for sure...

[georgiagia]

Look at the replies under Luke’s comment on Nicola's BAFTA post, and it is filled with people praising HIM during her moment, with quite a few even using it as an opportunity to shade her actual boyfriend. And this is under her post...where she is likely to read them!

It is always interesting how those same people accuse Jakolas of making everything about Jake. Even when the topic has nothing to do with Luke Newton, they find a way to bring him up.

Yes, he was her co-star in one project, but Nicola has a career beyond that. She also has a personal life that is not connected to him, and it is perfectly okay to acknowledge and support that.

Supporting Jake does not take anything away from Nicola or from Luke. It is possible to appreciate all three of them for different reasons without diminishing anyone. That does not mean we care less about Nicola’s accomplishments or Luke’s talent. It just means we are capable of holding space for more than one person at a time.

It also isn't an attack on Luke when people are only fan of Nicola or even Nicola and Jake. Let people like what they like.

The frustration some people feel seems to come from the fact that the focus has shifted. It is no longer centered on the person they are most invested in, and that makes them uncomfortable. You can see it clearly. Nicola receives a major nomination, and instead of celebrating her, some of Luke’s fans complain that he was not nominated too.

It's obvious why the Lukolas behave this way, but I don't quite understand why some Luke solo-stans feel so threatened by people liking Jake?

[carylmeanslove]

How could she take him to an event like that? I can't believe she did that when Luke should have been the one she went to this event with seeing as it is a nomination for a scene they are both in and one where Luke was incredible in. Having been overlooked and also undermines her work in Big Mood! This isnt even meant to be me taking into acct that they are married! Dont they want to go out for a night together? I am not even going to get into the stuff after. I can't wrap my head around what they are doing. It really felt like we were nearing an end with A/As family pushing so much with the fake timeline cyprus picture and looking forward to J getting close to starting promotion for WIFLFAG where he certainly will be asked about his sexual identity or his relationship status. Then we get her bringing J with her to something is supposed to be about her and Luke's work? Make it make sense.

A little reminder. "If I’m lucky, I’ll have a friend coming with me." - Nicola Coughlan for Harper's Bazaar (She loves taking friends to events = JD is a friend.)

About Nicola bringing JD the other night. Have you thought that maybe it might be because the NDA obligations haven't been completed yet? They won't be hard launching until all the obligations of the NDA contractual agreement have been met.

On the other hand, there is a chance they have been completed & they are now having to quickly do some stuff they need to do for the post launch time. But this time it's not on Luke if he has completed his side. Nicola likely wanting to take some of the heat off her hubby. I'm sure Daddy Luke was overjoyed to have one on one Daddy/Baby bonding time with BN. The BAFTA TV nominee PARTY (Not the actual awards, it WAS the same as the BOSS event.) was so a copy & paste of the BOSS event in numerous ways. It screams them getting their ducks in a row at least to me it does. Both of them have had their times of getting it done. I think Nicola even says something close to what Luke said to A at BOSS to JD at that party if I'm not mistaken. Again, so very much the same.

I know that it's frustrating to have to see all this when we want to see truth. To see the real love story brought out into the light, but we have to try to be patient. I know it's not easy at times. It's just that we don't know what is going on BTS. We have to trust that Luke & Nicola know what they are doing, what they have to do to get it done. I doubt they would want to drag it out any more than they absolutely have to.

& finally, yes, I agree with you about The WILFAG press. They will be very likely bringing up JD's sexuality & relationship status in interviews. Which makes all this make even more sense. They are running out of time for them to get the copy & paste event of the BOSS event. It had to be this one due to the fact that Cannes wouldn't be a copy & she wouldn't bring JD to the actual BAFTA TV awards. It's too official. That is when it would be an utter travesty to bring her gay friend & not her hubby/co-star. I believe if Lukola aren't going to do a launch at Cannes, I believe they could do some pre-launching prepping there though because there is no way Luke isn't going to be going. It's too big of an honor for her, for him not to go to support his wife. We might not see him, but he will be there. That is where her husband belongs. Just like I'm sure he was at the TIME Gala & the Harper's Bazaar WOTY event, in the background, but not missing her special nights. Her ever-faithful hubby, love of her life & best friend.

P.S. But, guess who wasn't there on those very special nights or even with her on Christmas & New Year's Eve/Day?

ETA: It was actually JD that said the similar thing to Nicola that Luke said to A at the BOSS event. "We're almost done". Jake's "We're almost done" from Luke's "Let's get this done" I am hoping this means we are almost done with all this PR fakery.

[penguinlife]

Wednesday (4 June 2025)

At this point, I don't even think Nicola is still in Australia. It is giving layover. She landed and immediately went for a walk in the same clothes you just travelled in? As someone who has travelled quite a bit. A shower, fresh clothes, and a nap are normally first on my agenda. The only way to get me to take a stroll would be if I was contractually obligated to. It is just too convenient that the day his show drops this happens. Coincidence? I am sorry, real life is not like this. Prove me wrong?

I think Nic is meeting her sister or a friend somewhere for the off the grid holiday she was talking about at the BAFTAs. She just stopped in to see her friend and pose for some pics to antagonise the Bridgerton fans.

I am at the point that I don't believe Nic and Luke deserve to be together and be happy. The fucking shitshow they are throwing in our faces is just ridiculous. I will stick around to call them out. But other than that I don't give a fuck.

Something I have noticed, Nic has a set of brand suitcases, and she chose those to travel with? Maybe Jake asked her to bring him some more stuff. Or maybe that's her sister's bag. Also, who travels with 2 big suitcases and a carry-on for a holiday? I guess there are some people, but not someone who travels a lot.

Crocs are not cute. Crocs on set

makes sense. Crocs in life are not travel shoes. She wore an all black outfit with Purple Crocs? We know she has those black sandles (you probably would call it something else). She wore them to be recognised.

Update (Thursday 5th of June 2025)

I saw that Jake removed the purple cros stroll pic from his IG tag grid. Now that person might have deleted it. Or removed the tag, but there were a few, and now there are none on his grid.

I was thinking, what if Nicola was papped at the airport? She was wearing a mask, and truly you can't with a 100% certainty say it is her from those pics alone. The photographer sat on them and had no idea someone would buy it. The fan pic was taken and posted, and only then did the photographer go back and zoom in on the crocs as the identifying items and sold them. If we give them the benefit of the doubt, maybe it was just a stop on her way to her final destination. That is where I am. Maybe she wanted to congratulate him on his shows launch as she was in the area. They are afterall still friends.

Now, if she followed a 25yo guy to Australia to what wait for him while he works. The idea is so cringe and pathetic. I would rather imagine her and her sister exploring hobbiton/shire in New Zealand. Anyway. We shall see when the next pap pics drop.

Personally, I think the PR push is over. I think Bridgerton is waiting for the Part 2 anniversary to pass before pushing s4. I think the fan pushback after the bafta mess was a bit of a surprise to them. I will die on the hill they are the orchestrators. I hope the intern that came up with the plan has been fired. Anyway.

Another update (07 June 2025)

Is this Nicola?

So I went back and looked at the 2 pics again. In the first, the person is wearing baggy tracksuit pants, in the 2nd, she is wearing tights. In the first she is wearing socks, in the 2nd not. In the first, the Crocs look warn in and have the strap at the back, the 2nd the Crocs look in a better condition, and the stap is on the top. As someone who has one pair of Crocs, I mostly use camping. You are either a strap on top or strap at the back person. It is a preference that doesn't really change. The cap doesn't look like the exact same either. The logo on the side is bigger on the side.

Did she land, have that shower and snack I mentioned in my original post, and then go for that walk. I am wondering if the pic in Aus might be a very old pic of decoys that was planted.

[oceanblueeyes03]

I see him being similar to LH she had a chance to be huge after PLL. Yes she still has a niche fan base that fight for her, but let's be honest she squandered her time with alcohol and validation with sex from men. Sounds familiar huh. I remember watching PLL and thinking she'd be huge with singing and movies but then just movies that are not huge and no singing career. I do admire her getting help and I think she's now content just working. Tbh I typically watch the cheesy movies she does in my spare time, but I don't seek them out. I liked how open she was on a podcast and again it makes me think L is masking the same way. The BV A still had most her drink his was dry and he was drinking on the way to BV and posted it in his dump. Result we got pictures of them cuddled up and the cheek kiss. And He was most likely was sober on the red carpet and we see how he acted with A. One of the first headlines where him and A were caught was that everyone leaving was drunk and we got the off-center peck and more affection. Over summer you could tell drinking in almost every video. Boss the video inside he'd got a drink and we see the "loved" up display. Plus he's very bloated and red often. He's doing stupid shit. I feel maybe he was high and drunk on papwalk. She basically guided him, gave him the drink with her holding the straw, picked his nose, and he was dead eyes puffy. He was drinking at YB. Then we have HBS sex for validation only not substance. I think he picked A not for substance but from his PR to prove he's a settled man. But his defiance on claiming her and just flying her for you know, but being on N and his actions did not scream taken. He probably got used to having her there for that and why she's still around as that's easiest. Tbh now thinking back maybe that's why she ran the interviews. Remember in Brazil when he was like there is a carriage and he kept toching her like his butt slide and then it seemed N was guiding him out not lovey in my eyes end of night. Him wanting to throw away Colin at first and now begging them back as you need a job. He was/is messy and alcoholics are. Just a few thoughts I've had recently. Sorry so long the examples just kept coming lol.

"While speaking with host, Alex Cooper, Lucy confirmed that alcohol allowed her to be a different version of herself — at some point she even believed it allowed her to be more of her true self — and she enjoyed that."

"For so much of my life, I found I would fill this empty well within myself with validation from men," Lucy said. "So I was like, 'If I sleep with them, I'll get this validation."

I was a PLL fan up until s2 then I got bored 🥱. But I remember reading some drama with LH being a diva and thought she was better than PLL and the guy that played Ezra was also a diva. I remember she said she didn’t want to be known for PLL , but a decade later and it’s still her biggest work. And now she’s changed the script and loves PLL. Not everyone can be Robert Patterson be ungrateful for a job and still be big! Tbr I don’t think she’s that great of an actress.

In Brazil Luke was a horny mess.

He seemed out of it at boogergate

Him wearing sunglasses to watch night fireworks was sus, him getting up all the time during sags, his excessive sweating at BAFTA, a giving him a straw like an elderly man, him eating boogers. I hope we are all wrong, but he has gone down hill. Him last year and now he’s a completely different person, his face is bloated.

Luke lost a huge opportunity.

[panelshowsource]

i mean, this is the fabio tag 🥺 i know there aren't a ton of posts 🥺

you know catsdown is my absolute fave show and i'm always stopping myself from just giffing it constantly but i'll try and make some more with him! that time he spilled wine on sean needs to be immortalised i'm sure we can all agree hehehehe

i have!!! i feel like they edited that episode so well and made it feel really dramatic lmao but that's a classic one! i think it was genuinely one of the first episodes that had a big "reveal" that people really cared about. a few other eps that i think had surprising historical connections include danny dyer (this one won a bafta!), una stubbs, and matthew pinset, and i also love the wild scandal of the ep on alex kingston. it's a genuinely fun show!

anon it's science about soil 🥲

🫵🫵🫵 i know who you are and who you're talking about 🫵🫵🫵 YOU CAN'T HIDE BEHIND ANON 🫵 naughty naughty hehe

LMAO i know what you mean but i think i've stopped feeling that way in the last ~3–4 years since sooooo many comedians have been writing their own sitcoms. even when they flop (*cough* sara pascoe *cough*), they still do their darnedest and always cast other comedians so they come in a gaggle no matter the series. katherine ryan's series the duchess was worth checking out, at least series 1 iirc! did anyone watch romantic getaway with katherine and romesh? and speaking of romesh, i've never tried his sitcom with jess knappett (loml). who's binged them? is it worth it?

i already talked about it kinda but it was a DNF for me sadly

it has to be said: not all episodes are winners! we can admit that atp can't we

i hope he NEVER ditches his luscious locks

i'm glad it's been so well received that you guys don't find my excessive posting annoying! i wondered if i was a little over-raving because i obviously love a lot of the "panel" and my level of glee seeing them interact in these funny pairs semi-out of character is probably not the average...level of glee. but it's mine. it's my glee

anyways yes yes i have a few more gif requests so i'll work on them!

yes, i'd recommend downloading it or requesting new links (if the old ones have expired) on the tv subreddits listed in my faq

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[david-tennant-wearing-things]

I was about to make a very short post about the buttons on his shirt at the Olivier awards and I was going to include a link to this one and then realized I never actually posted it. Oops. Pretend I posted this last month, thanks

Found more info on the kilt, sporran, tartan, and shoes! and then I got distracted by this image I've seen a million times (yes I have been staring at these pictures for weeks) but somehow it's the first time I noticed the sparkly button on his sleeve!

It's the sort of thing I see and instantly know is going to demand my attention for the next hour, minimum.

Zoomed way in on another pic and I couldn't immediately identify the button, but the cufflink gave me a hint, because Mithridate (designer of two of his BAFTA looks, including this one) has been doing a lot with bugs, specifically moths, in the AW24 collection and in their other BAFTA look.

I am confident that the cufflink is a moth, based on these earrings, and I believe the button is a silver version of these beetles.

This image comes from Mithridate's website and features the moth earrings and also a beetle button

Fun fact! If you zoom in on the sleeves of Mithridate's other BAFTA piece, you'll notice the same moth buttons!

[saintmeghanmarkle]

In the Room Where It Happened by u/lastlemming-pip

In the Room Where It Happened Someone threw it out there as a probability & the more I’ve thought about it, the more I’m convinced it’s true. Because these guys are insane. Because these guys couldn’t read a room (where it happened) if their life depended on it. They actually thought they could bulldoze Charles into this because Charles was nice enough to call Harry & give him a personal heads up about his cancer diagnosis. That was all it took. That was the beginnings of a thaw, no? Détente, yes? Of course, Harry would have to fly out & make the ask in person. Couldn’t let Wet Blanket Willy or the Suits get in the way of Family Unity, Right? But in order for this to make sense, let’s go back a bit.On January 29, 2024, Charles left London Clinic after a 3 day stay for a prostate procedure. Following this, on February 5, it was announced that he was suffering from cancer, type & prognosis unspecified. His sons had already been advised of this personally by Charles & his partially estranged son, Harry, living in Santa Barbara, California, takes it upon himself to fly fourteen hours to London for what has variously been described as a 14 minute or a 30 minute visit before immediately returning home to Santa Barbara. What was that visit about? We don’t really know except, supposedly “cancer.” Rumor has it that he offered to put Megs on the phone to speak with his father & that his father advised him that that wouldn’t be necessary. Speak about what? “Cancer?” That’s all? I, for one, doubt it.I suspect that phone call from Charles caused Harry to believe that relations between Harry & his wife & Charles were back on the mend. Unlike Big Willie, Charles wasn’t holding a grudge. And what better time, thought Harry (& Megs) to push for rapprochement than when the Family was overworked, understaffed, stretched to the limit. So few players. Plenty of room.And this year especially Will & Kate couldn’t provide the usually glamor so Harry & Meghan would! Imagine the headlines! The Fab Four are back, well the Fab Two any way. The breach was healed! So Megs cooked up the plan to send Harry to his Dad for the big ask. He had to ask in person because if any sane person (ie William) heard about it, they would stop in it’s tracks. But it the King somehow got it in his head & decided his darling boy….So King Charles would decide Harry & Meghan would present at the BAFTA’s. William wouldn’t even have to go! He could stay home w/ Kate! “Think of the publicity! Think of how much stress it would remove from the family! Here, just call M! She’ll explain it all to you. She even has the dress. I don’t even have to go home. I can fly to Balmoral w/ you. She can meet us there.”But it didn’t work. Charles, after a shocked silence, “Darling boy. That won’t be necessary.”I really think it happened this way. He didn’t fly out just for “support.” He flew out to ask if they could preside at the BAFTAs. post link: https://ift.tt/KIXVzF7 author: lastlemming-pip submitted: April 07, 2024 at 03:34PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

[weirdly-specific-but-ok]

I have a horrible cold, the sleep meds are hitting, but it's been two and a half months and htis feels like a good day for making questionable choices so HERE I AM TO SEE HOW WELL THIS FUCKING POST HOLDS UP HUH LET'S SEE HOW IT HOLDS UP, MAGGOTS, AHAHAH.

"signals foir help" lmao bitchboy you THOUGHT.

i mean tyeah we're all queer it's trUe of this entire hellsite not just the show but yes so queer oh my god it's more queer than a pineapple-platypus fanart

oooooh yes they likey and then we all see them likey and we think me likey

fuck you pasta asmi it's black literally anything can be silver or white if you make it reflect enoguh light is that phislosophical maybe

AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH CROWLEY BEING EMO AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA BITCH HE WISHES HE COULD BE THAT COOL AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA OMG THAT DISASTER

listen. listen. it's true. but you doN'T HAVE TO BE SO FUCKING UPPITTY ABOUT IT OKAY YOU'RE NEARLY THERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE A CHILD OF DIVORCE TOO WAIT AND SEE.

i think gabriel causes problems just be existing tbh but big mood anyway fuCK YOU GABRIEL LOVE YOU JIM OR SOMETHING IDK

no no that's true that's true that's fair marriage is a social construct and theyre so married fr

shut the fuck up DON'T JUST SAY THINGS LIKE THAT DON'T STAND AND WATCH EVERYTHING CROWLEY LOVES BURN FIRST THE BOOKSHOP WHICH WAS THE ONLY PLACE HE WAS SAFE FROM HELL AND THEN THE BENTLEY AND THEN HE HAS TO STAND AND BURN IN THE BODY OF THE ANGEL HE LOVES OKAY SHUT UP PAST ASMI SHUT UP

I--HOW DID YOU NOTKNOW ABOUT TDAVID TENNANT LIKE OKJAY YOU WERE JUST TWO WEEKS INTO THE HELLSITE BUT EVERYONE HERE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT HUIM (REFER BAFTA INCIDENTS)

NO HE ISN'T FICTIONAL, TERRY GNU

Is Neil fictional? Am I fictional? I mean I still haven't evaded all the I'm Delirium from Sandman accusations so like. Um. ANYWAY GONNA ASSUME YOU'RE PROUD OF ME NEIL OKAY SINCE YOU'VE NEVER SAID OTHERWISE K COOL THANKS.

Uhhhhhh two preteens actually well I mean depends I mean. I mean. Why am I trying to make sense of either my rambling or the show. Why am I trying.

The baby delivered was the son of satan and became the preteen idk what to tell you man it do be like that sometimes

diSCo TonYyyYYY he even has a stripper name (NO HE DOESN'T, BY THE WAY. WHY DID YOU ALL LIE TO ME ABOUT THIS I WATCHED THE SHOW WAITING FOR THE DISCO TONY STRIPPER ERA.)

....what

you enver understand anything what's new (neither do i, it's ok)

and just like it's mascot.

like the book says "every little bit helps". I mean the book also says "right mumbled crowley suddenly feeling very alone" so like AAA

is there anything they DONT do with homoerotic undertones tho IS there because i haven't seen it yet

man y'all were right i really did make crowley sound like a stripper in this post i'm sorry crowley i love you but your disaster ass could never actually go through with that career stick to being in love with aziraphale as a full time occupation okay

WHICH FUCKING HAIRCUT ARE YOU INSLUTING ASMI CME FACE ME WHICH ONE HUH BECAUSE THEY LOOK GEOGROUS IN THEM ALL FUCK YOU

stop saying queer it's so redundent queer and good omens are the same ffs

i feel fucking called out by MY OWN PAST SELF OW OKAY FINE MESSAGE RECEIVED DID I EVER BLAME NEIL NO SO STOP BRAINROT-SHAMING ME PAST-ME, OK? I KNOW. I KNOW I'M THE PROBELM.

NIOPE JUST GONNA LEAVE THAT THERE NOPE

*nasally front bench student voice because yes* ACTUALLY, it was both oF THE--i forgot what the point i was making was but uh it was both of them is generally a safe point about everything in GO

children. THE THEM,MMMMM AND TY TENNENT AND IM JEMBIMAN AND I MADE THIS POT /NOT DRUG

oh wow really was there nearly missed that apocalypse damN NO I DIDN'T THE APOCALYPSE WAS COOL YOU ALL REALLY CONVINCED ME IT DIDN'T EXIST HUH no fair you were brainroted i exucse it

WE'RE ALL SAD AND AZIRAPHALE DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN EITHER AND AZIRAPHALE IS SAD TOO I MEAN NO WAIT CROWLEY IS SAD TOO IDK OKAY I AM SO ILL RIGHT NOW

shut THE FUCK UP I'VE NEVER BEEN CALLED OUT SO HARD BY MYSELF. FUCKING BITCH-SLKAPPED BY THE PAST. WHO LET YOU HUH. WHO.

HAHAHAHAH SANIOTY WHAT SANITY WHUICH SANTY HEY MAGGOTS YOU SEE ANY SANITY BECVAUSE I SURE AS FUCK DON';T

holds up pretty wrlll methinks i'm just shocked that you all didn't instantly punch me in the face klike that's so wiLD.

oh i am so ill and wozozy i may have covid who knows i'll go to a doc but mainLY I'M IN LOVE WITH CROWLEY. just gonna run with the assumption that neil is proud of me and that you maggots are proud too because i am so dazed that i do not entertain alternate thoughts i barely entertain thoughts at all love you xoxoxo

Pt III good omens but i STILL SOMEHOW haven't watched it (and i'm increasingly passive aggressive)

i'm now basically held hostage adopted as mascot by this fandom. it's fine i'm fine *SIGNALS FOR HELP DESPERATELY*

Alright fuckers I swear this time I'm going to get some shit right. Without further ado, here's my third attempt at a good omens summary:

Everything everywhere is queer all at once

Angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley on earth likey each other

The car is a bentley and it is BLACK not silver and everyone is very upset about this. my bad yall it was reflecting light therefore i guessed more silver than black but I'm not Anish Kapoor take your black.

Then it is yellow, and aziraphale likes it. crowley preferred the black because he's a flamboyant emo.

God is a deadbeat absentee parent and you are all children of divorce.

There's a naked archangel and they cause problems for the husbands somehow. By being naked? By being an archangel? By being at their doorstep? Who knows not me

They were actually married for 6000 years, they just are the last to know about it.

Crowley is on fire. Like, he's slaying for sure, but also he is literally on fire, like Aziraphale's bookstore.

The actors like I said before are Michael Sheen and David Tennant but this is the place where I finally admit that I don't actually know who is whom. I'm going to assume Michael is Aziraphale because Michael sounds angel-y and David is Crowley because uh Michaelangelo made David and was gay for him.

Terry Pratchett is not fictional.

He co-wrote the book with @neil-gaiman, who IS fictional, because he does not have social media. Several of you have assured me that he is in fact a fandom inside joke. I like to think he would be proud of me.

They adopt a preteen and Crowley gives him bad advice.

At some point a baby was delivered to someone and was exchanged for the son of Satan. Idk if the baby is the preteen, or the son of satan is the preteen, or neither. This could be a fanfic, I have no way of differentiating the fanfic from canon on tumblr, except that the canon is weirder.

Crowley does not go down a chute. He goes down a telephone cord after making himself microscopic to pole dance on a pin with shroom-induced backgrounds.

During this his stage name is Disco Tony. Get it king go slay you're making better life choices than I am tbh.

Aziraphale is a biblically accurate angel, and you have all gone to extensive lengths to prove this to me. I understood nothing, but there you go.

It's all very queer, just like the fandom.

Crowley is a retired demon but he still sins by breaking the speed limit.

They eat at fancy restaurants and bicker but like in a sexual undercurrent way.

Crowley gives Aziraphale a private dance that is not a lap dance, it is an apology dance, but not in a kinky way, until it is.

Their haircuts keep changing and range from 'this is acceptable and gay' to 'i let a drunk chimpanzee take gardening shears and a blowtorch to my hair'

It's all ineffably queer my good fellows

Everyone keeps trying to convince me Neil Gaiman is the villain yeah no guys I know it's really you. Y'all be like 'SEASON TWO BROKE ME' and then you're making headcanons to make it sadder yeah I see you mmhm.

There is a final fifteen. It is sad. What is it? No one told me.

The demon turns goats into crows and the angel turns them back and then children are turned into newts (does the angel turn them back? who cares not yall) and the demon was the snake in the Eden garden and everyone's furry game seems to be on point.

There are a rather lot of children. I have not seen them. But I am assured they are there. They are, guys. I assume they were turned into the alcohol Aziraphale and Crowley drink or something.

There was an apocalypse plotline. It was averted. It is not important. You don't talk about plotlines in this fandom, no sir.

Crowley doesn't want to go to heaven. Aziraphale is sad.

The kiss is not nice, just like this fandom. It is queer, just like this fandom. It is sad and desperate and masochistic, just like this fandom.

Aziraphale doesn't want to stay back with Crowley. Crowley is sad.

Season 2 ends. Fandom is sad.

Everyone's sanity is hinging on the promise of a happy ending in season 3. Good luck guys.

Y'all better appreciate this. I can't even boast to my mother about this legacy of mine, hey mum your son has been held hostage kidnapped inducted into a cult adopted by a fandom he's not part of look he's winning at life.

[ingravinoveritas]

wtf is that all she has to say about her boyfriend michael fans praised him more than. so is this her saying the show phenomenal or her boyfriend cos honestly this chick don't make sense what ur thoughts on this post

Hi there! And oh, wow. I've had a little time to process this now that I'm home, and I think the biggest thing that comes to mind is how this Insta story feels so...obligatory, and the bare minimum. As you said, it's not clear whether Anna is talking about the production itself or Michael's performance, and there is hardly any energy or enthusiasm to the post, especially not compared to the multiple posts AL made about Photobombing Michael J. Fox at the BAFTAs.

It becomes even more noticeable when you look at it next to the Insta story that Georgia posted:

Georgia and David didn't even attend the show tonight, and yet they hyped Michael up in a way Anna did not. You can feel the warmth and silliness and love in how they're rooting for him and cheering him on--David, in his manic Scottish way, and Georgia in her more sarcastic/dry English way--and how they seem genuinely excited for Michael. Yet I got absolutely none of that from AL's post.

All of the above is augmented by the choice of pictures in the post, with David and Georgia's photo centering Michael, literally and figuratively. He is the focus of the picture and of their attention, and the message there seems to be that Michael is what David and Georgia are most excited about. In contrast, the picture AL used is of a nearly empty dimly lit stage with a hospital bed on it, and I do not think that is by accident.

As I have said previously, my reaction is never to any one post in isolation, but to the continuation of a pattern of posts/comments from Anna over the course of several years. The same thing happened when production photos were released of Michael as Prince Andrew a few months ago, and when he played Chris Tarrant in Quiz in 2021:

AL hated the wig then, and my feeling is that she hates the wig Michael is wearing now, as well as the pyjamas that are his costume for a significant portion of the play and how he looks in them. I think that she does not care at all about the play itself or its significance to Michael, and has no desire to hype him up because his appearance in Nye is not what she considers "attractive." In addition, a fan posted stage door pictures on Twitter, including one with AL, and it seems to very much echo the lack of enthusiasm in her Insta story.

So yes, I think AL's post seems very generic (at best). It makes her come across as disinterested and somehow "removed" from both Michael and the show itself, again in contrast to David and Georgia's picture that conveys the exact opposite.

Those are my thoughts, at any rate, and I could be completely off the mark, but as always I'd be glad to hear from my followers about what you think. Thanks for writing in! x

[thejacksmit]

First Take: We Live in Time - the director of Brooklyn + Film4 funding = a great start to 2025

SYNOPSIS: An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.

Next year marks 10 years since John Crowley made the criminally underrated Brooklyn - and while there have been ups and downs with his work in the Hollywood system (infamously making The Goldfinch for Warner… and it bombing big time), at long last he is back making independent film with StudioCanal and A24. So ahead of its release on New Years Day on these shores and earning many plaudits at the BFI London Film Festival and various preview screenings during December, it gives me a lot of pride to say that he’s back on form with his latest work, which, believe it or not, was exec produced by one Benedict Cumberbatch.

Crowley does a hell of an effort to tell this story in 1 hour 48 minutes, with most of the film being all killer no filler - the nonlinear nature of it does take a bit of getting used to but ultimately that script from Nick Payne delivers a lot of light and comedic charm to really emphasise the darker moments of this film, of which there are many considering the subject matter. Tissues definitely advised, even recommended for the second half, and that’s about as much as I can say about the plot without revealing how it plays out. It’s shot brilliantly by Stuart Bentley, and with Bryce Dessner (of The National) on score duties, it looks like an A24 commission, sounds like an A24 commission, and importantly has the star power to prove it.

At its core are two performances from talents who arguably command any film they make - on their own, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield have had stellar careers but combined, they create some absolute magic and sell this plot so incredibly well with young Grace Delaney playing their daughter (and by all accounts forming a lifelong bond with Pugh and Garfield if recent Instagram posts are to be believed). Supporting them are talents like Niamh Cusack, Aoife Hinds, Kerry Godliman, Adam James, Douglas Hodge and many more, but it is the work of that main trio which take this film into the realms of a very special release. I honestly hope it opens well because it is not often that the local film industry can hit it out of the park like this.

THE VERDICT

We Live in Time is going to break many hearts when it goes wide in UK cinemas next week, and while it might get some awards nods from BAFTA at the very least, it's another gem supported by those fine folks at Film4, continuing their fantastic strike rate of backing homegrown talent. Yes, it takes a while to get into but by god does it stick the landing.

RATING: 4.5/5